• OMA reports heavy alcohol consumption problem in Ontario

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 3, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: Ontario doctors speak up against heavy drinking  

  • British MPs make plea to citizens to curtail alcohol consumption

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 9, 2012   [display_podcast]   Source: Britons should avoid drinking alcohol for at least two days a week to protect their health, a committee of MPs said in a report published Monday   Reference: Alcohol consumption per country

  • CIHI Ontario report on prinicple causes of traumatic injury

    Original broadcast date: August 30, 2009 Major trauma from severe injuries can have a devastating impact on the lives of the individual, their friends and family. A report by released July 30, 2009 by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), reviewed the principle causes of these injuries in Ontario. Alcohol was involved in at…

  • Binge drinking effects on the developing adolescent brain

    Original broadcast date: June 7, 2009 We tend to associate rapid developmental changes in cognition, socialization and behaviour with infants, toddlers and children. Parents try to promote positive changes and maximize their child’s potential by avoiding potentially hazardous materials, substances and poor food choices that could have a negative impact on their child’s development. However,…

  • “It must be my fault”

    Although many people are aware of the effects of alcohol abuse on family and friends, missing from this equation is a child’s reaction to a parent who drinks too much.

  • Survey shows youth drug use up in past decade

    In this continuing series based on teens’ questions asked at Canterbury High School, today’s column looks at the drug issue, which is all too often intertwined with the issue of sex among teenagers.

  • Which is worse: cigarette or joint?

    You walk a fine line at times when responding to teens’ questions. One frequently asked centers around comparisons between marijuana, cigarettes and alcohol. For example, a common question is, “What is worse, smoking a joint or smoking a cigarette?”

  • What teens want to know

    School children tend to set the agenda when it comes to what health info they want Despite numerous health advisory and information campaigns, inroads into curbing or modifying deleterious adolescent behaviours remain wanting. There are many reasons, including competition from television and movies, advertising, peer pressure, academic responsibilities, development of independent attitudes and rebelliousness, and…