Arthritis: The thorn in the flesh
Recently, colleague health columnist Dahlia McDaniel wrote about her challenges with rheumatoid arthritis. This week, I will share with readers information about another type of arthritis which is truly a bane of life - osteoarthritis.

'Go Red for Women' & fight heart disease
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica this week observes 'Go Red for Women' with activities to increase women's awareness of heart disease and debunk the myth that it is a 'male disease'.'Go Red for Women' is a global campaign giving women a personal and...

She died of cervical cancer
Every time I have a discussion on cervical cancer, I think of Jenny. Maybe I remember her because she was a young, black woman, only 33 years old, just a few years older than I was when we met. Maybe I remember her because she was such a likeable person or because I felt so sorry that she had to die that way.

Tasty okra dishes
Okra, a relative of the cotton and hibiscus, is native to Africa but it is believed that it was brought to the Americas as food for slaves.