Category: Canada

Difference Makers: Building self-esteem and changing lives, one…

The idea that a new hairstyle or a foot rub could be life-changing might seem farfetched, but for the founder of a local organization that provides free makeovers and self-care services to people living in poverty, these simple acts have gone on to make big impacts. Caroline MacGillivray is the founder and executive director of Beauty Night , a Vancouver-based organization that she started 16 years ago, after a chance encounter with a woman she met while volunteering at a Downtown Eastside drop-in centre.

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, …

In utero environment can impact brain development, study shows

A new study shows that what happens to a fetus in the womb can affect the brain later in life. In a paper recently published in Human Brain Mapping , a team of researchers from the Quebec-based Research Unit on Children’s Psychosocial Maladjustment shows how the in utero environment can play a role in the development of brain processes.

Study looks at link between cancer, anxiety

It appears lung cancer patients with anxiety and depression die sooner, according to a study by a team of researchers that included Dr. Rob Olson from the Northern Medical Program and the BC Cancer Agency of the North. The study, published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, is one of the first to explore a possible link between mental health and the survival rates of lung cancer patients.

Blood donor clinic for Connor

Eligible blood donors in Kelowna are being encouraged to give the gift of life during the Courage for Connor blood drive that runs January 24-31 at Kelowna Blood Donor Clinic, 103-1865 Dilworth Drive. Connor Morcom is an eight-year-old boy from Kelowna diagnosed nearly a year ago with medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer that starts at the base of the skull and can spread to other parts of the brain and spinal cord.

Partnership adds $150,000 for Strongest Families program

More Island families will be able to access mental health resources thanks to a new partnership between the province and Bell Let’s Talk. Matching funds from government and the Bell Let’s Talk campaign will help add $150,000 to the Strongest Families Program on Prince Edward Island over the next four years, which will support an additional 150 Island families.

Cancer fight ends tragically for 7-year-old boy

Joshua’s mother, Lia Weekes, donated bone marrow to her son, but doctors said his chances would have been better with an external donor who was a closer match in ethnic makeup. Joshua Weekes’ life was cut early, but family and friends say his kindness, laughter and smarts will be remembered forever.

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New dialysis unit planned for Digby

… dialysis unit at Kentville’s Valley Regional Hospital. It will replace a smaller unit at the Western Kings Memorial Health Centre in Berwick and can provide treatment to higher-risk patients who often must travel to Halifax. “With a new dialysis …

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.

Veterans Affairs Canada still understaffed despite Liberal pledge

Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr says the delays in processing, and the fact the department is not meeting its own service standards, can be attributed to an increase in the number of veterans claiming serving-related injuries. Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr says the delays in processing, and the fact the department is not meeting its own service standards, can be attributed to an increase in the number of veterans claiming serving-related injuries.

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. …

New mom fighting cancer

… But they didn’t accept my cheque.” Wesene, originally from Ethiopia, has been living and working in Brandon as a health-care aide with Prairie Mountain Health since 2008. When Wesene was about 13 years old, she and her family were sponsored by a …

Editorial: What a year

Calling it the worst year on record might be going too far, but 2016 certainly came and went with more than it’s fair share of ups and downs. At home in Penticton, controversy seemed to overshadow everything with waterslides topping the list as it rolled over from 2015 and stretched out through the entire year.

City firefighter dies of cancer related to the line of duty

Funeral services as set for this Friday for the Lethbridge Fire Department Captain John Wagontall who died on Sunday after a battle with cancer related to the work of firefighting. Herald file photo by Ian Martens @IMartensHerald In 2006, he rode nearly 8,000 kilometres across Canada during a Cycle For Life campaign, raising awareness about prostate cancer and the importance of early detection – and raising almost $25,000.

Dentists not smiling 5 years after fluoride removed from Moncton water

With the exception of dental fluorosis — which can cause white specks on an individual’s teeth — scientific studies have not found any credible links between adding fluoride to drinking water and adverse health effects. Dentists in Moncton, N.B., want city councilors to acknowledge a marked increase in tooth decay since they voted to stop adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water supply five years ago.

Dentists not smiling 5 years after fluoride removed from Moncton water

With the exception of dental fluorosis — which can cause white specks on an individual’s teeth — scientific studies have not found any credible links between adding fluoride to drinking water and adverse health effects. Dentists in Moncton, N.B., want city councilors to acknowledge a marked increase in tooth decay since they voted to stop adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water supply five years ago.