The AQHI as a risk communication tool September 29, 2013
Posted by admin in : Asthma, COPD, Multimedia Library , comments closedPoor air quality causes health problems and deaths every year in Canada. The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) is a tool developed by federal, provincial and municipal governments together with other partners that health professionals and the public can use as a risk communication tool.
Toronto doctor’s ‘magic pill’ goes viral February 5, 2012
Posted by admin in : All Diseases, Education/Studies, Featured Articles, Multimedia Library , comments closedHere is a very good visual lecture on the benefits of (……watch the video…..) to help cure your ailments.
FROM CBC News:
An illustrated video with a simple message about health has received more than a million hits on YouTube, much to the delight of the Toronto doctor who created it.
“My bankability with teenagers has increased significantly,” Dr. Mike Evans told CBC News on Wednesday.
Evans is a doctor at St. Michael’s Hospital and professor at the University of Toronto. People all over the world are linking to his month-old video from Facebook and Twitter.
Evans says his message — to complete a half-hour of exercise every day — is like a magic pill to cure aches and pains.
“I’ve got a pill that’s going to help with your arthritis, help with your depression, help with your anxiety, help with your obesity, help prevent cancer,” he said.
The video cites studies from the world, including research that shows even overweight people have fewer health problems when active.
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Zonolite : contains a toxic level of Asbestos December 19, 2010
Posted by admin in : All Diseases, News , comments closedWhile people might think the asbestos scare of a few decades ago is over, AOL News recently reported that Insulation called Zonolite is in millions of homes and contains a toxic level of Asbestos which can cause Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer with no cure.
What is vermiculite?
Vermiculite is a natural mineral that expands when it is heated and has the unusual property of expanding into worm-like or accordion-like pieces. In its pure form, it is safe, but a major deposit in Montana, which at its peak was the source of up to 80 per cent of the world’s vermiculite, was found to be contaminated by asbestos.
Vermiculite was once touted as a miracle mineral: it’s fire-resistant and has strong insulation properties. It was incorporated into home insulation products branded Zonolite Attic Insulation in Canada and installed in hundreds of thousands of homes across the country. In fact, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the federal government even offered a grant to people who installed products including Zonolite in their homes.
But then workers began developing respiratory illnesses at the Montana mine that was the primary source of the world’s vermiculite; so did local townspeople. It turned out that some of the ore at the mine was contaminated by asbestos — which can cause serious health problems.
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Bronchiectasis Guideline October 14, 2010
Posted by admin in : All Diseases , comments closedSource:
British Thoracic Society
What Is Bronchiectasis? source
Bronchiectasis (brong-ke-EK-ta-sis) is a condition in which damage to the airways causes them to widen and become flabby and scarred. The airways are tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs.
Bronchiectasis usually is the result of an infection or other condition that injures the walls of your airways or prevents the airways from clearing mucus. Mucus is a slimy substance that the airways produce to help remove inhaled dust, bacteria, and other small particles.
In bronchiectasis, your airways slowly lose their ability to clear out mucus. When mucus can’t be cleared, it builds up and creates an environment in which bacteria can grow. This leads to repeated, serious lung infections.
Each infection causes more damage to your airways. Over time, the airways lose their ability to move air in and out. This can prevent enough oxygen from reaching your vital organs.
Bronchiectasis can lead to serious health problems, such as respiratory failure, atelectasis (at-eh-LEK-tah-sis), and heart failure.