Kingston Health News

Dr Sandra Chambers, medical officer of health for Kingston and St Andrew, the pain "still feels like yesterday". In tears, Chambers told a gathering of health workers at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel yesterday about the emotional pain that followed...

He commended the partnership of the NHF with the pharmaceutical providers for the "significant achievement". "The network of providers has, once again, overachieved...Health Minister Rudyard Spencer, in a speech delivered by NHF Chairman, Dr. Lester Woolery, commended the Fund's achievement,...

Rich connu monus Courtenay Bartholomew Wednesday, November 25th 2009 There must be those who are wondering why it is that I am so passionate about today’s world of medicine and the medical school here...There are a couple of doctors, who...

An ulcer in the lining of the stomach or duodenum is called a peptic ulcer. Lifestyle factors, such as unhealthy eating habits, alcohol abuse and smoking, may cause peptic ulcers, as well as gastritis (an inflammation of the stomach)...Researchers reported...

Parents will become even more distressed if the condition worsens and the child begins to have fits or even lose consciousness. This concern is shared by parents worldwide and in many countries the cause is related to possible viral infections....

Advisor for disease and control, Dr Rwang Abwoba, said there has been a steady increase in these illnesses and they're resulting in many deaths. "It is not an exaggeration when we say non communicable diseases have reached epidemic proportions in...

Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer International child advocate Dr Wess Stafford believes there is hope for the country, as the Church plays its role in making positive changes, and despite the many problematic issues that confront children. Stafford said this week the...

At a media global conference in early October, representatives from the pharmaceutical company said they had developed a vaccine and would be distributing it to the World Health Organisation and Pan American Health Organisation for distribution worldwide.

The disease comes as a result of inheriting abnormal haemoglobin genes from both parents. The Sickle Cell Trust's Manchester project is a venture designed to give teenagers in the parish a chance to identify whether or not they have the...