Health

BREA KING BACKS by Nick Nunes How are you sitting right now? Do you generally have good posture? More people than ever before are sitting behind desks staring at computer screens for hours on end, whether for work or recreation. Today, many modern offices afford their worker bees the option for standing desks that can be adjusted to height. Whether you’re more comfortable

THE VAPING PHENO MENA by Lindsay Bynoe Vaping is a growing habit throughout the world, and gained popularity in Barbados so in this article we take a close look at this phenomenon. It is sometimes referred to as juuling, but this is so because Juul is a popular E-cigarette brand among teenagers. What is Vaping? Vaping is the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, often referred

THE A, B AND C OF hepatitisHE by Katrina Welch You might have heard of the viral infection hepatitis before, but did you know that there are at least five different types of this disease? Though each one has a different cause, each type results in the inflammation of the liver. With vaccination, the spread of some of these types of hepatitis can be prevented. Hepatitis B and hepatitis

Dear Doc, What is the purpose of pressure stockings? What do they really do? - Clara Dear Clara, Compression stockings work by applying constant pressure to your lower limbs, that is your leg and thigh area, to help the return of blood to the heart. Individuals who would benefit from using these stockings are those with what is often called “poor circulation;” the correct medical term

Dear Doc, Sometimes in my sleep when I am turning, I feel my leg cramping up. At these times I will just try to relax and breathe deeply, and slowly flex the muscles until I feel relief. Once the cramp happened in my toes and at the bottom of my feet, and it felt like my foot was being folded in half so my big toe would touch my little toe. What is the cause of this kind of cramping, or any kind

Dear Doc, I read somewhere recently that you shouldn’t cream the bottom of your feet, or soak them in water because the soaking would make the bottom of the feet soft. Then I also saw don’t cream between the toes. So, which is it? And if between your toes are white and you can’t cream them, how is that treated? - Vincent Dear Vincent, It is good to apply moisturiser to the bottom of your