*PLEASE NOTE: Prior to beginning any new diet or excercise regimen please speak with your family physician. DID YOU KNOW… …muscle is almost as dense as fat; a pound of fat is 1.7 times bigger than a pound of muscle. So even though muscle weighs more than fat, fat makes you look bigger. [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND YOUR HEALTH By David Bodunde, RPh What is Atherosclerosis? Atherosclerosis is a vascular disease in which your artery wall becomes thick due to accumulation of plaque on the inside. Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood full of oxygen to your heart and [Read more]
April 30th, 2010, OntarioNewsNorth.com reported on the announcement that the Canadian National Institute for the Blind Eye Van (CNIB) had partnered with the Northern Diabetes Health Network (NDHN) in an initiative funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to bring screening and education [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: September 3, 2010 GRANDPARENT SCAM ONGOING (NIPIGON, ON.) –Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have received numerous calls from United States residents asking for information about a relative being held in [Read more]
McGuinty Government Expanding Access To Care For Patients, Families More patients in Ontario will have access to family health care thanks to 14 new Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics being created throughout the province. Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics, which offer a team-based approach to frontline [Read more]
McGuinty Government Giving Drivers More Choice for Auto Insurance Ontario’s auto insurance reforms take effect today. These changes are designed to reduce excess assessment costs in the auto insurance system and ensure more accident benefit dollars go to treating accident victims. This [Read more]
September 1, 2010 10:00 AM Nearly 600 Ontario Schools Ready To Welcome Students Premier McGuinty and his cabinet visited a school in North York where teachers and staff are making final preparations for full-day kindergarten. McGuinty met St. Martha Catholic School principal Sal Lofranco to see [Read more]
August 31, 2010 9:30 AM McGuinty Government Helping More Seniors Get Health Care At Home Ontario is ensuring more seniors can get health care at home or in their community by expanding the successful Aging at Home strategy.Aging at Home programs provide health care services to seniors in the [Read more]
Mike Brown, M.P.P. Algoma-Manitoulin For Immediate Release August 24, 2010 Ontario Government Helping Provide Better Care Closer To Home BATCHEWANA – Mike Brown, MPP, Algoma-Manitoulin, is pleased to announce that there will be new Family Health Teams at Batchewana and Blind River serving [Read more]
August 27, 2010 1:00 PM McGuinty Government Aims To Ensure Appropriate Prescribing, Dispensing And Use Ontario is taking action to curb the growing abuse of prescription narcotics and controlled substances, including those containing oxycodone. Across North America, addictions, crime and deaths [Read more]
Manitouwadge Kids Celebrate Fun, Friends and Faith during Crocodile Dock by Vickie Russard MANITOUWADGE, ON – August 20th marked the end of a very busy week at Bethany Pentecostal Church in Manitouwadge. Children aged 5-11 where invited to attend Vacation Bible School (VBS) called [Read more]
HEALTH CARE PANEL HIGHLIGHTS NORTHERN ONTARIO’S UNIQUE CHALLENGES Espanola, ON – A well-attended event focussing on Healthcare provided a vivid snapshot of the challenges facing the Federal, Provincial, and Municipal governments when it comes to providing quality, accessible, health [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT Weight Management By David Bodunde, Rph Weight management is maintaining a healthy weight. It does not mean losing weight to look like a fashion model. What it means is keeping your body weight within a range that will not endanger your present or future health. Weight measurement [Read more]
Seniors’ Housing Information Sessions NORTHSHORE – Unique Seniors’ Housing options were presented to Northwestern Ontario residents at information sessions in Red Rock, Terrace Bay, Manitouwadge and Marathon this week by Chartwell Marketing Managers Cherie Kok and Donnalee Morettin. In [Read more]
Investing More In Clean, Safe Water for Rural and Northern Ontario August 16, 2010 10:20 AM McGuinty Government Ensuring Reliable Water and Wastewater Services Ontario is helping families in small rural and Northern communities receive clean, safe and affordable water and wastewater services by [Read more]
