Tag: Health

  • Town of Okotoks: Sheep River Safety

    Town of Okotoks: Sheep River Safety

    The days may be getting longer and hotter but the risks associated with enjoying the Sheep River remain the same.  While enjoying a sunny afternoon dip in river sounds ideal, swimmers must always take the appropriate safety precautions. Water levels in rivers can fluctuate and the depths can vary dramatically. Slippery rocks can cause falls…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Follow the Rules – Share the Road

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Follow the Rules – Share the Road

      When you get on your bicycle and get on the road, you are then officially classified as driving a vehicle. As such, you need to know and obey the same rules as other vehicles. This is for your own safety, because if you behave like a car driver would behave, your actions are more…

  • What to do in a Tornado

    What to do in a Tornado

      In a house with a basement: Avoid windows. Get in the basement and under some kind of sturdy protection (heavy table or work bench), or cover yourself with a mattress or sleeping bag. Know where very heavy objects rest on the floor above (pianos, refrigerators, waterbeds, etc.) and do not go under them. They…

  • Government Supports Further Research on Equine Therapy

    Government Supports Further Research on Equine Therapy

    July 2015 – Ashburn, ON – The Honourable Erin O’Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today announced funding for two new research studies on the effectiveness of equine (horse) therapy for Veterans with mental health conditions. The Canadian Institute of Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) will receive $250,000 to conduct an Equine Assisted Intervention Study.…

  • Lyme Disease: Our Fight to Pay it Forward

    Lyme Disease: Our Fight to Pay it Forward

      Written by John Stadnyk My family’s fight against Lyme disease is relatively new, but we learned quickly of the controversy surrounding Lyme Disease. Three months ago, my wife (Theresa) was bit by a tick in our backyard in Calgary, Alberta (Canada). At the time, we didn’t realize what we were dealing with. After a…

  • ‘Cracking’ Gluten Intolerance

    ‘Cracking’ Gluten Intolerance

    Researchers use egg yolks to create supplement that could improve lives of people with celiac disease. By Sandra Pysklywyc (Edmonton) University of Alberta researchers may have found a way to help people with celiac disease enjoy the wide variety of foods they normally have to shun. Hoon Sunwoo, an associate professor in the Faculty of…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Submit-a-Tick ~ Alberta Program Checks Ticks for Lyme Bacteria

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Submit-a-Tick ~ Alberta Program Checks Ticks for Lyme Bacteria

      As summer gets underway, Albertans are reminded to submit any ticks they find to the Alberta Tick Surveillance Program. The program tests first for the type of tick and then, if necessary, for the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease in humans. Lyme disease is an illness caused by bacteria that is spread through…

  • Because You Cared: Former Paramedic ‘Forever Grateful’ for Nurse’s Care

    Because You Cared: Former Paramedic ‘Forever Grateful’ for Nurse’s Care

          Surprise ‘thank you’ a career highlight for 29-year health professional Story by Heather Marcoux Glenda Volk thought she was attending just another meeting on just another day at the Wainwright Health Centre. But then a recent patient, former paramedic Dan Schmidt, made a surprise appearance and turned the day into one of…

  • Health Minister responds to Protection for Persons in Care decisions

    Health Minister Sarah Hoffman issued the following statement on the release of decisions related to reports of mistreatment of three residents at the Kipnes Centre for Veterans in late 2014 and early 2015. “I am deeply disturbed by cases of abuse at the Kipnes Centre that an investigation has determined to be founded, and by…

  • UCalgary: Research Leads to Change in Canadian Stroke Care Guidelines

    UCalgary: Research Leads to Change in Canadian Stroke Care Guidelines

    ESCAPE trial, led by Hotchkiss Brain Institute, contributes to new recommended best practices University of Calgary researchers Mayank Goyal, left, Andrew Demchuk and Michael Hill in the neuro-angiography suite where endovascular treatment is performed. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary A recent stroke clinical trial led by the University of Calgary is one of…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Water Fun

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Water Fun

    Spending a week at the cottage, going fishing or sailing, or just having fun in your backyard pool can make for a great summer. But water needs to be treated with respect or accidents can happen. By paying attention to certain safety rules and by knowing what to do in case of an emergency, you…

  • Preventing Water Related Fatalities: National Drowning Prevention Week

    Preventing Water Related Fatalities: National Drowning Prevention Week

      Western Canada – The Lifesaving Society and STARS air ambulance are partnering-up across Western Canada to promote water safety, as part of National Drowning Prevention Week from July 19 to 25, 2015. Approximately 500 Canadians drown every year, including 28 Albertans, 22  Saskatchewanians, and 15 Manitobans in 2014. “Water-related fatalities are preventable” said Lifesaving…

  • Minister Ritz announces major investment in research to boost Canadian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, create jobs and opportunities

    Minister Ritz announces major investment in research to boost Canadian agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture, create jobs and opportunities

    Eleven genomics research projects including four at the University of Saskatchewan, will better position Canadian agriculture and agri-food, and fisheries & aquaculture industries, to feed hungry world markets SASKATOON, July 21, 2015 /CNW/ – The world’s increasing population, the corresponding growing demand for food, and climate variability will have profound impacts on the productive capacity…

  • HeartMath = Well-being

    HeartMath = Well-being

      Airdrie program teaches techniques to cut stress By Kerri Robins AIRDRIE — Taylor Ferguson finds himself at peace these days thanks to a ‘heart-brain connection’ he made through the HeartMath program, with help from Alberta Health Services (AHS) Rural Addiction and Mental Health Services. “The program is what I consider to be ‘eyes wide…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Window and Balcony Safety ~ Protecting your Children

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Window and Balcony Safety ~ Protecting your Children

      As summer temperatures rise outside, many parents open their windows or balcony doors to let in fresh air. Unfortunately, along with the fresh air comes a significant risk to children. For a curious child, an open window or balcony door can pose the risk of a serious fall. Every year, Alberta Health Services (AHS)…