Have you ever received a sample of a medication from your doctor? Medication samples are provided to physicians by drug companies. Physicians can then choose to provide these samples “free” of charge to their patients for a small duration, in order to determine if the patient tolerates the medication before they receive a prescription for […]
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The medication Actos® (pioglitazone) is in the news again. Actos® is manufactured by the company Takeda. Last month, Health Canada and Takeda updated the safety information surrounding the use of Actos®. It has been shown recently, that the use of Actos® potentially increases the risk of developing bladder cancer. At this time, new warnings
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The use of hazelwood jewellery to ease the pain of teething pain has dramatically increased in the last few years as mother’s look for natural remedy’s to treat their baby’s aches and pains. The practice of using hazelwood for teething pain began when ancient First Nation’s people placed wood chips on their baby’s necks to
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When it comes to infant vaccinations, most parents depend on the Health unit to provide the required vaccinations and to educate them on which vaccines are recommended. These public vaccinations are offered free of charge and include: polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, haemipholus influenza type B, pneumococcal, meningococcal, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella. This series of vaccinations are scheduled to be administered over the course of 5 visits at age 2, 4, 6, 12, and 18 months. There is one infant vaccination that is not on this list that many parents are unaware of and that is the rotavirus vaccine.
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Mild fever, by itself, is not harmful or dangerous. In fact, a fever is your body trying to fight off an infection. A fever occurs when your body’s internal thermostat rises above its normal temperature of 37°C. Common causes of a fever in children include infections, immunizations and overdressing (especially in infants and newborns).
If you are diabetic, you know you need to monitor your blood sugar, but did you know you should be monitoring your feet as well? Diabetes can affect your feet negatively in two ways: 1) Persistently high blood sugar can damage the nerves in your feet. This can result in numbness, tingling and loss of
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What is glutathione? Glutathione is the most abundant anti-oxidant found within the human body. It is a tripeptide composed of three amino acids. What does glutathione do? Glutathione has many important roles within our bodies. Some of which include DNA and protein synthesis, gene expression, immune response, and cell death. Deficiency of glutathione contributes to
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