Posts in category Health

So there at the bottom of my driveway sat a guy on a great big hog [motorcycle to most of us]. And I wasn’t surprised. …

Canadian Blood Services says it has a “critical need” for donors to replenish its inventory for all blood types.  In a statement, the organization called …

What’s wrong with North Americans? Plenty! Long ago, Immigrants landed on our hostile shores. They had no shelter, food or medical care. They hacked down …

How could it happen to Kris Letang, the Pittsburgh Penguin hockey player? He was young, in excellent physical condition, yet a victim of stroke. Today, …

Getting old sucks.   My joints creak. Both of my shoulders make wonderful little popping noises. I do this groaning thing when try to roll out …

Since losing weight is simply a matter of burning more calories than you consume, you can lose weight without exercising. Lots of folks do…   …

Ontario is setting up a new service for people seeking medically assisted death that will allow them to reach out for help directly, bypassing health-care …

You think constipation isn’t important? If so, an article in the American Journal of Gastroenterology suggests you’d better think again. Annually, in the U.S., 700,000 …

Here’s the problem with most diets: They’re diets. Diets are sets of rules. Diets are things you follow. So what happens? You try the latest …

The message from Brenda Luscombe, Director of Niagara Health’s Colorectal Screening Program, is simple: Get checked…   “Getting checked for colon cancer helps find cancer …