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Drug Reactions

While most prescribed or over-the-counter drugs we may take are meant to help or prevent certain illnesses, there is an ever-increasing problem in the incidence of drug reactions and adverse side-effects, or drug interactions. Each […]

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Maintaining a Healthy Heart

Although there are hereditary factors which may determine how healthy our heart will be, there are a number of well-recognized determinants for maintaining a healthy heart as we get older. Those who might already have […]

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Colon and Rectal Cancer

The pandemic has caused a significant impact not just on our medical, diagnostic and surgical needs, but also on the preventive components of our medical care such as immunizations, annual health assessments and screening measures […]

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The Changing Face of Family Practice

Following my university and post-graduate training in family medicine in the mid 60s, I finally achieved my goal of becoming a family physician and establishing my practice in a small community where a general practitioner […]

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Self-Monitoring Your Health During COVID-19

Among the many restrictions in our daily lives resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be significant limitations in our access to medical services to which we have become accustomed. For persons without any acute […]

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Shoulder Pain – Causes and Treatment

Within the last several weeks, I have had two friends telling me about the pain they were experiencing with one of their shoulders. One of the few injuries from which I have suffered (from playing […]

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Radon Gas − Is Your Home Safe?

It has been only in very recent years that health researchers, public health agencies and governments have paid much attention to the potential risks of radon emission. We are all aware of the precautions which […]

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Blood Clots and Pulmonary Embolism

A young woman attended the emergency department with chest pains several weeks after being prescribed a birth control pill. Her X-ray was mistakenly read by the emergency room physician as negative. She was diagnosed with […]