Health

Jun 18, 2018 @ 13:41 CarePartners, a home care service provider to Ontario’s Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and an Ontario-based community health care agency, has become the victim of a cyber-attack by sophisticated actors. The cyber-attack breached CarePartners’ computer system and as a result, patient and employee information held in that system, including personal health and financial information, has ...

Learned Behaviours How many times were you told as a child you had to eat everything on your plate? If you are anything like me, I am going to guess you heard it until the day you moved out-and then again every time you visit home! Many of our parents lived in the “waste not want not” era where nothing, ...

This week I have an article that disputes the recent proposals that it is now considered okay to consume any amount of saturated fats- ie the fat from animal meat, dairy products, butter, and many baked goods and fried foods. Here is an edited version of the article. The media love contrarian man-bites-dog stories that purport to debunk long-established beliefs ...

Jun 1, 2018 @ 10:13 Canvassers representing SickKids will be in your area this week. To learn more about our door-to-door canvasser program, please visit our site.   Please feel free to contact us as well at 416-813-6166 EXT. 7978 if you have any questions regarding the program.   Thank you!   SOURCE – SickKids Foundation

Jun 1, 2018 @ 08:16 Today, Friday, June 1, more than 25 local Brain Injury Associations and community partners from Ontario will unveil the Unmasking Brain Injury Project in honour of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Unmasking Brain Injury is an international movement and, through the coordination of the Ontario Brain Injury Association (OBIA), Ontario has become the first province in ...

May 20, 2018 @ 13:14 Here is an recent article regarding the benefits of exercise in persons who have a high risk of heart attack based on their family history. It was recently published in the medical journal “Circulation”. “Does heart disease run in your family? You could most likely slash your risk of developing or dying from heart disease ...

May 17, 2018 @ 11:05 Ontario is encouraging people to protect themselves from tick bites and reduce the risk of Lyme disease when spending time outdoors. Lyme disease is spread through the bite of an infected black-legged tick, which can be found almost anywhere in Ontario. People living in or visiting wooded areas with tall grass and bushes, or moist ...

May 10, 2018 @ 09:24 Parkinson Canada is hosting a Parkinson’s Disease Education Event in Sault Ste. Marie on Tuesday, May 29th titled: You … and your Health Care Team.  In the absence of a local Movement Disorder Clinic, this session will focus on helping people living with Parkinson’s to access all available resources in order to create their personal ...

May 10, 2018 @ 08:03 Do you ever find you are “allowing” yourself to have a treat, or having a “cheat day”? If your everyday dietary regime requires a cheat day, then maybe you should break-up! You are evidently unhappy and unable to sustain the diet trends you are following! Quit restricting yourself! Although we are adults, we act just ...

May 9, 2018 @ 08:18 Une nouvelle équipe de professionnels de la santé améliorera l’accès des résidents de White River et de la Première Nation Pic Mobert à des soins de santé de grande qualité, plus près de chez eux.   Une nouvelle clinique dirigée par du personnel infirmier praticien reliera les membres des communautés de White River et de ...

May 9, 2018 @ 08:14 A new team of health care professionals will provide people living in White River and Pic Mobert First Nation with better access to high-quality health care closer to home. A new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic will connect people in White River and Pic Mobert with interdisciplinary primary care services, access to nurse practitioners, a registered nurse, ...

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May 4, 2018 @ 08:33 On Sunday, April 29th, the Lady Dunn Health Centre Foundation held its annual Donor Recognition Celebration. Gratitude was expressed to donors and the names newly inscribed on the “In-Memory” Donor Board were respectfully acknowledged. To date, the Foundation has donated over $415,000 to the hospital for the purchase of medical equipment and other equipment needed ...

May 3, 2018 @ 08:02 Here is a recent article from the journal Circulation which adds even more evidence (if that is necessary) regarding the remarkable health benefits of following a healthy lifestyle. And following a healthy lifestyle is not very difficult to do.   By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH Middle-aged adults with ...

May 2, 2018 @ 08:20   The Wawa community kitchen has officially been established!! We are a registered non-profit called “The Mixing Spoon”. We had a logo contest for high school students, and Abiguel Jones was the winner. So, what is The Mixing Spoon you ask? We are a community kitchen. And if that still leaves you confused, this community ...