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Jamaica Gleaner Profiles in Medicine
published: Wednesday | June 20, 2007

FITNESS CLUB - I want Muscles!
In our continuing series of articles on improving your workout routine, we now include a basic workout programme for you to follow. The full accumulation of exercises, sets and reps, performed during a workout is called a programme or training schedule.

Support stockings act against blood clots

In 2003 NBC journalist David Bloom, reporting from Iraq, died of a pulmonary embolism that developed after he travelled hours in a cramped Humvee. A blood clot formed in the deep vein system of the lower leg. The condition is called deep vein thrombosis...

HIS HEALTH - Radiotherapy: Another treatment option for prostate cancer

Radiotherapy involves the use of high energy, ionising radiation to treat a variety of diseases. Radiotherapy may be administered with the intention of curing, that is, eradicating a disease, or it may be administered for palliative purposes...

HER HEALTH - The sex lives of women Part III

Your questions answered - The articles on the sex lives of women have generated a few interesting questions. I have answered two of them below. I would like to thank these two readers for having the courage to share their experience with others.

DIETITIAN'S DESK - A delicious marriage breaker

June is the month for weddings. Beautiful brides and grooms stand on the threshold of an unknown but hopefully blissful future. Many brides, and even grooms, include a makeover in the wedding planning as they try to change their body sizes to fit into those perfect dresses or suits.

Cerasee cured my eczema (part II)

Today, I will respond to readers' comments on the use of cerasee, momordica charantia, as outlined in my last article. For eczema and acne - The art of healing by the elders of my time was very unusual yet, clear answers are now provided to understand why their method of application....

Shifting attitudes cut US circumcision rate

SAN FRANCISCO (AP):On the eighth day of her son's life, Julia Query welcomed friends and family to celebrate his birth and honour their Jewish heritage. But there was no crying, no scalpel, no blood, no 'mohel' - the person who traditionally performs...

Having a male twin reduces women's fertility, says study

WASHINGTON (Reuters):Women who have a male twin are less likely to marry and have children, perhaps because of being exposed to their brother's testosterone for nine months in the womb, researchers reported on Monday.A study of Finnish twins showed that...

Letters - Autism caught them unawares

Dear Ms. Thompson, While growing up in Jamaica, I witnessed many children displaying some of the behaviours outlined in autism. Because we have little or no knowledge of this disorder, we often label these children as crazy.





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