Category: Health & Wellness

  • Second on Our List of Online Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: Spigoo Second Alert 2. Babies who gained weight quickly by six months had a greater risk of obesity at age three than smaller babies. Based on this new finding from a Harvard Medical School study, mothers are given the following advice from health experts:

  • First on Our List of Online Alerts to Health Hazards of Children

    photo credit: Pink Sherbet Photography Now that we have just finished celebrating Mother’s Day, we would like to shift our spotlight to the primary concern of a lot of moms: the health hazards of children. Here is the first alert on our list of online alerts to health hazards of children. Childhood obesity in the…

  • Canadian Living Conditions As Determining Factors on Who Gets Sick and Why

    Press Release, April 28, 2010 York U health researchers produce public primer on who gets sick and why TORONTO, April 28, 2010 – A report released today by York University health researchers offers Canadians the opportunity to learn how their living conditions will determine whether they stay healthy or become ill. Social Determinants of Health:…

  • Beauty of Pollen: Something to Sneeze and Suffer About

    photo credit: Robert in Toronto Allergy season is upon us as we enjoy the  marvels of spring. This year’s late spring is bringing a “pollen explosion” wherein unprecedented levels of pollen have been measured across the Eastern United States this April. “The sheer number of particles in the air was enough to trigger symptoms even…

  • Popular Cosmetic Procedures are Now Taxable Under Canada’s Federal Budget of March 4, 2010

    photo credit: thinkpanama Due to the new federal budget of Canada that was announced on March 4th, the government is now taking away tax breaks for all popular cosmetic procedures and surgeries including Botox injections, breast and nose surgeries, liposuction, hair replacement and teeth whitening. Only “medically necessary cosmetic treatments will still be eligible for…

  • Happy 105th Anniversary to Rotary International!

    February 23rd is the 105th birthday of Rotary.  Rotary founder, Paul Harris,  started the first Rotary club meeting with his business associates on 23 February 1905 in Chicago and discussed his general plans for their Rotary club meetings. To celebrate, Rotarians around the world are lighting up historic landmarks, such as the Egyptian Pyramid of…

  • Top 10 Anti-Aging Remedies For Women With Wrinkles Around the Mouth

    Dermatologists, cosmetic physicians and health experts come to the rescue of the female skin in distress by providing the following top 10 anti-aging remedies for women with wrinkles around the mouth. The medical remedies for aging skin are also known as Facial Rejuvenation procedures to restore your youthful appearance. photo credit: camil tulcan