Health

NICOLE CARTER - inherown Words by Essiba Small of the Trinidad Express Nicole Carter looked at her body in the mirror one day, didn’t like what she saw and actually did something about it. “As a young lady in my teens, I was overweight and very addicted to sugar,” she said. “Being young, overweight and in school wasn’t much fun. The stretch marks started to set in, then the

MORE ABOUT THE DELTA STRAIN The delta variant of covid-19 will definitely accelerate the pandemic. This is the view of Yale Medicine epidemiologist Dr F. Perry Wilson, who said the uniqueness of this strain of the virus is how quickly it is spreading. The first Delta case was discovered in India in December 2020, and quickly became the dominant strain there and in Great Britain. The

FROM MY heart TO YOURS by Dr. Renee Boyce The alarm went off once more signalling the start of another hectic day at the office. I had three more deadlines to make by the end of the week and my manager was breathing down my neck. After my third cup of coffee I felt that burning sensation in my chest I had been ignoring for the past month and started to regret cancelling another doctor’s

WORLD LUNG CANCER by Katrina Welch Imagine a cough that never goes away; all day and all night you are subjected to experiencing this unpleasant discomfort in your chest. Then, imagine these coughs being compounded with the expulsion of blood or rust-coloured phlegm. Added to that is the gripping chest pain which worsens with every laugh, cough and deep breath, and imagine frequent

Nick Nunes It’s wonderful that we are all able to live in a time where we can actually image the interior of our bodies and diagnose our ailments almost immediately. Thankfully, Barbados has the technology and qualified personnel to do this. Imaging & Ultrasound Inc. is the go-to place for everyone on island to get their internal viewing done. The most important “know before you go”

TRIMETHYLAMINURIA (TMAU) Have you ever forgotten to apply your underarm deodorant or antiperspirant and went to work or a party? I’m sure you remembered how uncomfortable that felt. You probably kept sniffing yourself or asking others if you stink. The recourse of this misdemeanour can be rectified by purchasing an odour fighter at a nearby shop or simply returning deodorant or antiperspirant