October 16th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Red Cross volunteers have been providing for immediate needs of those affected by a tornado that touched down in the City of Vaughan during the evening of August 20.
“More than 20 volunteers have been deployed to support this relief effort and we have placed volunteers on standby from surrounding areas as [...]
October 16th, 2009 The Canadian Federation of Humane Societies is the national voice of humane societies and SPCAs. We bring together those who work with, and care for animals to promote respect and humane treatment toward all animals.
Since we were founded in 1957, we’ve earned our solid reputation and enviable credibility as the ‘go-to’ national voice on animal [...]
October 14th, 2009 Description and Natural History
Physical Description
Chimpanzees have black hair all over their bodies except on their face, ears, palms of the hands and soles of the feet. In areas where there is no hair, the skin is pinkish to black in colour. Young have very pale skin and a white-coloured tail tuft that [...]
October 14th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Every year in the United States, open-admission animal shelters across the nation are forced to put to death roughly half of the 6 million to 8 million unwanted dogs and cats who pour into their overwhelmed facilities. Wonderful, healthy, social, loveable animals lose their lives because of simple math: too many animals [...]
October 14th, 2009 In the developing world, there is no such thing as a disabled individual. When a mother or father is blind, the whole family bears the economic and emotional strain of the disability. Children are taken out of school to care for blind parents, to run households, and to put [...]
October 13th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
the truck carrying this cow was unloaded at Walton Stockyards in Kentucky one September morning. After the other animals were removed from the truck, she was left behind, unable to move. Stockyard workers used customary electric prods in her ear to try to get her out of the truck, then they beat [...]
October 13th, 2009 Research is the only route to discovering new and better ways to manage and treat the many forms of arthritis. With financial support from its Division offices, The Arthritis Society has been able to develop an excellent Research and Career Development Program that contributes millions of dollars each year to arthritis research in Canada.
This year, [...]
October 13th, 2009 OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
October is a month to build breast cancer awareness and to pay tribute to those affected by this disease. Learn more about breast cancer and how to become breast aware by visiting http://www.cbcf.org/breastcancer.
BREAST CANCER IN CANADA
In 2009 22,700 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer
In 2008 170 men will [...]
October 13th, 2009 Embedded by Tanya Hutchens
Clinical trials give people with cancer access to the newest types of treatment. By taking part in a clinical trial, you could be among the first to benefit from a new treatment. Although there is no guarantee of the outcome, the treatment being tested may prove to be as effective or more effective [...]
October 13th, 2009 What is blood cholesterol?
Cholesterol is one of the fats in your blood. Your body uses it to make cell membranes, vitamin D and hormones. There are two main types of cholesterol:
1. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol often called bad cholesterol because high levels of LDL-cholesterol in the blood promotes the build-up of plaque in the artery [...]