Weight Loss Helps Prevent Diabetes
The American Diabetes Association announced the findings of the comprehensive Diabetes Prevention Program. The DPP was conducted at over 25 medical centers nationwide and involved thousands of participants who volunteered to have their habits monitored Read more
Losing Weight After Pregnancy
You could be lucky. I was - just once. When my middle daughter was born I actually weighed 10 pounds less than I had when I’d conceived her. That’s not something you can count on, though, and I can tell you that from experience as well. Read more
Coping With Stress And Anxiety
Among the hardest parts of living in the modern world is stress and anxiety. With worries about work, the environment, the economy, natural disasters, terrorism, and the general state of the world, it seems that there is no end to the number of things to worry about. Read more
Power Massage Stones Help To Rub Out Bad Stress
You are in your office. All day your phone has been ringing off the hook. You just finished a meeting with your boss, who barked for an hour about deadlines you need to meet by yesterday. Paperwork is piling up on your desk faster than pancakes at a diner. Read more
Herbal Skin Care Provides Natural Protection
The idea of using plant based substances to help maintain healthy looking skin is not new as herbal skin care is believed to have been in use by the ancient Egyptians, Chinese and Indian thousands of years ago. Read more
More Help For People With Dementia
Health Minister Ivan Lewis outlined proposals to improve the quality of dementia care and provide more help for people with dementia, as he launched a consultation on the first ever National Dementia Strategy. Read more
CVD Patients To Benefit From Statin Drug
A new program to identify patients at risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease could save the lives of thousands of Manchester residents.
In the same week that drugs authority NICE (the National Institute for Clinical Excellence) Read more
Interim Solution Improves Access To Kidney Dialysis
Plans to speed up improved access to kidney dialysis in West Wales have been approved by Health Minister Edwina Hart. Read more
Clean Hands, Hygiene Vital In Tackling Infection
Clean hands are the most effective tool in the fight against healthcare-associated infections.
That was the key message from Health Minister Michael McGimpsey as he launched the regional ‘cleanyourhands’ campaign to highlight the importance of hand hygiene Read more
Toronto Clinics Help Protect Young Women Against Cervical Cancer
Girls who are finishing Grade 8 and missed the opportunity to be vaccinated against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) during the school year can still receive the vaccine free of charge. Toronto Public Health will be holding several catch-up clinics throughout the city during the summer. Read more