Health

IT CAN be very difficult to hear that you have diabetes. You probably will feel overwhelmed and confused. You are asking yourself, what are the steps you need to take to take care of you. Well, the good news is you have a community to fall back on...

The Heart Institute of the Caribbean (HIC) is to stage its 2025 International Masters of Medicine Conference on January 18 and 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. A media release notes that the event ‘is rooted in academic and...

NEW YORK (AP): A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most people don’t tend to uphold their New Year’s resolutions much past the first month. In an attempt to reframe the thinking around new year goal-setting, a new...

We know fruit is good for us; however, people living with diabetes are often told they cannot eat fruit because it is too sweet or contains too much sugar. In truth, whole, fresh fruit is full of fibre, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, making...

THE CHRISTMAS season is often seen as a time of joy and celebration, but for many senior citizens, it can also be a time of loneliness and isolation. With family and friends busy with their own commitments, some seniors may feel left out or...

“You are not alone. Keep going!” In Layers of Healing: Discovering Purpose in Pain and Trauma, author Chantaeu Munroe tells her readers that there is freedom that can be found on the other side of their pain. “There is hope on the other side of...

CHANTAEU MUNROE is a certified clinical trauma professional and Christian life coach whose passion is to help people transform their lives through wholistic healing of the mind and body. Her journey is marked by a steadfast dedication to healing,...

TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES often involve a threat to life or safety, but any situation that leaves you feeling overwhelmed and isolated can result in trauma, even if it does not involve physical harm. It is not the objective circumstances that determine...

MANY JAMAICAN seniors fondly recall the days when their parents thrived on diets that included high sugary-content like porridges and juices. It is common to hear, “My parents lived long eating this way, so why should I change?” Indeed, our elders...

Omar Barnett, founder and chief executive officer of one of the fastest growing medical research companies in the United States, Prospective Research Innovations, was recently nominated for the ‘Innovation in Health and Wellness Tourism’ category...

THIS YEAR, World Sugar Awareness Week is being observed under the theme, ‘Empowering Global Health’. Also, this week, we commemorate World Diabetes Day. This day is not merely a marker on the calendar, but a call to the policymakers, parents,...

OVER 3,000 people in Ferry Heights and adjoining communities, including areas of Portmore and Spanish Town, St Catherine, benefited from a comprehensive, three-day health fair – on November 4, 5, and 6 – held at Coore’s Fesco Service Station in St...