Most of the time, when encouraging you to exercise, I focus on your health and fitness goals. These are two significant benefits, but there’s another side effect of exercise that’s hugely important…
At about 1:30AM Saturday morning, 10 December, officers responded to a report of a serious single vehicle collision which occurred on Eastern Avenue in the vicinity of Watlers Drive, George Town, involving a green Honda Fit.
The Health Services Authority (HSA) recently acquired two new machines that can harvest platelets used in the management of multiple medical conditions such as cancer, maternal haemorrhage and bleeding from traumatic injuries.
The holiday season is upon us! For many of us this is a time of joy and celebration with family and friends. It can also be a time of reflection, goal-setting, and even taking time out to give back.
Drinking during the holidays has become so socially acceptable that one would say it is expected. In fact, long before the cultural phenomenon of “wine moms” took hold, publications like Forbes magazine were publishing articles entitled “Ten Reasons to Drink During the Holidays” {2005).
Binge drinking typically refers to a pattern of drinking which results in a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher. In adults, this is typically achieved through the consecutive consumption of five or more drinks within 2 hours, however, young people can achieve this BAC on fewer drinks in t
Outbreaks of avian influenza, commonly known as ‘bird flu’, across the Americas and Europe have been reported by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
Do you ever struggle with sticking to your exercise and diet routine?
As part of this year’s local World AIDS Day activities, the Health Services Authority and Public Health Department will commemorate World AIDS Day with a week of free HIV and STI testing Wednesday, 30th November - Thursday, 8th December 2022.