Summer is a terrific time to become more physically active. There are so many activities that you can participate in to help you get in shape. People who exercise regularly live longer and healthier lives. How much physical activity should you get? Read the guidelines by the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) For Children – […]
Gardening is an increasingly popular pastime for Canadians. Statistics Canada reports that since 2001, sales of lawn and garden products have increased by about 10 percent each year. Anyone who has battled the crowds at their local garden centre on a sunny spring morning has probably figured this out for themselves. Demographics, which are responsible […]
Lyme disease in humans is caused by the bite of a tick infected by a bacterium normally carried by small animals such as mice, squirrels and birds. Generally ticks attach themselves to humans who brush against tall grasses and bushes. Several parks in Ontario as well as the north shores of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and the […]
Perhaps you know this quotation from William Morris, the nineteenth century English artist, writer and designer: "If you want a golden rule…this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." You might want to keep these words in mind if you are planning […]
Many adults with Asperger's Syndrome have never been diagnosed with AS since the syndrome was only diagnosed after it was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1994. It is a lifelong disorder that can affect relationships, your education and your job. To read an excerpt from the DSM, […]
Coffee has always provided a number of delightful perks: its aroma, its flavour and, most importantly, its energizing side-effects. These days however, acting as fuel for our bodies is not the only fuel it can provide. A British team of scientists and engineers have recently assembled a coffee-powered car. A 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco was used […]
If you have ever flown over Toronto you probably noticed how green our city is. Over 17 percent of the city is currently covered by tree canopy, and there is an ambitious plan in place to double the amount of forested space by 2050. Toronto's urban forest is more than the ravines and few remaining […]
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a developmental disability that affects approximately 70,000 people in Ontario. Typically it appears in the first three years of life and it is four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls. Some early signs that your child may be autistic include: -Delayed speech or no words […]
Emergency room doctor and popular medical journalist Brian Goldman will share amusing and disturbing tales from the night shift at a busy downtown hospital. Goldman opens the doors and examines what is really going on inside hospitals and in the minds of those who run them. Meet and hear Dr. Brian Goldman Wednesday May 4, […]
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men. In an average week 470 men in Canada will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and of those 80 will die from prostate cancer. To learn more about The Burden of Prostate Cancer in Canada, read the June 2009 article from the Canadian Urological […]