Legislation for medical marijuana – A forward move!

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Seeing that discussions have started on putting legislation in place for medical marijuana, I find it fit to republish this article that I wrote somet...

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, during ...

Head Lice

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In the school setting, head lice can spread easily from one child to another. This sometimes worries parents, especially for females, who may fear t...

Sex toys, public morals and medical use

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I am taking off my physician hat and putting on a hat that I seldom wear. That is, the hat of an ethicist. As an ethicist, I am compelled to respond a...

Chemical hair products linked to cancer

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African-American and white women who regularly chemically straighten their hair or dye it dark brown or black have an elevated risk of breast cancer, ...

The complications of diabetes aren’t sweet!

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Last Tuesday, November 14, 2017 was celebrated as World Diabetes Day. Diabetes and its related complications is one of the leading causes of death i...

Cervical Cancer and HPV

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Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the narrow opening into the uterus from the vagina. The normal “ectocervix” (the portio...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer

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I am again compelled to write on the issues of human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer and vaccines, after reading the long epistle by the anti-va...

The anti-vaccine movement – Doing more harm than good

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An anti-vaccine movement is emerging in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). The rise of this movement seeks to instil fears in the minds of parents...

Region of the Americas aims to be smoke-free by 2022

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Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of death and disease in many countries. Cigarette smoking kills a considerable number of pers...