Reading Time: 3 minutes Many drugs are available in a variety of strengths, and sometimes there isn’t much difference in price between different strengths. For example, 30 tablets of a five mg and 10 mg tablet may have similar prices. It follows that by breaking the 10 mg tablets in half, you would have 60 doses of five mg […] Read more
To split or not to split?
Depression — a hidden condition
Reading Time: 3 minutes Depression is more common than you may think. An estimated one in 10 Canadians will have depression at some time in their lives. And there is another big number too. Two-thirds of Canadians who suffer depression will receive no therapy, either medication or non-drug. The reasons for this lack of treatment range from cultural habits […] Read more
Don’t put up with dry skin
Reading Time: 2 minutes Everyone experiences dry skin at some time, and in our climate dry skin is extremely common in the cold, dry months of winter. Preventing dry skin is definitely better than experiencing the flaking and itching! Your skin covers the entire exterior of your body and has a surface area of close to two square metres […] Read more
You’re never too old for shingles
Reading Time: 3 minutes Even if you have never been affected by shingles, you probably know that it is an extremely painful skin rash with blistering. However, what you may not know is that shingles is caused by the reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox, known as the varicella zoster virus. Chicken pox is a childhood viral […] Read more
Managing your headache
Reading Time: 3 minutes Almost all of us know the symptoms of headache. According to studies, 90 per cent of Canadians have experienced the pain, tightness and ache. Almost all of us also know that the majority of headaches come and then are gone, apparently leaving no lasting effect. Despite being so common, however, there is no one single […] Read more
Your Amazing Gastrointestinal Tract
Reading Time: 3 minutes Almost all of us take our gastrointestinal tracts for granted. We shouldn t. Starting at our mouths and continuing all the way to our nether ends, our GI tracts are amazing, essential systems, that take the food we eat and convert it into energy that our bodies use. The process begins in your mouth with […] Read more
When Sleep Doesn’t Come
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you toss and turn at night you are not alone. Up to 40 per cent of Canadians say they have problems sleeping. Other numbers bear this out. Lack of sleep contributes to 500,000 automobile accidents each year, and many industrial accidents (including farm accidents) involve sleepiness. Shift work, travel across time zones, stressful times […] Read more
Incontinence — Nothing To Ignore
Reading Time: 3 minutes At one time, people merely coped with incontinence. Today, however, there are medications and therapies that can help, and you shouldn t be embarrassed about seeking assistance. Nor should you feel alone. More than three million Canadians are affected by incontinence. In fact, if you believe the various television and magazine advertisements it may seem […] Read more
Hangover Misery
Reading Time: 3 minutes Three-quarters of people who consume alcohol have experienced at least one hangover in their lifetime, or so the estimates say. But here is something that is much more certain. While it is true that there are any number of “cures,” including folk remedies, that are supposed to alleviate hangover symptoms, prevention is your best bet. […] Read more
That Nagging Cough
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you’re old enough to read this column, it’s a safe bet that you’ve had a cough. It’s also a safe bet that everyone you live with has had a cough too. You can’t get this far without knowing what a cough is. Knowing what a cough does, however, is a different matter. So here […] Read more
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