One of the hardest decisions that we make is whether or not to put our parent or a family member with a disability in a nursing home. Whether you and your family are facing a quick decision about a nursing home due to to a recent event, or have been coping with a worsening progressive…
Sleep disorders are on the rise. Affecting tens of millions of American adults every day, sleep apnea and insomnia are some of the most thorough barriers standing in the way of a stable and happy lifestyle. Should you find yourself struggling to regularly receive the recommended nightly amount of sleep, it’s possible you could be…
Substance abuse costs the Canadian health care system around $8 billion and every year, almost 50,000 Canadians die because of substance abuse. If you’ve been struggling with drug addiction and have taken the big step of seeking help, you and your loved ones might be trying to decide whether to wait for a bed at…
Pharmaceutical companies know about the importance of testing with yearly serialisation testing. Stability studies are used to determine how a product will degrade over time. There are wide varieties of adjustments that can be made to these tests. One main example of a test is when the degradation rate of a product is looked at….
We all want to look beautiful and healthy. We want our bodies to look great and we want to feel great walking around in them. If we feel like we have gained too much weight, we may want to get rid of some of it. But how? Well, you can always get rid of it…
Generally, physicians specialize in treating a specific disease or managing a particular organ in the body. However, there are those that deals with you as a whole person and are often referred as family practice doctor. A family physician is a trained and qualified doctor whose line of operation is to treat, care, and counsel…
Many individuals don’t see vertigo (a sudden loss of balance for reasons unknown, or for standing too quickly) as an issue to see the doctor for. But the truth is that when symptoms persist longer than a few hours or become a daily occurrence it may be time to take a trip to the clinic….
If you have a hernia, you are by no means alone. A hernia exists whenever human body tissue finds its way into an area where it does not belong. For example, when the stomach protrudes up into the esophagus, it is called a hiatal hernia. Many people seek out help for abdominal wall hernias with…
Many parents tend to see an increase in medical visits for their children in the summer months. Although the winter is filled with colds and flu viruses, the summer has many more opportunities for both injury and illness. As your children finish school and spend their summer months at home, ensure that you are prepared…
The signs are everywhere if you know what to look for. The creases and sleep lines may be faint, but if you or someone else you know uses a sleep apnea treatment device when you go to bed at night you are likely aware of the slanted line that crosses the cheeks of those who…
