Are Bed Bugs Bites Harmful?
Dear Doc,
There seemed to be an upswing in bed bugs recently. What are the harmful effects of bed bug bites? I’ve had them and I notice they itch and cause welts where they bite, but this goes away gradually.- Tim Dear Tim,
The increase in individuals having bed bugs I can only speculate as to why. Some possibilities include many people being home, or many individuals in a bed making transmission
ENDO METRI OSIS: MORE THAN A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUE
ENDO METRI OSIS:
MORE THAN A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUE
Endometriosis is one of the most enigmatic diseases1 which is characterized by debilitating pain for many of those who have been diagnosed with it2. While endometriosis derives its name from the endometrium (tissue that lines the uterus), it is defined as the presence of endometrial-like deposits (lesions or implants) outside of
STOCK UP: CREATING YOUR HEALTHIEST SELF
STOCK UP: CREATING YOUR HEALTHIEST SELF
by
Janea Ifill, Registered Nutritionist
As Barbadians we always wait until the night before the hurricane to stock up. We suffer the exhausted lines in the supermarket and mini-marts to purchase our canned goods and water.
Why are we such a reactive society?
Being proactive with our health means we take responsibility, and actively become
KEVIN FARMER vs The Widow Maker
KEVIN FARMER
vs
The Widow
Maker
TESTIMONY OF A
HEART ATTACK
SURVIVOR
by
Jason Sifflet
Kevin Farmer was an active teenager, an athlete, a cadet with enough consciousness to watch what he ate. He was always a big boy, in danger of being overweight, but as he grew up, he exercised and took care of himself. But everybody lapses some times. And even if he didn’t,
SURVIVING & SOARING:
SURVIVING & SOARING:
by
Katrina Welch
January 2014 started like any other year for Kimberley Bourne. She was full of hope, and expectations for a good year ahead and as she prepared to embark upon the New Year, she made a list of her goals which included completing routine health checks such as a dental visit and a Pap smear exam. However, what the mother of one did not anticipate,
WHY DO WE CRAVE JUNK FOOD?
by
Nick Nunes
It’s fantastic, it’s fast, it’s frighteningly addictive, and it’s everywhere. If you dream back to feudal times, no one, even the lower economic classes of the 21st century, could deny that we live with taken-for-granted luxuries that ancient emperors would blush to even imagine. Picture the awe that a simple Hot Pocket would inspire upon presentation to an Elizabethan