Health
To Your Health: Know the signs and don’t be afraid to seek help
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 13th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Between 2009 and 2014 the number of girls internationally who harmed themselves and ended up in hospital, increased by 110%. For boys the increase was 35%. The numbers in Canada are increasing too, especially in young people who are not even teenagers yet. Deliberately cutting, burning or hitting oneself can be seen by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: We can’t forget the ‘societal blind spot’
By GILLIAN SLADE on May 6th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade Seniors become more vulnerable as they age and as a society we tend to think of their children stepping in to help in those final years. That support could be helping them to shop, cook, bathe, dress and perhaps accompany them to a medical appointment. Ultimately it may be making arrangements on their behalf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Coffee boosts protection against Alzheimer’s disease
By Gifford Jones on May 6th, 2019
info@docgiff.com I receive a lot of questionable mail. One says I can invest one thousand dollars and make an easy million. Another, that a simple lifestyle change will cure anything that ails me. Still another arrives that I initially believe is rubbish until I read on. It’s a report from The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Vaccine offers a lifeline of hope
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 29th, 2019
If you have ever lived in an area where malaria is prevalent, or even visited one, you will know how deadly it can be in a very short time. For little children it can be a matter of hours if they receive no medical attention. An amazing vaccine has now been developed and will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Death in both sexes due to the ‘Stupidity Factor’
By Gifford Jones on April 29th, 2019
info@docgiff.com What’s a great medical tragedy? It’s being diagnosed with a disease for which there is no cure. Possibly an even greater tragedy is dying from what’s been called the “Stupidity Factor.” These cases occur because patients ignore symptoms which indicate cancer may be present. But due to either fear or the hope it won’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Stigma a huge issue for dementia patients
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 22nd, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade In the time it has taken you to read this someone in the world has developed dementia. There are 50 million people across the world living with dementia and that number is expected to jump to 152 million by 2050, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) based on a worldwide survey that was published ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Careful what you put in the brown paper bag
By Gifford Jones on April 22nd, 2019
info@docgiff.com Sir William Osler, professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University remarked, “The one thing that separates man from animals is man’s desire to take pills.” Now, a report from the University of California says 30 million North Americans, largely due to what I’ve labelled “Pillitis,” suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 95 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Fight insomnia without drugs, doctors
By Gifford Jones on April 15th, 2019
info@docgiff.com Do you have trouble getting to sleep? Are you counting sheep and getting nowhere? Today, for many people a good night’s sleep is an elusive dream. Now, a report from The Harvard Medical School says that anxiety and stress often cause insomnia. And it’s refreshing to read that its solution doesn’t involve doctors or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Eating nuts is not a nutty idea
By Gifford Jones on April 8th, 2019
info@docgiff.com How would you like to decrease the chance of life-threatening diseases such as diabetes and heart attack? Also lower blood cholesterol at the same time without the use of cholesterol-lowering-drugs (CLDs)? If you don’t have a peanut allergy, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report that eating peanuts every day is not a nutty idea. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Beware of chronic pain, a close cousin to suicide
By Medicine Hat News on March 11th, 2019
“He preaches patience that never knew pain.” These sage words were published in the Handbook of Proverbs in 1855. Or, as Shakespeare wrote, “They breathe the truth that breathe their words in pain.” Today, pain is the most common medical symptom that plagues mankind. But when does it kill? The number of people suffering from ... Read More »
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