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Halloween is almost a week away and so both you and your children will be exposed to more candy than normal. If you can manage to just look and not eat it, you’ll be in the best possible shape. Really the only bad thing in candy is the sugar. The pr...

Preparation is usually a key element of success. It’s the reason policies are formed and adopted. In healthcare this approach is also widely used. Guidelines for a wide array of conditions exist in an effort to consistently provide the best-known tre...

People who look after their health could be rewarded by not having to fork out as much for their healthcare premiums under the new National Health Plan. Health Minister Zane DeSilva said he was keen to reduce health insurance payments for fit and hea...

I was asked to write a ‘side splitting article’ on menopause…. so I said to myself REALLY! Some women would be hitting me over the head right now at the thought of thinking being in menopause is funny. You might be wondering who am I and who gave me...

For many who work diligently at staying fit and healthy, as we age the signs of all of that work we’ve put in can sometimes seem fruitless. The flabby arms and, most notably, the dimpling of skin from cellulite can be frustrating when we’ve tried eve...

Today's seniors often experience healthier, more satisfying and longer lives than their parents and grandparents did. Drop by any health club and you'll see plenty of people over 50 exercising. If you look around our Island, it's easy to find seniors...

It's looking like the end of an era for patient-doctor relationships in the hands-on way that we have grown up with, according to Sidney Lowry, a former Edward VII Memorial Hospital oncologist. Patients are increasingly demanding test results and pla...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it’s a good time to look at the progress that has been made in preventing and treating this terrible illness. While there is no room for complacency, it is heartening that much has been achieved. In the U...

At 11 years old Victoria started to comfort eat when her parents divorced. A pattern of binge eating and dieting began that lasted into her 20s. To try to get a handle on her out-of-control weight, Victoria (not her real name) saw therapists and nut...