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Stroke is the third-largest killer of Canadian adults, after heart disease and cancer. It’s also the primary cause of physical disabilities and is second only to Alzheimer’s disease as a cause of mental disability. In Canada, there are more than 50,000 strokes a year. About 6% of deaths in Canada are due to stroke –…

Suffering from hearing loss? You’re not alone, and there are many ways to cope. Hearing aids Many people with hearing loss can benefit from a hearing aid. These devices sit behind or in your ear and amplify incoming sounds so you can hear them. But more than 80% of people who need hearing aids don’t…

Sometimes, the early signs of hearing loss can be easy to miss. Many people don’t realize that they’ve slowly been adjusting to a worsening hearing loss. Could you be losing your hearing? Ask yourself these questions: Do people often tell you you’re speaking too loud? Does everyone seem to be mumbling? Do you often ask…

Hearing loss doesn’t have to be an unavoidable part of aging. You can protect yourself from some of the common causes of hearing loss. Here’s how: Watch your decibels! Short-term exposure to loud noises, such as explosions, fireworks, or jet engines can cause hearing loss. But so can longer-term exposure to noises that aren’t so…

In order to be an organ donor, the donor must die from brain death, also referred to as neurological death. In laymen’s terms, this form of death results from a severe injury to the brain, whereby the brain ceases to function because of insufficient blood or oxygen. If the person does not die before reaching…

Some people may worry that organ donation breaches tenets of their religion. A cursory reading of some religious texts may lead to this conclusion, but the reality is that, although some groups discourage organ donation, major world religions permit and in fact encourage the practice. Laws in Judaism and Islam, for instance, prohibit desecration of…

There are over 4,000 people in Canada right now who are waiting for a solid-organ transplant. If they receive the organ or organs they need, their lives could be saved or greatly enhanced. The number of transplants performed in Canada is over 2,000, a number that has remained virtually the same in recent years. The…

Tani Goodman’s promising life ended tragically in an accident when he was just 17, but in his family’s eyes, his spirit lives on, thanks to the medical miracle of organ donation. Six people have either had their lives saved or reaped tremendous health benefits as a result of receiving Tani’s organs. These new leases on…

Everybody knows that you need to eat the right things if you want to stay healthy and fit. But what are the “right things”? What does your body need in order to help you stay active? One important answer is glucose. Glucose is the fuel your body needs, especially at the beginning of exercise. Even…