10 Health Threats for SVG for 2019!

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The World Health Organization announced a list of 10 health issues that will require attention in 2019. Some have referred to them as health threat...

Pay attention to Dengue!

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Talk of yet another mosquito-borne disease is going around. Last week, some media publications stated that scientists were concerned that the Madariag...

Have a healthy holiday!

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The holiday season is upon us. It is important that we do not forget about our health. During the festive season, people make exceptions; then, dur...

Remember your Health this Christmas

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The holiday season is upon us. It is important that we do not forget about our health. During the festive season people make exceptions, during the ne...

Improving Health Literacy in the Healthcare Setting

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The Institute of Medicine defines health literacy as “the degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic information and ...

Ethical considerations for cannabis industry from a medical perspective

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THERE IS GROWING interest in the Caribbean on medical cannabis. Countries such as Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are in advanced stages in...

Diabetes – A killer disease

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WEDNESDAY, November 14, 201,7 was celebrated as World Diabetes Day. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2018 and 2019 is The Family and Diabetes. This ...

Suicide – a public health problem

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Over the last month or so, several young people have been turning to suicide as a way out of their problems. Suicide may seem to be the easy way out, ...

Violence and Crime – a public health problem

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We tend to view violence and crime as merely social or legal problems. However, they are very important public health problems. Violence has probably ...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

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Anxiety is a feeling of unease, such as worry or fear, that can be mild or severe. Everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life –â...