Health

Sugar, correctly balanced in foods, improves its flavour.Research shows that even newborn infants prefer sweet to bitter and sour tastes. Sugar can add a characteristic crispy or crunchy texture to baked goods...

Okay, so it's December 14 and we are fully in the Christmas frenzy. You are probably reading this article with a 'to-do today' list a mile long and already in the stress zone. This is the one holiday that should be about slowing down and being in absolute gratitude...

Jamaicans get worldwide health coverage - There are several highly specialised operations that are currently not performed in Jamaica, including robotic surgery, as well as heart, lung, skin, face and bone marrow transplants.

Aspirin is an absolute wonder drug. From pain to heart disease to skin problems and now Alzheimer's and some cancers, aspirin has some benefit. It is used to ease pain...

Fat is a flavour enhancer.Depending on the type of fat and how it is incorporated in the food, flavour is released. Frying creates many chemical changes in the food which adds to flavour...

Generic Lipitor approved - The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first generic version of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium tablets).

Parenting is a huge responsibility which has life-altering effects on the children.Most of us can remember with joy the good times of our childhood and, with sadness, those not-so-good times.

Abundance is to see that there are endless possibilities before us.And at the same time, still see an incredibly rich existence right where we are. It is a feeling of gratitude for everything and everyone we have in our life.

Red Stripe 'paws-ing' for healthRed Stripe is being proactive and is engaging its workforce in preventative health care and promoting their general well-being.

As we focus on drug awareness month, there is still some debate whether physical exercise is a drug.Physical exercise, like any other psychoactive drug, will change the way we think, feel, and act because of the functional or pathological changes...

Breast cancer drug revoked - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner, Margaret A.

Dear Ms Brown, My wife constantly tells me that I am eating too much fruit. She warns me about eating mangoes, pawpaw and says they can adversely affect my blood sugar...