Health
Processed Meat Recall
(May 10, 2010) - The Team
With the May 24 weekend less than two weeks away another Listeria alert has been issued for processed meat products from Zadi Foods Ltd. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Zadi Foods Ltd. are warning the public not to consume various processed meat products described below because the
Children’s Medicine Recall
(May 2, 2010) - The Team
Funny how you hear this after the end of the major cold and sniffles season... McNeil Consumer Healthcare, part of Johnson and Johnson, has recalled a variety of children's medicines in 10 countries, including Canada. In Canada, the impact is limited to all lots of Children's Motrin and infan
Smoking Bans Working!
(April 13, 2010) - The Team
The 22% of Canada's population who still smoke may hate heading outside at 20 below to catch a quick puff but a new study shows that bans on smoking in public places are working. Since the bans started popping up in 2001 the Canadian Medical Association has discovered some amazing results: - 1
So Coffee Won’t Stunt Your Growth After All
(March 28, 2010) - Mark W. Law
When I was growing up my mother admonished us never to drink coffee, "It'll stunt your growth!". So for years it was tea and toast in the morning, tea at dinner time and Kool-Aid or homemade root beer in between. But NEVER coffee - that was reserved, like some special elixir, for adults. I can ev
The Good, The Bad and The Sniffly
(March 22, 2010) - The Team
The weather, it is a'changin'. Our first winter in Teeswater (2006 - 07) was a major climate shock to our system, with road closures for most of the month of February, snow drifts halfway to the second floor and bitter cold winds. But each successive year seemed to be milder, in fact only three s
Paying The Price For A Mild Winter?
(March 12, 2010) - The Team
As we sit more than a week from the official first day of Spring, it seems pretty obvious that this past winter was much milder than in the past. But will we pay the price during the next few months? Senior Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips said this winter, the warmest and driest o
A Healthy Heart is a Beautiful Thing
(February 2, 2010) - Mark W. Law
February is Heart Month in Canada. This month that message has extra meaning in our house as a very special family member recovers in a Kitchener hospital from major heart surgery, thanks in great part to advances in medical technology that our donations at the door make possible. We all know
Convenience Stores Want Ban on Teenage Tobacco Possession
(January 20, 2010) - The Team
First there were the black labels and graphic disease reminders on cigarette packages, then advertising restrictions and finally a complete ban on sales of cigarettes to teenagers coupled with stores having to secure and tuck out of sight any tobacco products. The Ontario government has meant busine
Pharmacies To Take Larger Role in Health Care
(January 15, 2010) - The Team
As often as most of us end up in the back of the local pharmacy getting a prescription filled it is easy to forget that the people behind the drug counter are a lot more than just clerks. We see them counting out pills and explaining the often cryptic instructions from our doctor. But did you kno
Alcohol and Cold Weather A Bad Cocktail
(January 11, 2010) - The Team
Lying in bed at 4 a.m. listening to snowmobiles roaring around the track at the Teeswater Fairgrounds makes me a bit nervous, wondering what folks are doing up at this time of night - and what 'fuel' they have onboard to help keep their machine running. According to the University of Iowa College
Pudgies Overtake Puffers
(January 7, 2010) - The Team
You just knew this was going to happen. Over the past years a concerted effort by health professionals and government has reduced the number of smokers in the population to about 18%, improving our health and easing the burden on the health system due to smoking related disease. Now comes a st
Early to Bed Improves Teenage Mental Health
(January 3, 2010) - The Team
My teenager is going to hate me for this... A recently published study in the U.S. indicates that teenagers are better able to cope with mental stress if... they go to bed earlier! In a two year study of 15,000 students from Grade 7 to 12, researchers found that on average teenagers said they
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