Health

by Claudio Munoz Community Health Centres (CHCs) could be one of your best friends in staying healthy. They are close to home, ready to help, and deeply aware of your problems – all of them – not only medical. CHCs are non-profit…

By Sandra Fletcher My friend Eli recently celebrated his 50th birthday and all of his friends gathered to commemorate this important event. Eli is HIV positive and when he was diagnosed, back in 1983, we never thought that he would see 30…

by Mercedes Rodriguez, PTE The Language Specific Smoking Cessation Program, funded by Smoke-Free Ontario, was developed to provide tobacco treatment information and counseling to foreign born Toronto residents in their own languages. This…

by Larry Jackson Larry Jackson is Vice President of Communications for the PrimeLink Lifestyle association. "The first symptom was a headache," explains Sue Andrews. Ms. Andrews is the President of Active Care Management; a company that…

by Adrienne Robertson Every person in the world is made up differently. We smile differently, our eyes are different colours, we have different voices and nobody walks the same way, either. Most importantly, no two people have the exact…

By Larry Jackson Director Communications PrimeLink Lifestyle Association of Canada www.primelink.info You and your immediate family are on your annual vacation somewhere in Canada. That somewhere is not in the province you call home.…

Check visiting hours and restrictions. Call the receptionist or visit the hospital’s website to find out. Do not visit a patient if you are sick. Colds and flu are not welcome at any hospital.

By Dr. Adam Sidenberg Stephanie first came into my office because she was suffering from back pain, and couldn't pick her young son up in her arms without feeling sharp pains. She also complained that she'd had headaches all the time for as…

By Sabine Ehgoetz Sabine Ehgoetz currently lives in Toronto where she works as a freelance journalist, foreign correspondent and translator. In December 2005 she celebrated her first anniversary as a Canadian resident.

The TB Immigration Medical surveillance process is designed to rule out active TB and to prevent active TB disease from developing. One out of 3 people in the world has the TB germ. Ninety percent will not get sick and cannot spread TB to…