HEALTH TALK: Understanding ovulation and fertility; facts to help you get pregnant
Timing is critical when trying to conceive. Try these tried-and-true tips to nail down your ...
HEALTH TALK: Triggers of migraine and other headaches
HEADACHE TRIGGER: Your Boss Anything that increases your stress level makes you more prone to ...
HEALTH TALK: Urinary tract infection (UTI)
OVERVIEW A UTI is an infection that starts in your urinary system. UTI’s can be painful and ...
HEALTH TALK: Things your feet say about your health
COLD FEET, MANY CULPRITS Toes always cold? One reason could be poor blood flow – a ...
HEALTH TALK: Common causes of fatigue
You may have trouble shaking that sluggish feeling, so let’s look at some of the most common ...
HEALTH TALK: Seven silent medical killers
I think it’s fair to say that increasingly in Dominica, we are realizing that some conditions ...
HEALTH TALK: Are you protected against deadly diseases?
TETANUS VACCINE: NOT ONLY FOR KIDS The bacteria that cause tetanus enter the body through ...
HEALTH TALK: 12 tips to avoid diabetes complications
1. CHOOSE CARBOHYDRATES CAREFULLY Diabetes doesn’t mean you have to cut out carbs completely. ...
HEALTH TALK: Do you need Omega-3’s? The truth
OMEGA: THE GOOD FAT You’re often advised to cut the fat, but not all fats are unhealthy. ...
HEALTH TALK: Unexpected reasons you’re in pain
Let’s just look at some of the reasons we feel pain. Often, it’s just a matter of simple ...
HEALTH TALK: Chest pain
Pain is the most common symptom that tells you that something is wrong with you. I want to know ...
HEALTH TALK: Obesity – Part III
TREATMENT You may actually need to lose less weight than you think to improve your health. The ...
HEALTH TALK: Obesity – Part two
Here beginneth the second of what I had thought would be a two-part series on this topic. But ...
HEALTH TALK: Obesity – Part One
It occurred to me to make obesity the topic of my column this week because Diabetes Day was ...
HEALTH TALK: Gout
INTRODUCTION If you’ve ever awakened in the middle of the night and your big toe feels like ...
HEALTH TALK: Shingles
At first glance, some of you may be wondering why the doctor is talking about roofing ...
HEALTH TALK: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
P.I.D. is an acronym for PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE, which is an infection of the female ...
HEALTH TALK: GERD
How often have you said something like, “Boy it burns my heart to see how these young ...
HEALTH TALK: Getting old, are you?
I realize that over the years, I have not been paying too much attention to those in the older ...
HEALTH TALK: Got gas?
INTRODUCTION Pretty much all of us have blamed some symptom we’ve had on gas, from a headache ...
HEALTH TALK: Some home remedy no-no’s
Some home remedies like cornstarch and water on bee sting work just fine, but other ...
HEALTH TALK: Oh, my menstrual cramps
INTRODUCTION Dysmenorrhea, or simply dysmen, is the medical term we use to describe that dull ...