Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone has heard about drugs having side effects, but sometimes it’s difficult to know just how to sort out their importance and what to do if you experience them. Side effects are also among the reasons people cite for stopping medication, which contributes to lack of compliance. Next month we’ll look at side effects and […] Read more
More Than Just Mind Games!
Inhaling The Benefits Of Easier Breathing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia affecting one in 11 Canadians. No one is immune. While there is no cure, some medications can slow the mental decline. Next month we’ll look at the risk factors — both those that you cannot control and some that you can — along with the medications […] Read more
Taking Care Of Your Feet
Reading Time: 3 minutes Inhalers for breathing problems have the advantage of delivering medication directly into the lungs where it acts. Commonly used in conditions such as asthma and emphysema, the technology of inhalers is constantly improving. Next month we’ll give you some tips on getting the most from your inhaler. Foot conditions are rarely life threatening. What they […] Read more
H1N1 Influenza Be Careful Out There!
Reading Time: 3 minutes Prevention Is Preferred To Treatment. Cover Coughs And Sneezes And Throw Away Any Soiled Tissues. Avoid Touching Others And Touching Your Eyes, Nose, Mouth. This is the season for getting back into winter boots and shoes and for taking extra care of your feet. You probably are familiar with common foot problems like athlete’s foot, […] Read more
Hear’s To Ear Wax
Reading Time: 3 minutes Our Grandmothers Were Right. You Should Never Put Anything Smaller Than Your Elbow Into Your Ear With the next flu season here, it’s time for flu shots and other preventive measures. Should you get your flu shot? People most at risk for flu complications definitely need flu shots, but so do health care providers and […] Read more
When Flying Becomes A Pain
Reading Time: 3 minutes Eh?… it’s earwax Everyone has it but you may not realize that it is important to healthy ears. While ear infections more often bother children, adults can also be at increased risk especially if they do not take care of their ears. Next month we’ll look at how the ear and earwax function along with […] Read more
Just A Pinch Of Salt
Reading Time: 3 minutes The salt we sprinkle from our salt shakers accounts for only 10 per cent of the salt that most of us consume every day Warfarin is an ingredient in rat poison, but many people take the drug for blood clotting conditions, including deep vein thrombosis or DVT. Also known as “economy class syndrome,” DVT can […] Read more
Men Are Twice As Likely To Have Basal Cell Carcinoma And Three Times As Likely To Have Squamous Cell CarcinomaSun Sense Taking Care Of Your Skin
Reading Time: 3 minutes Dietary sodium or salt is linked to many diseases ranging from kidney problems to high blood pressure, but how do you eat less salt? Salt seems to be everywhere and even if you don t use the salt shaker, your dietary intake may still be high. Next month we ll look at the health risks […] Read more
Taking care of your skin
Reading Time: 3 minutes Men Are Twice As Likely To Have Basal Cell Carcinoma And Three Times As Likely To Have Squamous Cell Carcinoma Dietary sodium or salt is linked to many diseases ranging from kidney problems to high blood pressure, but how do you eat less salt? Salt seems to be everywhere and even if you don t […] Read more
Migraines are more than ‘only headaches.’ See your doctor
Reading Time: 3 minutes There Are Many Different Types Of Medications That Can Prevent And Treat Migraines, And There Probably Is A Combination That Will Give You Relief If you suffer from migraines, you will know that they are able to disrupt your day-to-day life. This is a chronic, recurrent, and often debilitating nervous system condition that most often […] Read more
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