Health and Fitness Articles - Articles Index 6

Fact Or Fiction - The Truth About Colorectal Cancer: Colorectal Cancer is a disease that only affects older men.

Up Close And Personal With Someone Who Has Lived With Colorectal Cancer: (NC)-Imagine being 41 years old and being told by your family physician that you have...

Colorectal Cancer - Preventable, Curable And Beatable: (NC)-March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and to ensure Canadians...

Important Steps That Can Lower Your Risk Of Colorectal Cancer: (NC)-March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Barry Stein...

Skin Care 101: How To Be 'Skin Smart' This Winter: (NC)-'Skin smart' protection and behavior works from the outside in, and from...

Simple Steps To Avoid 'Winter Itch': (NC)-Here are some helpful tips you can follow this season to avoid the dry, itchy skin...

Save Your Skin By Starting Early: (NC)-Maintaining proper skin-care habits to prevent dry skin throughout the year...

Fact Sheet: ASPIRIN® - a Trusted Brand: Acetylsalicylic acid, or ASA, the active ingredient in ASPIRIN® was launched...

Psoriasis Itch Causing Marital Tension?: Q: I have had psoriasis on my scalp for 8 years. My wife has always been very supportive...

No More Bad Hair Days : Tips For Clearing Stubborn Dandruff: (NC)-Dandruff - that dry, itchy, white flaking of the scalp - affects up to 70% of the...

What is Hepatitis C?: (NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious virus that is carried in the blood and harms the liver...

Ways You Can Get Infected With Hepatitis C: (NC)-Hepatitis C is spread through contact with infected blood. Here are just some...

The Risks Of Piercing And Tattooing: (NC)-If you plan to get a tattoo, or body piercing, you should know that there...

Hepatitis C Virus Lives In Your Liver: (NC)-Your liver works 24 hours a day, performing over 500 vital functions for your...

The Kidney Foundation Promotes Healthy Choices: (NC)-How you live today can make a big difference in how you'll live tomorrow.

'Keyhole' Surgery: An Innovative Boon For Live Kidney Donors: (NC)-Each year, a growing number of Canadians make the heartfelt decision to give...

Study Examines Use Of Wireless And Handhelds At Patients' Bedside: (NC)-Researchers are investigating the use of wireless technology and handheld...

Getting Tough On E. Coli Can Help Prevent Kidney Failure: (NC)-Despite the fact that Canada's food supply is among the safest in the world...

Kidney Disease - Early Detection Thwarted By Silent Symptoms: (NC)-"The first clues started to appear about a year before I was diagnosed, but...

What Does It Mean To Be Fit?: (NC)-When we think of the word "fit," what comes to most people's minds is strength...

Pain In The Neck?: (NC)-Neck pain is less common than low back pain, which affects about 80 percent...

Back To Golf: (NC)-It's true that many golfers suffer from back pain. If you are one of them but love...

Back In The Garden: (NC)-For many Canadians, gardening is the most joyful activity of summer. But...

Wake Up To The Facts About A Good Night's Sleep: (NC)-Just about everyone has heard that sleep is important to health and well-being...

Sleep Tip: (NC)-Just about everyone has heard that sleep is important to health and well-being...

Healthy Aging - Surviving In Today's World: (NC)-The older we get, the faster life moves. Unfortunately, as our body ages...

Don't Fool With A Seizure: (NC)-You and a friend are enjoying an outing when -suddenly-your companion...

Breast Cancer Education Gets Visual: (NC)-If a picture is worth a thousand words, how do you use pictures to help people...

Zen Mind: A Personal View: Zen mind is the “Natural” state of our beings: No self, no identity, no memes, no beliefs.

West Nile Virus: West Nile virus is a strain of encephalitis similar to Saint Louis encephalitis, which...

Go Nuts!: Nuts of all kinds (I am talking peanuts, cashews etc) have a mixed reputation. They...

Should Mom Move Closer?: Things to Think About Before You Relocate Your Elderly Parent...

Adult Attention Deficit Disorder: Attention Deficit Disorder tends to focus predominately on children, leaving the...

5 Tips to Reduce Depression: While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all over the world...

Diet and Eczema: Much controversy and argument surrounds the idea that food may play a role in triggering...

Milk Soy Protein Intolerance: A Mother's Perspective: I first learned of Milk Soy Protein Intolerance (MSPI) in the office of a pediatric...

No Picnic In Sight: Upon being diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, I saw the reality behind...

Time Out of Mind: Let us first consider the role of time in our lives, then let us consider that role in terms...

The Diagnosis Myth: Although I risk dissension by doing so, I must say something that I think many of us...

What's with my Hair Falling Out !?: “Yeeee gads! My hair is falling out!” This is a cry that can affect your whole family...