Animals are playing an increasingly important and welcome role in seniors therapy. Mrs. Davis (a pseudonym due to patient confidentiality) is an 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient.  Her home is an Ottawa long-term-care centre. Davis is alert, but never speaks to anyone. None...

New Health Canada regulations for food labelling should make comparison shopping for healthy eating easier for nutrition-conscious consumers For most households, the days of Mom spending hours in the kitchen, concocting elaborate home-cooked repasts, has largely disappeared from the landscape. Dinner...

After more than a decade, the rules Canada eats by are about to move into the 21st century. Health Canada and Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced last month that Canada’s Food Guide is up for review in an effort to ensure...

The rate of kidney failure among Canadians 65 and older has risen alarmingly in recent years, adding stress and cost to Canada’s health-care system, but it’s a trend that can be reversed with patient education and adherence to diet guidelines Older...

British Columbia retirees looking ahead to a time when they may not be fully independent will soon have new housing options available to them. Developing a "campus of care" with a continuum of services has become a goal of several non-profit...

More evidence against the weed comes from a new study on secondhand smoke. Smokers’ rights advocates, take note. Evidence from a new study is pounding yet another nail into the coffin of the wicked weed. The study data, published in December...

A specialist at Toronto’s Women’s College health-care centre attempts to clarify issues in a debate that has menopausal women running in confused circles. If hormone-replacement therapy for menopausal and post-menopausal women wasn’t confusing enough after the U.S. Women’s Health Initiative study...

Health experts recommend active living as a primary prerequisite for wellness in later years. Advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live a third of their lives after retirement. In Roman times life expectancy was a mere...

Alzheimer’s is a good news, bad news disease. Most people are familiar with the bad news: it’s a degenerative brain disorder that changes behaviour and robs its victims of precious memories and the ability to live their lives with quality. And...

An second interim five-year analysis of an international clinical trial of the breast cancer drug, Taxotere, indicates even more advantages for women with early stage breast cancer. The findings, presented last month at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, show a...