She wants those sexy footballer legs
Dr Gardner, I love the shape of footballers' legs. I am a 43-year-old female with a bad knee but good muscle tone. Sometimes I exercise, doing cardio and light weights. I want to get rid of some of my leg fat, but still look shapely with wide lean hips....

Smoking is nicotine addiction - It's a bad habit
Do you realise that smoking lowers your immunity to illness and is bad for your health? You perhaps started smoking because you thought it was fashionable and macho! Maybe you had planned to stop burning your money but found that when you were stressed...

Pregnant but watching weight
Pregnancy is a time when some women feel that they have earned their licences to eat as much as they please. They even have their spouses taking 'craving requests' and trying to satisfy their changing dietary needs...

Response to reader - I can't conceive!
Dear Dr Rainford,I read your article in The Gleaner's Health section on April 8 about polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). I started having irregular periods at age 24 and was diagnosed with PCOS.

Meat & poultry tips
Meat and poultry are valuable - and for many people, favourite - sources of protein and other important nutrients, however, they also can be high in fat - adding unhealthy saturated fat and cholesterol to your diet...

Quit smoking and win a wedding
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP): The catchy slogan, 'Kicking the habit is on you, and marriage is on us', is meant to entice young grooms to give up smoking by offering an attractive incentive.And, indeed, hundreds have expressed interest in the first...

Health trends - Cholesterol drug cuts heart attacks
Results from a recent global clinical study have found that the cholesterol-reducing drug, rosuvastatin, decreases the risk of death and heart attack in healthy people. Rosuvastatin is on Jamaica's list of subsidised National Health Fund drugs...

Enviro agency proposes tougher clean-air rule
WASHINGTON (AP): The Obama administration on Monday proposed to strengthen a key air pollution health standard to better protect children and people with respiratory illnesses.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it wants to tighten ...