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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Know how to use an EpiPen
A recent pharmacist’s study presented to the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology indicates 63 per cent do not know how to use an EpiPen and 62.5 per cent cannot recognize the signs and symptoms of a severe allergic reaction (anaphylaxis).
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For most people, West Nile does not pose much of a threat
We are in the midst of several disease outbreaks of great concern to all. The lack of definitive information creates fear and anxiety. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) posted alerts about Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/sars/) and information about the upcoming season of West Nile virus infection (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm). Information puts risk in perspective.
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