This is the AODA Alliance’s preliminary review of bill C-81, the proposed Accessible Canada Act, which the Trudeau Government introduced into Parliament for First Reading on June 20, 2018, just before it rose for the summer break. We commend the ...
Read More »But Roosevelt knows how to be president!
72 years ago I arrived in Boston. I’d been accepted as a student at The Harvard Medical School. That night a full moon shone on the school’s white marble buildings, an awe-inspiring sight I’ve never forgotten. I recently returned for ...
Read More »What I learned watching my wife’s cataract surgery
As a surgeon, giving medical advice to a family member, particularly to your wife, is a difficult task. Moreover, since she’s also my editor, Susan is well aware of my advice to readers. Namely, that it’s prudent never to agree ...
Read More »ED? What about FD (Female Dysfunction)?
How many males would like to see their genitals shrink so it’s impossible to have sex? I bet not many. So today, the term erectile dysfunction (ED) has lost its stigma and become familiar words. Tens of thousands of males ...
Read More »How safe are cell phones?
Are some cell phone users destined to develop cancer after years of use? Or, is this fear being over played? For years I’ve tried to find an unbiased informative source. Now, a report from the University of California attempts to ...
Read More »What you must know before cataract surgery
Do you remember this Holiday Inn ad? “There Are No Surprises at the Holiday Inn.” But, unlike Holiday Inns, there’s no such thing as surprise-free or risk-free surgery. To get an update about cataract surgery I interviewed Dr. Raymond Stein, ...
Read More »Married by a judge, should’ve asked for a jury
Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, remarked, “There are no boy philosophers.” Fortunately, most of us do get wiser as we age. However, it’s never been a top priority of mine to rush into old age so I could be a wise, ...
Read More »Needed: A taxi driver, garbage collector, veterinarian
I wrote years ago “The problems of society are caused by supposedly intelligent people who are largely fools.” It’s worth repeating due to what has happened to Canada’s new law, Medical Aid in Dying (MAID). The Supreme Court of Canada ...
Read More »Ways to decrease the risk of heart attack
Every 37 seconds in North America someone dies of a heart attack. But there are several natural remedies to protect the health of our hearts. They’re all available in Health Food Stores and are not associated with the complications of ...
Read More »LeafSource: Natural remedy 100 years in the making
Can the fossilized remains of an ancient, organic forest treat many modern medical problems? Like Ripley, you might say: It’s too good to be true. But unlike today’s medicines, LeafSource has been 100 million years in the making! : The ...
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