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What to do if you have IGT You may be at risk of developing diabetes, but the good news is, it’s not too late to control your blood sugar levels for the long term. Studies have shown that people with IGT can prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes by up to 58%…

What are the signs and symptoms? People with imparied glucose tolerance (IGT) often have no symptoms. In fact, millions of people have diabetes and don’t know it because symptoms develop so gradually, people often don’t recognize them. Symptoms of diabetes include the following: frequent urination constant thirst always being tired blurred vision cuts and bruises…

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 –…

Did you know that over 85% of all serious head injuries from bike falls could have been prevented by wearing a helmet? For children under 18, wearing a helmet is the law in 7 provinces in Canada – legislation that resulted in a drop in bicycle-related head injuries among kids by a whopping 45% in…

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury The Facts A concussion is a brain injury of such severity that it alters the way the brain functions for a short period of time. When jarred or shaken, the soft tissue of the brain can move around inside of the skull and knock into the hard bone. Bruising, torn blood…

Headaches come in many different varieties. There’s the all-time classic tension headache (think vanilla), so common that just about anyone who’s got a head has experienced one. Eyestrain, fatigue, and stress (mental or emotional) are all key ingredients in this flavour. These headaches are usually dull, with pressure around both sides of the head. Next…

Are ticks just a harmless nuisance? Tick bites can present a temporarily annoying experience in the summertime. However, the additional possibility of catching Lyme disease is one more reason to take action against these bugs. Lyme disease is caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is spread by the bite of ticks of…

  Contact dermatitis is another kind of allergy, one that appears as a skin rash after you have touched some sort of allergen. One of the most common triggers of contact dermatitis in the great outdoors is poison ivy. The resin of the plant contains an oily substance called urushiol that’s easily released and spread when…