Vitamins And Minerals May Boost Immune Function This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Many experts believe vitamins, especially antioxidant vitamins, help boost the disease-fighting powers of the immune system. Antioxidants are thought to help protect cells in the immune system f...
Heart Attack Warning Signs This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Heart disease is a leading cause of death for Canadian men and women.1 Chest pain (a classic symptom of angina or heart attack) occurs when not enough blood is reaching the heart muscles due to ...
Is There A Vaccine For Hepatitis C? This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-No, not for hepatitis C. There are vaccines for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. To prevent further damage to your liver, your doctor may advise you to be vaccinated against hepatitis A and hepatiti...
Fact Or Fiction - The Truth About Colorectal Cancer This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care ServicesColorectal Cancer is a disease that only affects older men. FICTION: It can affect anyone, men or women equally. Men and women 50 years or older are at greater risk for the disease. Colorectal Cance...
Up Close And Personal With Someone Who Has Lived With Colorectal Cance.. This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Imagine being 41 years old and being told by your family physician that you have colorectal cancer and that it has spread to other areas of your body. Treatment will involve surgery, radiation a...
Colorectal Cancer - Preventable, Curable And Beatable This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and to ensure Canadians have the necessary information to make informed decisions and choices about their colon health, frequently asked ques...
Important Steps That Can Lower Your Risk Of Colorectal Cancer This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Barry Stein, President of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada and a colon cancer survivor, wants Canadians to know that the go...
Skin Care 101: How To Be 'Skin Smart' This Winter This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-'Skin smart' protection and behavior works from the outside in, and from the inside out. That is, it helps to understand the outer layer of skin, and how skin is formed, so you can do the right ...
Simple Steps To Avoid 'Winter Itch' This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Here are some helpful tips you can follow this season to avoid the dry, itchy skin that affects so many Canadians. Make sure you use moisturizers regularly, particularly after bathing. Look fo...
Save Your Skin By Starting Early This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Maintaining proper skin-care habits to prevent dry skin throughout the year can go a long way toward keeping your skin moisturized during the harsh winter months. To avoid developing problems, t...
Fact Sheet: ASPIRINŽ - a Trusted Brand This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care ServicesFact Sheet: ASPIRINŽ - a Trusted Brand Acetylsalicylic acid, or ASA, the active ingredient in ASPIRINŽ was launched on the German market under the trademark ASPIRINŽ in 1899. Today, ASPIRINŽ is a...
Psoriasis Itch Causing Marital Tension? This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services'Scratchless' Tips Q: I have had psoriasis on my scalp for 8 years. My wife has always been very supportive, even helping massage my treatments into my scalp. But, in the past few months, she has sta...
No More Bad Hair Days : Tips For Clearing Stubborn Dandruff This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Dandruff - that dry, itchy, white flaking of the scalp - affects up to 70% of the population in various degrees of severity. It results from skin cells reproducing too rapidly, producing visible...
What is Hepatitis C? This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Hepatitis C is an infectious virus that is carried in the blood and harms the liver. About 240,000 Canadians are infected, many of whom are unaware that they even have it. The number of people w...
Ways You Can Get Infected With Hepatitis C This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Hepatitis C is spread through contact with infected blood. Here are just some of the ways in which you can be infected with this virus: Sharing needles, straws, pipes, spoons and other drug-rela...
The Risks Of Piercing And Tattooing This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-If you plan to get a tattoo, or body piercing, you should know that there is a risk of getting hepatitis C from old, unsterile tattooing needles that have been used on more than one customer, or...
Hepatitis C: Early Detection Means Better Health This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Experts estimate that 240,000 people in Canada are currently infected with hepatitis C, of whom only 30% know they have the virus. The only way to find out for sure if you have hepatitis C is th...
Hepatitis C Virus Lives In Your Liver This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Your liver works 24 hours a day, performing over 500 vital functions for your body. Most of the blood that returns to your heart passes through the liver. Your body can't function without it. T...
Today, Living Well Means Making Healthy Choices This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care ServicesHere are some tips to help: o Eat for health as well as for pleasure. o Read food labels carefully - know what you eat. o Follow your body weight, blood pressure and blood values. o Quit smokin...
The Kidney Foundation Promotes Healthy Choices This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-How you live today can make a big difference in how you'll live tomorrow. Making healthy choices early on - what you eat, how active you are, and how you cope with stress or spend your leisure t...
'Keyhole' Surgery: An Innovative Boon For Live Kidney Donors This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Each year, a growing number of Canadians make the heartfelt decision to give one of their kidneys to a relative or friend in need. While this life-saving gesture is a blessing for the recipient,...
Study Examines Use Of Wireless And Handhelds At Patients' Bedside This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Researchers are investigating the use of wireless technology and handheld computers to bring quality information about treatment and diagnosis to physicians at the bedside and in the examining r...
Getting Tough On E. Coli Can Help Prevent Kidney Failure This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-Despite the fact that Canada's food supply is among the safest in the world, sometimes the food we eat can make us sick. Foodborne illness, of which there are more than one million cases report...
Kidney Disease - Early Detection Thwarted By Silent Symptoms This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-"The first clues started to appear about a year before I was diagnosed, but the signs were small and insignificant," said Carrie Donohue. "I was having intense headaches and muscle cramps in my ...
What Does It Mean To Be Fit? This Article is About: Medi Cal Services, Phlebotomy Services, Health Care Services(NC)-When we think of the word "fit," what comes to most people's minds is strength and flexibility. When exercise specialists describe fitness, however, they take five different categories into cons...
