Category: "Health"

Personal social networks influencing health habits says report

Throughout the trial, researchers followed which group was more likely to influence people People adopting new health practices are more likely to be influenced by close connections, including people they know well, than by social networks such as Facebook, research suggests… Continue reading

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Study: Hair shows stress link to heart attacks

A report shows that chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Canadian-Israeli study

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Pay for quit-smoking drugs provinces told

All provincial drug plans should pay for quit-smoking treatments, medical journal editors say. Only Quebec publicly funds all

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Ontario government moving ahead with plans to track prescription drug abuse

Experts say OxyContin is particularly addictive due to its design Ontario’s governing Liberals are moving ahead with new restrictions on the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin and other prescription narcotics. Health Minister Deb Matthews will be announcing long-overdue changes aimed at curbing the… Continue reading

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Report urges changes to mental health care in Ontario

A new report says a "radical transformation" of mental health and addiction care is needed in Ontario A new report says a “radical transformation” of mental health and addiction care is needed in Ontario if people are to receive the help they… Continue reading

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Most Canadians are concerned about the future of health care

Most Canadians are concerned about the future of health care in this country, finds a new report card

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