March 1, 2011 McGuinty Government Establishes Expert Panel To Provide Advice On Best Practices Ontario is establishing an expert advisory group to provide advice on follow-up care and treatment for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who return to Ontario after undergoing the experimental Chronic [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels School has recently added a 5 day Morning Meal Plan to their 3 day Snack Program to promote healthy nutritional choices. These programs are offered to all students and staff. We thank the Canadian Red Cross, Holy Angels Parish and Holy Angels School Council [Read more]
Superior North Emergency Medical Services Rural and Remote Paramedics vote for strike action! TORONTO, ON – Feb. 25 /CNW/ – CAW Local 229 members from 14 remote and rural paramedic stations throughout the district of Thunder Bay voted 100% in favour of strike action. The strike vote [Read more]
McGuinty Government Providing Care Closer To Home Ontario’s expansion of bariatric surgeries, also known as gastric bypass, is saving the province tens of millions of taxpayer dollars each year while providing care closer to home for patients. As part of Ontario’s Diabetes strategy to [Read more]
ALGOMA-MANITOULIN-KAPUSKASING (ON) – The future Liberal government is committed to introducing Canada’s first ever National Food Policy as the best way to get more healthy, homegrown food on Canadian plates, Liberal candidate François Cloutier said today. “We need more home-grown food on [Read more]
A CAPSULAR MOMENT Herbal Weight Loss Agents Obesity has become one of the major health problems in Canada. It is estimated that 10 to 25% of all teenagers and 20 to 50% of all adults have a weight problem. Many factors have contributed to the increasing rates of overweight and obesity and they [Read more]
Mother’s volunteer behind the counter as classes of students come through to shop. MANITOUWADGE, ON– Friday, February 25th students Amy Bodak (Grade 5) and Sydney-Mae Courtemanche (Grade 6), from Our Lady of Lourdes School, were thrilled with the support shown by students, [Read more]
NOSM Begins Search for New Associate Dean of Postgraduate Medical Education The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is beginning the search for a new Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education. The Postgraduate Education Unit of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine is responsible [Read more]
February 22, 2011 McGuinty Government Proposes To Strengthen the Care And Safety Of Seniors Ontario is one step closer to strengthening protections for seniors in retirement homes across the province. Proposed regulations under the Retirement Homes Act, 2010 were developed after extensive [Read more]
I have been obsessed with green/white tea and jumping jacks for the past 8 years, daily. Jumping jacks, gets your whole body moving, first thing in the morning, it wakes you up and starts your day off right. Green/white tea is rich in antioxidants, and has prevented me from getting ill as often [Read more]
February 22, 2011 Therapeutic air mattresses may pose entrapment risks. Dr. Andrew McCallum, Chief Coroner for Ontario, is alerting all Ontarians to the uncommon but significant risks which may be associated with the use of therapeutic air mattresses that are currently in use in hospitals and [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Many Canadians living with MS see hope in the Chronic Cerebro-Spinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) surgery treatment and feel it should be made available in Canada, according to Carol Hughes. The MP for Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing brought that message to parliament today as she [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Holy Angels Catholic School’s Grade 5/6 class are participating in an exciting nine week program, D.A.R.E, to help them resist pressures which may influence them to experiment with drugs and alcohol. This program is given by the O.P.P. Constable Carol Michtics and her [Read more]
McGuinty Government Strengthening Support For Victims And Police Ontario is enhancing its ability to fight human trafficking by providing additional support to prevent, deter and denounce human exploitation and provide support for victims of this terrible crime. The province is launching a [Read more]
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes In the first two articles I talked about Risks for developing Type 2 diabetes and explained the physiology of Pre-Diabetes. See: http://www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=21412 http://www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=19621. To review: All people destined to develop type 2 [Read more]
