The menopause is defined medically as one year of no periods (the medical term is amenorrhea) caused by the failure of the ovaries to maintain…
Chloé* was only seven years old when she started to have disordered eating. At first, the symptoms were subtle; she’d leave food on her plate …
The Bal des tannants for The Children’s was bigger and brattier than ever this year. The event, held on Friday, May 12 raised a record $1.5 mi…
Seasonal allergies are getting worse. Allergies happen when our body’s immune system overreacts to something it should ignore. With seasonal a…
Pink eye (or as it is medically termed, conjunctivitis) is an inflammation of the transparent membrane (the conjunctiva) that lines the eyelid…
How old we actually are (our biological age) is not just a function of how many birthdays we’ve had. The biological age is affected by disease…
In Quebec, as of May, if you’re 80 years of age or older or someone with a compromised immune system who is 18 years of age or older, you’ll b…
The situation with respect to the SARS-CoV-2 virus has evolved. The provincial Ministry of Health now recommends that the following people wea…
Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) have released very similar guidel…
A study reported in the European Journal of Nutrition looked at the brain health of over 6,000 people aged between 40 and 73 and related it to…
The influenza virus doesn’t only infect people, a different strain of the virus infects birds. There is a very significant ongoing outbreak am…
The prostate is a gland found only in men that sits under the bladder and makes seminal fluid, essential for nourishing and transporting sperm…
The number of people diagnosed with mental health disorders — such as anxiety, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, eating di…
Until now condoms and vasectomies were the only reliable forms of male contraception. Scientists have been experimenting with various formulat…
Reading to your child is good for both you and your child. A study published in the Journal of the Journal of the American Board of Family Med…
Our health care system is overwhelmed. Here are some tips on how to take charge of your own care.
Angie Schizas’ son Brandon Kyle Morello was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer, just before his third birthday at the onset of the…
February is Heart Health Month in Canada. There are many ways you can make your heart healthier. Let’s start with your diet. Red meat as the s…
Doctors in Nova Scotia lose approximately 10 hours a week on unnecessary paperwork. There’s no reason to expect that the situation is any bett…
There are 6,900 women diagnosed with breast cancer in Quebec every year, and the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation works to provide support and …
Starting off the New Year with plans to improve your life is a great idea, but unfortunately some people find themselves falling short. Here a…
The paper, A Taste of Their Own Medicine: Guideline Adherence and Access to Expertise, was published in the journal, American Economic Review:…
To get through your daily activities if helps to be flexible and your joints mobile. This doesn’t mean that you have to be able to contort you…
Feed a cold. Starve a fever. These inaccurate bits of advice may date back to the Middle Ages. At that time, it was believed that to combat il…
Swaddling refers to wrapping a baby in a blanket to limit their movement. Although accepted by the Canadian Pediatric Society and the Public H…
Dr. Lucie Opatrny will become the next president and executive director or the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). The announcement was co…
Many people really aren’t at their best for the first few hours each morning after they get up. Often, we blame our genetic inheritance, in wh…