Health

Parkinson’s Learning Module Aims to Enhance Nursing Care

Parkinson Canada is pleased to launch its latest online learning module, especially designed to help nurses learn how to assist patients in managing their Parkinson’s symptoms at every stage of the disease. “Parkinson’s disease is a complex neurological disease and ...

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Premier Wynne breaks promise to 1.8 Million Ontarians with disabilities

David Lepofsky — Premier Kathleen Wynne has just violated her written pledge to never reduce any protections or provisions that 1.8 million Ontarians with disabilities had won in or under Ontario’s accessibility law, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). ...

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Less smoking is helping us all breathe easier

Since 2006, the Smoke-Free Ontario Act has been making our province a better place to breathe. Smoking rates have never been lower. More people are quitting, more are being protected from exposure to second-hand smoke and children and teens are ...

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Swim! Don’t sink! Stay safe on the water this summer

Lewis Smith – When the average person thinks of drowning-related deaths, their minds may immediately wander to islands or densely-populated land-masses surrounded by water on all sides. But drowning is a real problem in Canada, too — in 2014, there ...

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Sitting and restless: Stand against ‘meeting culture’ in Canada

Teresa Fazari — Concerned you’re spending too much time in a chair during business hours? Well, you’re not alone. According to a new survey released by ParticipACTION, the majority of Canadian office workers (63 per cent) are worried about the ...

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Managing the challenge of quitting smoking

Alex Colton — I began smoking much later in life than most people I know. I managed to get through all of my teen years without having a single cigarette. When I was 25 I went through some hardships emotionally ...

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Long, anguished rant against Manitoba Home Care

Frank Touby — The long anguished rant below came to The Bulletin’s website as a complaint against the Manitoba Home Care Worker program. We are publishing it without prejudice online in its unedited entirety, solely for those who might be ...

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Secret Behind How Chiropractors Treat Back Pain

Chiropractic practice refers to health care profession that offers treatments without surgeries. The main focuses of chiropractors are the spine, the nervous system and muscular function of our bodies. Being that they are concentrated on our spine, they can do ...

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The ‘secret’ behind how chiropractors treat back pain

Gary Wilson — Chiropractic practice refers to health care profession that offers treatments without surgeries. The main focuses of chiropractors are the spine, the nervous system and muscular function of our bodies. Being that they are concentrated on our spine, ...

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