Health
To Your Health: Rise early, stay hydrated to beat the heat
By Gillian Slade on July 9th, 2018
A heat wave without air conditioning does not have to be unbearable. Even though you may not have to work in the sun it pays to get up earlier than you normally do and accomplish the tasks around your home before temperatures start to climb. The coolest time of the day is in the very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Loneliness, isolation can lead to serious health problems
By Gillian Slade on July 2nd, 2018
Lack of human interaction is detrimental to our mental and physical health. Loneliness and social isolation can significantly affect our quality of life. A British study found prolonged loneliness is linked to serious health problems including being as damaging as if the person smoked 15 cigarettes a day. When there is nobody to share your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: The greatest threat to your life — clot
By Medicine Hat News on July 2nd, 2018
Ask anyone, “What’s the greatest medical risk of dying?” and they’ll answer “Heart attack.” The correct answer is a blood clot (Thrombosis) that occurs in the heart, brain or legs. Now, a shocking report in the health publication, “LifeExtension,” shows what can happen to our legs when we’re flying at 35,000 feet. So with an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Medicine is in good hands, but doctors and patients will have to adapt to changes
By Medicine Hat News on June 25th, 2018
Seventy-two years ago I arrived in Boston. I’d been accepted as a student at The Harvard Medical School. That night a full moon shone on the school’s white marble buildings, an awe-inspiring sight I’ve never forgotten. I recently returned for a 68th reunion, attended lectures, and as a former student was interviewed by a film ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Sometimes a remedy is right in your kitchen
By Gillian Slade on June 25th, 2018
When there is a natural remedy already in your kitchen that you can try for an ailment, it is sometimes worth a shot. For painful joints, arthritis pain, even acid reflux and more, the remedy is cider vinegar, according to the internet and those in favour of natural remedies. If you are questioning how something ... Read More »
2 responsesTo Your Health: Consider adding lentils to your diet
By Gillian Slade on June 18th, 2018
Most of us already know and understand the importance of reducing the quantity of white carbohydrates in our diets. We know to reduce potatoes, white rice, white bread and so on but it is often difficult to find a substitute that we really enjoy. I have written before of eating barley instead and now there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: When all this doesn’t happen, we’re all dead
By Medicine Hat News on June 18th, 2018
What did I learn at my 68th medical reunion at The Harvard Medical School (HMS)? I learned, from an article written by Stephanie Dutchen, that my brilliant classmate, Melvin Glimcher, physician, engineer and professor, had created the myoelectric elbow. Dubbed “the Boston Arm,” this device is a godsend to upper arm amputees. But I learned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Don’t put yourself at risk this summer
By Gillian Slade on June 11th, 2018
We are ready to enjoy warmth and summertime’s pleasures but it is good to be reminded of the season’s potential health issues. The hotter it gets the more we increase our risk of heat stroke, sunburn and dehydration if we spend an extended period out of doors. Whether you work out of doors or spend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: What women (and men) should know about HRT
By Medicine Hat News on June 11th, 2018
The year 2002 was a worrying year for women who were taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to combat troublesome menopausal symptoms. Bold newspaper headlines reported that a study called The Women’s Health Initiative, conducted by the National Institute of Health, showed an increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke, gall bladder disease and blood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor Game: Green funerals: How we can help green our planet
By Medicine Hat News on June 4th, 2018
How would you react if you saw people dumping 800,000 gallons of formaldehyde, a carcinogenic substance, into the earth every year? Then witness them cutting down four million acres of forests annually? I suspect the environmentalists who fight underground oil pipes would be raising holy hell about formaldehyde and rampant destruction of trees. Yet this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!To Your Health: Researchers finding ways to provide more effective health care
By Gillian Slade on June 4th, 2018
An ankle-sized MRI machine that can be used in space has a link to the Prairies and if you thought naloxone was only to reverse the effects of an overdose of illicit fentanyl, I have a surprise for you. Gordon Sarty, researcher with the University of Saskatchewan, has been awarded a $100,000 contract by the ... Read More »
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