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6 minute read

Show Me The Proof! Understanding Medical Research

Medical research can be challenging to understand, and yet so many of us rely upon Dr. Google to research diagnoses, symptoms and diseases. Keep this guide to understanding medical research handy as you become more knowledgeable about your healthcare.

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6 minute read

Avoiding The Emergency Room

With an average waiting time of 7 hours for Canadians to receive treatment in the E.R., it worthwhile considering these alternatives when facing a non-life-threatening medical issue.

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Nova Scotia Government Fighting To Improve Emergency Departments

Adding Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Care Providers and help for Paramedics are the first steps in the plan.

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Ontario Investing in Private Clinics

Ontario's healthcare system is expanding surgical and diagnostic procedures to for-profit clinics. It's happening, for better or for worse.

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Prediabetes: Take Control Now

11.7 million Canadians are living with diabetes or prediabetes—a condition that, if left unmanaged, can develop into type 2 diabetes. Learn more about how you can change course and stop the development of this harmful disease.

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3 minute read

Is Corona-Somnia Here To Stay?

Canadians experienced sleeplessness at unprecedented levels during the Pandemic. With the shift to remote work is Coronasomnia here to stay?

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Revenge Bedtime Procrastination – A Silent Threat

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is a phenomenon that describes the decision to sacrifice sleep for personal leisure time driven by a relentless daily schedule.

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4 minute read

Warm Up To Cold Water Bathing

Many athletes swear by Cold Water Therapy for recovery. So how can an at-home athlete safely leverage this ancient wellness strategy?

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Stroke Symptoms – The Early Signs Are Often There

Researchers have concluded that 43% of stroke patients were given warning signs a week before experiencing the event. Learn what they are, it could save your life.

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I Sleep 15 Hours a Week. Student Exhaustion is Normal, Right?

Students know that sleep is important for their health and well-being but late nights and all-nighters have become the norm.

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4 minute read

Choose Your Pharmacist Wisely

The pharmacist is more than a gatekeeper between us and our prescriptions. These medical professionals can be extremely influential in our healthcare.

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Holding hands with your doctor with heart in hands.

4 minute read

Help Your Doctor Help You

Useful tips on how to help your Family Physician from Dr. Kate J. Miller a comprehensive GP from Guelph Ontario.

Show Me The Proof! Understanding Medical Research

Avoiding The Emergency Room

Nova Scotia Government Fighting To Improve Emergency Departments

Ontario Investing in Private Clinics

Prediabetes: Take Control Now

Is Corona-Somnia Here To Stay?

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination – A Silent Threat

Warm Up To Cold Water Bathing

Stroke Symptoms – The Early Signs Are Often There

I Sleep 15 Hours a Week. Student Exhaustion is Normal, Right?

Choose Your Pharmacist Wisely

Help Your Doctor Help You

Optimizing Diabetes Care: The Research Supported Promise of AI

Top 4 Tips to Reduce Politically Induced Anxiety

ADHD? These Lifestyle Changes will Help

Metabolic Health: Moving from Band-Aid to Cause

More Canadian Women Are Choosing A Midwife for Childbirth

Unlocking Health: Steps, Active Minutes, and Beyond

The Summer-Health Balancing Act

Overcoming Back Pain; 3 Expert Tips (Video)