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ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is a common condition associated with broad functional impairment among both children and adults and can have a negative impact on both family and work life. In our Doctor on Call feature on the next page, Dr Kenny Handelman discusses the direct impact of adult ADHD on the workplace. Discussion […]

    FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT Karen Liberman, recently retired Executive Director of the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario (MDAO) and the inspiration behind M.A.P. describes healing as a passage from “darkness to light” and feels privileged to have shared her own journey to recovery with many “courageous, resilient, powerful, fellow travelers.” 2 To find […]

            Diabetes is a largely preventable, global epidemic that costs the Canadian health care system billions of dollars each year. More than 3 million Canadians live with diabetes, and another 6 million have prediabetes which can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This means that one in 4 […]

            Probably because of our cooler and often cloudier climate – especially on weekends! – Canadians don’t pay as much attention to skin cancers as we should. But skin cancer accounts for about half of all cancer diagnoses. Most are relatively benign and can be easily treated with surgery, but […]

  The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as "… a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community."   About 20% of Canadians will experience […]

      Overview Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and deterioration of bone tissue. Eventually, a more fragile bone structure results in fracture, particularly of the hip, spine and wrist. Complicating prevention and diagnosis is the fact that bone loss occurs without symptoms. Several major risk factors contribute to a diagnosis, […]

Like the weather, everyone complains about the sleep they get: not enough. Sleep is defined as “a state marked by reduced consciousness, diminished activity in skeletal muscles, and depressed metabolism.” It consists of four observable “nonrapid eye movement” (NREM) stages, plus REM – the stage where dreaming occurs. It has been suggested that one of […]

    It may surprise you to learn that Canadian tobacco manufacturers sold an astounding 17.5 billion cigarettes in 2008, according to Statistics Canada. Even though Canada has one of the lowest rates of adult smoking in the world, it is clear there is still a long way to go to before tobacco does no […]

      Today we are far luckier than our ancestors of only a generation ago. New hope has emerged for those suffering from certain traditionally hard-to-treat diseases, like inflammatory bowel disease, the inflammatory arthroses (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), psoriasis, HIV, multiple sclerosis, and even cancer.   Canadians have been using biologics – in a more […]

      Overview Of the 200 different kinds of cancer, cervical cancer is relatively rare. In 2007, it is expected that there will be about 1,350 new cases, and 390 deaths in Canada. While the causes are not often known, it has been estimated that about half of all cancers could be prevented with […]