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COVID-19 SYMPTOMS-Health THE MILD TO THE SEVERE by Nakiah Thomas-Edwards The threat of COVID-19, the disease caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2, has become more real to us now that there is community spread and we may actually know someone who got tested for it, or someone who contracted it. And we’ve been hearing quite a lot about the symptoms, but how much do we really

Dear Doc, I recently read that having had dengue type I, II, or III, makes it more likely you may get dengue haemorrhagic. I had dengue three times but that was over 20 years ago. If I were to contract dengue now after all these years, is it likely that I can still get dengue haemorrhagic fever? - Sandra Dear Sandra, Thank you for such an in insightful question. There are four types of dengue

Dear Doc, I don’t hear about gout nowadays. Is it still stirring? I used to hear about it before in old men? Do women get it too?- Alphonse Dear Alphonse, Gout unfortunately is still present. It is much more common in men than women. Gout is caused by the deposition of uric acid crystals in the joint or tendons leading to inflammation and therefore pain. Gout is associated predominantly with

Dear Doc, I am a woman in my late 60s and I want to start losing weight. I am in general good health and don’t need to go to the doctor often, and I started walking with a group of retirees recently. I know that walking is not enough. What do you recommend?- Monica Dear Monica, You are off to an excellent start. First you made the decision to change and second you started. I therefore want

Dear Doc, My friend has a very prominent redness in one eye. It appeared there recently. He was not hit in his eye, and he said he woke up one morning and found it like that. Could it be that capillaries burst in his eye? Is it dangerous? - Vadney Dear Vadney, Redness in the eye can be many things. It can be ruptured blood vessels such as a haemorrhage, often the result of trauma or it can be conjunctivitis

GOING BEYOND DIET AND EXERCISE IN PROMOTING HEART by Dr. Dawn Scantlebury Shelby Gooding was a very particular young lady. She woke up every morning at 4:45 in order to get to an hour-long gym class and be back home by 6:30 a.m. Breakfast was always fruit and whole grain cereal or oats, with herbal tea. She was at work by 8 a.m., with the reputation of being the most punctual employee