Amidst concerns by parents over a confirmed case of a pupil contracting the virus that causes scarlet fever at Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary School, virologist Dr Camille Lange is calling...
Dear Doc,
I recently saw a young man, probably in his late 20s with his face full of acne. What causes such bad acne in adults?
Jerome
Dear Jerome,
The causes of acne in adults are very similar to those in the young people. These include oily skin, blocked skin pores, changes in hormones, excess sweat, bacteria, side effects of certain medications and sometimes it can be an indication of underlying
DENGUE
AL ERT!
Dengue (pronounced DENgee) cases are on the increase in the Caribbean, and so far for the year in Barbados there have been just under 40 people hospitalised out of 301 suspected and eight confirmed cases.
Dengue is caused by any one of four viruses transmitted to people through the bites of infected Aedes species of mosquitoes (primarily Ae. aegypti or Ae. albopictus