… to 21 or even 25 years would reduce smoking initiation substantially, reduce the prevalence of smoking, improve health across the lifespan, improve the outcome of many teenage pregnancies and save lives.” He said if a man has never smoked by age 18, …
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New glasses help the legally blind see
… the glasses are safe and effective for the legally blind. While eSight’s headsets don’t require the approval of health regulators – they fall into the same low-risk category as dental floss – there’s not yet firm evidence of their benefits. The …
Sudden bankruptcy stuns immigrant settlement agency’s clients
Doreen Bartley, whose son attended the youth programs at MicroSkills and volunteered there, says she is “saddened not only for my child, but for the entire community.” A settlement services agency that served northwest Toronto’s immigrant community for 33 years has abruptly gone bankrupt and closed its doors, leaving 90 employees and hundreds of clients in the cold.
Take cancer check: doctor
That’s the advice of Dr. Nicole Zavagnin, the regional primary care lead for Cancer Care Ontario at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. “Regular, age-appropriate cancer screening can help us to identify certain cancers when they are smaller and more easily treated,” Zavagnin said Wednesday.
Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see
… the glasses are safe and effective for the legally blind. While eSight’s headsets don’t require the approval of health regulators – they fall into the same low-risk category as dental floss – there’s not yet firm evidence of their benefits. The …
Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see
… the glasses are safe and effective for the legally blind. While eSight’s headsets don’t require the approval of health regulators — they fall into the same low-risk category as dental floss — there’s not yet firm evidence of their benefits. The …
Health Canada proposing smoking ban in apartments, raising legal age to 21
Ottawa is considering new anti-tobacco guidelines that could ban smoking inside apartments and on post-secondary school campuses, as well as raise the legal age for buying tobacco products to 21. According to a discussion paper published by Health Canada on Feb. 22 , approximately four million Canadians smoke, making up about 15 per cent of the population. Their new proposal is to cut the smoking population to less than five per cent by 2035.
Sharp vision: New glasses help the legally blind see
… the glasses are safe and effective for the legally blind. While eSight’s headsets don’t require the approval of health regulators – they fall into the same low-risk category as dental floss – there’s not yet firm evidence of their benefits. The …
Marijuana legalization could normalize smoking again: Canadian experts warn
Health officials are voicing their concerns about normalizing marijuana smoke in a new editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. While Canadians may be anticipating the legalization of marijuana, experts worry that the move could usher in the normalization of smoking again.
Melissa Benoit; Sue Dupuis; Olivia Benoit
… been done before, there were a lot of unknowns,” said Dr. Niall Ferguson, head of critical care at the University Health Network, which includes Toronto General. Benoit had been transferred to TGH in early April 2016 from St. Michael’s Hospital, …
Toronto doctors remove dying woman’s diseased lungs to buy time for transplant
… been done before, there were a lot of unknowns,” said Dr. Niall Ferguson, head of critical care at the University Health Network, which includes Toronto General. Benoit had been transferred to TGH in early April 2016 from St. Michael’s Hospital, …
Renee was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, depression and agoraphobia. Here’s how she got help
… I never understood it.” The 33-year-old from St. Catharines, Ont. said she has been diagnosed with a host of mental health issues over the years including bipolar disorder, depression, anorexia athletica, alcoholism and more recently, post-traumatic …
Justin Trudeau adds fresh faces to cabinet; Freeland up, Dion, McCallum out
OTTAWA _ Justin Trudeau is making Chrystia Freeland his new foreign affairs minister and promoting Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen to Immigration as part of a cabinet shakeup aimed in part at preparing for a Donald Trump presidency. Freeland, a former economics journalist with extensive contacts in the United States, leaves the trade portfolio to replace veteran Liberal MP Stephane Dion, whose next assignment has not been made clear.
First baby of the year at WDMH
… to Ontario Power Generation for an incredibly generous donation of $10,000 to our new Community Addiction and Mental Health Centre, just in time for the holidays. CCHF Foundation is grateful for OPG’s support to help keep our community healthy. …