Health

We’ve become a nation of wimps

What’s wrong with North Americans? Plenty! Long ago, Immigrants landed on our hostile shores. They had no shelter, food or medical care. They hacked down forests and tried to survive. Many didn’t. They developed colds and sore backs. But they ...

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Make better health-care choices

Each year, at least one million unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures are done in Canadian health-care settings. This means that hundreds of thousands of Canadians are exposed to potential harm by unnecessary care.health-care choices Unnecessary care could be a prescription ...

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Ontario ignores developmental disabilities

RE: Developmental disabilities—With the recent federal commitment to increase mental health funding across Canada, we need to turn our attention toward a group of individuals who are invisible within Canada’s mental health system—a group that has some of the greatest ...

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Cold water can kill: Wear protection

It’s finally spring. The days are getting longer, the air carries a sweet fragrance and the ice has receded from the water. It’s a time when millions of Canadians finally get back their favourite pastime and head out in their ...

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Allergy season is why I hated picking peaches

Do you remember the line in the musical “Showboat,” the one that says, “It’s summertime and the living is easy?” Maybe it is for some people. But the worst summer I ever endured was during World War II. We all ...

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Three nutrition trends to stay away from

If you follow health tips in some media, you’d think the nutritional sciences are a mess: Is butter good for you or bad? Should I eat breakfast or skip it? Should I eat like a caveman? Or should I eat more ...

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Three nutrition trends to stay away from

If you follow health tips in some media, you’d think the nutritional sciences are a mess: Is butter good for you or bad? Should I eat breakfast or skip it? Should I eat like a caveman? Or should I eat more ...

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Stone cold truth: Marijuana clouds reality

There is something quasi quaint about the federal government introducing legislation to legalize marijuana.pot hallucinations News reporting on the budding bill has generously employed terrible puns to create a sense of giggling excitement about it. A Canadian Press story advised ...

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Emergency care wait: How long is too long?

Canada’s emergency departments are very busy. Every year, Canadians make about 16 million visits to emergency rooms and more than one million Canadians are admitted to hospital through emergency departments. Given how complex it is to assess, treat and admit ...

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Caregivers need more support

Organizations advocating for family caregivers are applauding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent statement in recognition of family caregivers on National Carers Day. I’m less celebratory. In Manitoba, Caregiver Recognition Day is enshrined in legislation. Groups in Alberta, Newfoundland and Labrador, ...

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