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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • June 17, 2003

    Help teens tune in to their true selves

    Last week’s column discussed the stages of adolescent development and the normalcy of many of the problems our children face as they progress towards adulthood. The Adolescent Toolkit’s design is to foster the development of age-appropriate behaviours and decisions and promote independence based upon respect, honour, dignity and integrity.

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    Adolescence, adolescent toolkit, friendships, relationships, self-esteem
  • June 10, 2003

    Adapt parenting to your teen's development

    More than 80 per cent of adolescents do not experience stereotypical “hellion” lifestyle and behaviour. There is adolescent angst, but often there is an identifiable cause, such as parental strife, divorce, laissez-faire approaches to discipline, lack of parental involvement and support, lax enforcement of the rules of the house, poor sense of self and depressive…

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    adolescent toolkit, behaviour, growth and development, parenting
  • June 3, 2003

    For many, lactose intolerance is a lifelong inherited problem

    Often, the term milk allergy is used to describe any physical reaction to milk consumption. Many mistake lactose intolerance for milk allergy.

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    lactose intolerance
  • May 27, 2003

    Know the facts about heat-related illness

    You can prevent heat-related illness with an understanding of how summer heat affects your body.

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  • May 20, 2003

    One allergy can lead to many sensitivities

    It’s spring and that means allergies are again exacting their seasonal vengeance. Many people don’t know it, but pollen allergies can increase the risk of severe allergic reactions to other plants, foods and herbal or naturopathic remedies.

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    allergens, cross-reactivity, nut allergy, seasonal allergies
  • May 13, 2003

    Driving is still more risky than West Nile virus

    We are in the midst of a large-scale data collection and evaluation process of West Nile virus infection and outbreak in North America. Although West Nile virus affects other areas of the world like Europe, the Middle East, Russia, Tunisia, Morocco and South Africa among others, it is difficult to extrapolate their experience to the…

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    risk
  • May 6, 2003

    We can't let down our guard on disease control

    Times like these sharpen our attention to the frailties of life. The SARS outbreak illustrates the public perception of risk.When faced with a death rate of three to four per cent, we all want to be able to protect our family and friends from harm.

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    risk
  • April 29, 2003

    Boys between 5 and 9 most at risk for dog bites

    As warmer weather approaches, children will be spending more time playing outdoors. So will dogs.

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    cat bites, dog bites, skin infections
  • April 22, 2003

    Death of caring doctor should concern all Canadians

    Dr. Tony Hsu, a Welland pediatrician in practice for 30 years died last week, his body recovered from Lake Ontario. Humiliated and abused by the Medical Review Committee (MRC), his plight, profiled by CTV’s Avis Favro last November, showed us a caring and dedicated physician destroyed by the committee. Dr. Hsu worked on-call one every…

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