Health/Wellness



Feds address SARS job loss crisis

Two new JobTrack Centres have been created to assist workers whose jobs have been negatively affected or lost due to SARS.
2003, November

Behind the scenes at flu prevention HQ

Yesterday saw the launch of Toronto's Flu campaign.
2003, October

Focus on a rewarding career

If there's any time of year that we most appreciate our sight, it's October, when the trees are ablaze with red, orange and gold leaves.
2003, October

Fight cholesterol with the right diet

Three years ago, a doctor told John Flys that his cholesterol level was dangerously high.
2003, September

Resource helps children breathe easier

Rosemary Stekar's earliest childhood memory is not a pleasant one: She was about 3 years old and she couldn't breathe.
2003, September

Doctors lobby for safer sports

Teenager Tim Stewart played hockey in a league that allowed bodychecking and it almost cost him his cognitive ability and perhaps even his life.
2003, August

Genetic testing crucial to preventive health care

Jacob Schwartz is a six-year-old child with bright eyes and a dazzling smile.
2003, August

Is health care going to pot?

The CALM office in downtown Toronto is filled with goodies, all of which contain marijuana.
2003, July

Addressing mental health at work

Going to work can kill you. But accidents in the workplace aren't the only danger.
2003, July

Our Sisters' Place: In the mood to help

Is this ordinary teenage angst? Or is this 16-year-old suffering from depression resulting from a treatable hormone-related mood disorder?
2003, July

New test to gauge likelihood of Alzheimer's

"If there were a proven test to indicate whether you would get Alzheimer's disease in the future, would you get tested?"
2003, June

Let's get physical this summer

The goal of this year's SummerActive campaign is to help Canadians understand that increasing physical activity is easier than you'd think.
2003, June

Putting the bite on West Nile virus

Summer is on the way and the warnings about West Nile Virus are rife.
2003, June

In the skin of a dermatologist

Keep covered up. Use sunscreen. Stay in the shade. These are some of the messages dermatologists are telling the public during Sun Awareness Week.
2003, June

Dispelling the myths of mental illness

After five years of experience working as a street nurse who specializes in mental health, Krysia Tomsic has learned a lot about schizophrenia.
2003, May

Meeting the challenges of Aboriginal mental health

"When rabbits fly" is the intriguing name for an upcoming workshop on aboriginal mental health.
2003, May

Volunteers make an impact on mental health

Ehrin Albright volunteers with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
2003, April

SARS: On the front line

The lobby of St Michael's Hospital is filled with hospital workers covered from head to toe in protective clothing.
2003, April



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