Herbal remedies have always been used by Jamaicans for treating a variety of illnesses. However, although many of these medicinal herbs contain beneficial bioactive ingredients, not all of them are safe! Some have toxic components while others, if taken inappropriately, can harm the body's organs and eve...
The controversy and issues about the good and evil effects of cannabis has grown exponentially over the last 20 years. Some of the findings have detracted from the issues of criminalization to focus on its potential as a major medicinal agent. This has led to exploratory studies into the theraputic utili...
The history of nursing and those who shaped the profession and health care has been an interest of mine for as long as I can remember. For many years, I taught courses in the history of nursing to nursing students in Canada. Consequently, within recent years, with the formation of history of nursing asso...
Despite their increasing numbers, few of the sexuality education and pregnancy prevention programs in developing countries have been evaluated. This study, conducted in 1995-1997, assesses the impact of a school-based sexuality education program, the Grade 7 Project, on 945 Jamaican seventh graders (aged...
During an outbreak of dengue fever in Jamaica from October to December 1995, a study was carried out to determine the impact of aerial ultra-low volume malathion treatment on adult Aedes aegypti. This was done by monitoring oviposition rates of the vector in three urban communities in Kingston and by exp...
Tres estudios recientes analizaron el grado de deficiencia de vitamina A, betacarotenos y hierro en Jamaica, Antigua y Barbuda, Dominica, San Vicente y las Granadinas y Guyana. Todos los estudios fueron efectuados por el Instituto Caribeño de Alimentación y Nutrición, o en colaboración con él. En to...
Se analizan las siguientes variables para los países mencionados: 1) Características demográficas. 2) Indicadores de cobertura, recursos y accesibilidad. 3) Indicadores de salud. 4) Prevalencia de la ceguera. 5) Políticas de salud ocular. 6) Servicios de salud ocular. 7) Servicios de atención para v...
