by Research Team | Aug 27, 2015 | Health News
With the start of a new school year, many parents are searching for vaccination records and hoping they’re current, but what does “up-to-date” look like these days? “Not all vaccines that we recommend on the schedule are required by...
by Research Team | Aug 25, 2015 | Health News
Many children head back to school this week amid growing concern about super lice, or populations of the small parasitic bugs that have mutated and are now resistant to traditional over-the-counter treatment. Super lice: What you need to know Many children head back...
by Research Team | Aug 25, 2015 | Health News
The B.C. legislature is being recalled Sept. 28 for a fall session that will likely deal with increasing penalties for distracted driving and careless smoking.
by Research Team | Aug 25, 2015 | Health News
The huge worldwide cost of dementia means that if it were a country it would be the world’s 18th largest economy – more than the market value of companies such as Google and Apple, according to an international report. The estimated cost of dementia has...
by Research Team | Aug 25, 2015 | Health News
Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in this June 20, 2012 photo. Canadian physicians should be subject to mandatory continuing medical education in the appropriate prescribing of opioids – medications whose use has now become...
by Research Team | Aug 25, 2015 | Health News
Aside from being a potent painkiller to help with that numbing headache or aching pain in your back, doctors today routinely prescribe a daily regimen of aspirin to help prevent heart attack and stroke. And a number of studies also indicate that they may also be able...
