I AM WHAT I THINK - My wish list for a better Jamaica
The challenges facing the new administration are many - violence, inner-city decay and stagnation, lawlessness and underachieving males. Here are my top five suggestions to create a more enabling environment to facilitate economic growth and development.
Colour is a healing thing
Colour is derived from light. Without light, growth cannot take place and life could not exist. In a work of art, the artist recognises three primary colours; each with a different wavelength. The artist combines these colours to form secondary and tertiary colours...
Facts and fiction about cell sickle disease
One in 250 babies born in Jamaica has Sickle Cell Disease (SCD), a group of inherited blood disorders characterised by the predominance of sickle-shaped red blood cells. One in every 10 persons has the sickle cell trait.Most people in Jamaica have family members....
FITNESS CLUB - Measuring your weight training progress
If the aim of your weight training programme is to develop strength, then you can measure your progress by finding out your 'one repetition maximum'. Your one repetition maximum refers to the heaviest weight you can lift once while maintaining correct...
PHARMACY TODAY - Show me the honey
Honey is an ancient remedy that is attracting new attention. Science has turned up evidence to support some of its traditional uses. Now, we know that honey contains, among other constituents, glucose oxidase. This substance breaks down into gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide....
DIETITIAN'S DESK: Foods that protect us from BREAST CANCER
Many of us Jamaican women have a close association with or know of someone affected by breast cancer.Breast cancer is one of the cancers most women think of and even worry about. There is no vaccine or other method to prevent the condition....
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