Health & Beauty
August 18, 2006
Plans are afoot for a collaboratory research programme here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines aimed at addressing rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart ...
Health & Beauty
August 18, 2006
Parents of children who have bowed legs often want to know if the child's legs are abnormal. To help answer that question, here are some basic facts a...
Health & Beauty
August 18, 2006
Elvis Charles is a man who believes that the best thing that ever happened to him is the birth of his children, so would you like to imagine how he fe...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
At a time when health care continues to soar, the team of doctors and nurses of the Caribbean Medical Mission (CMM) knows the importance of giving bac...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
A study was performed on women's purses. A health team went to a local mall and took samples from the bottom of 50 women's purses. The purses were swa...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
A symposium for adolescent males took place Wednesday, July 19, at the Environmental Health Complex Conference room. Some 12 participants were engaged...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
by Randa Velox 21.JUL.06 Â When Cleo looks at her hands, it isnât a pretty sight. Her nails are either splitting, peeling, flaking or brittle; her ...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 Over the last 70 years, the world in which we live has seen many changes, no more so than the growing concern for what we are putting into o...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
A three-day workshop for the Law, Ethics and Human Rights Project began on Wednesday, July 19 at the Sunset Shores Hotel's Conference Room. This is th...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
The importance of the proper use of child safety seats has been demonstrated repeatedly in tests and accident reports. Infants and young children with...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
by Valerie Beach-Horne 21.JUL.06 Motorcyclists are extremely vulnerable and universally represent 21 per cent of all road fatalities. Cyclists are mor...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
21.JUL.06 Sickness may cause you to slow down, but with the NIS you won't have to stop. Our Sickness Benefit provides you with financial support if yo...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
Experienced Chiropractor Dr. Edmond Sealey is adding his voice to the long, growing list of medical personnel who are applauding the introduction of t...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
by Vanesta Murphy 21.JUL.06 With a new seatbelt and helmet law about to be implemented by the government, Searchlight Health went out in hopes of find...
Health & Beauty
July 21, 2006
One look at Marva Lyttle walking with crutches and it will be easy to feel pity for the bubbly little lady. She will, however, tell you that if you ha...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
Describing the opening of his Hair and Face Unisex Salon on Thursday June 1 as a dream come true, Delon âMr. Pâ Gibson announced that he has plans...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
Once you have checked with your physician to ensure that all is well with your heart and have been given a clean bill of health, feel free to get your...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 Health Centres throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines had a Pap Smear Awareness Day on Wednesday, June 14, 2006. This was an initiative o...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 United States health officials approved last week Thursday the first vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus (HPV), known to ...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 No insurance covers everything, so you need to know what your insurance might not cover: PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS Many policies exclude these...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
by Joann Ince-Jack 16.JUN.06 Pharmacist Medications are prescribed to treat and cure illnesses. They should be taken properly so that they give the gr...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 It's Carnival time and the National Aids Secretariat hopes that when the partying is over, the worst cure Vincentians and visitors will need...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 Keep Clean! ⢠Wash hands before handling food and often during food preparation ⢠Wash your hands after going to the toilet ⢠Wash and...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 Maintain a healthy weight. Carrying too much weight increases the strain on load bearing joints; Exercise: Moderate exercise promotes moveme...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 As the carnival season gathers momentum the local sponsor of Alcohol Anonymous (AA) is reminding recovering alcoholics that unlike others th...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: Can a fungal nail infection mimic other diseases? ⢠A: Fungal nail infections can look like a majority of other nail diseases. This...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
by Randa Velox 16.JUN.06 A nail fungus infection develops when a microscopic organism grows under the nail bed and lives off the keratin which is the ...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: Can you get HIV from kissing? ⢠A: No. The HIV virus has not ever been found in saliva. However, there is a very SLIGHT risk for de...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: I have a brother who is HIV+ and I would like to start a program at my church to help him and others living with HIV. What can we do?...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: I am a woman and I am too embarrassed to buy a condom in a shop or pharmacy. Is there any other place to get them? ⢠A: You can pic...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: I got drunk one night, had sex and didn't use a condom. I forgot everything I know. Now I'm scared I might have HIV. Please tell othe...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: Having sex with a condom takes away the sweetness. How can I make using a condom more enjoyable? ⢠A: First and foremost, make putt...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠Q: I heard someone say that AIDS can be cured by having sex with a virgin. Are Vincentions really this dumb? ⢠A: This rumor is absolu...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
16.JUN.06 ⢠This is the second of a series or columns provided by the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat. Please post your questions to Communications Co...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
⢠Employees must report the accident immediately to their employer or someone in authority. ⢠Employers are required to investigate the circumstan...
Health & Beauty
June 16, 2006
Dr. Rohan DeShong: "From the time a man notices a slowing of the stream when he urinates he should visit his doctor." As children and spouses work ove...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
Cervical cancer is the rapid, uncontrolled growth of severely abnormal cells on the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. F...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
⢠HEALTH INSURANCE Two types of health insurance plans have been available to Vincentians. These are the traditional "Base Plan plus Major Medical" ...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
Breakthrough clinical evidence at the 2nd European Influenza Conference launched on September 13, 2005, demonstrated that the intake of Probiotic Mult...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
This is the first of a series of columns provided by the National HIV/AIDS Secretariat. Please post your questions to Communications Coordinator, NAS,...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
Dehydration (lack of water) can cause headaches, digestive problems, dry skin and even kidney stones. Every part of the body needs water to work prope...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
The children of the St. Benedict's Day Nursery and Infant Hospital in Georgetown are in dire need of new premises. Sister Nyra-Anne Pajotte of the Car...
Health & Beauty
May 12, 2006
Despite an employee's best safeguards, accidents do happen on the job. Our Employment Injury Benefit provides you with financial support in the event ...
News
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
News
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...
