December 1st, 2009 Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Henry Schein, a distributor of health-care products and services to office-based practitioners, again has partnered with the American Cancer Society for the Fourth Annual Think Pink, Practice Pink campaign to raise awareness and support a cure for breast cancer.
As a flagship program of Henry Schein Cares, the company’s global social responsibility [...]
December 1st, 2009 A University of Ottawa student has been chosen as one of Ottawa’s official Olympic torchbearers.
Mélissa Brunet, 19, of Orléans, Ont., will carry the torch to Marion Dewar Plaza, in front of Ottawa City Hall, on Dec. 12. Her selection as a torchbearer was announced at Wednesday’s city council meeting.
“Mélissa is a role model for other [...]
December 1st, 2009 Tanya Hutchens – Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially debilitating disease in which your body’s immune system eats away at the protective sheath that covers your nerves. This interferes with the communication between your brain and the rest of your body. Ultimately, this may result in deterioration of the nerves themselves, a process that’s not [...]
December 1st, 2009 Research scientist Susan Landau discusses her work at UC Berkeley in the field of brain imaging and Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia — the loss of intellectual and social abilities severe enough to interfere with daily functioning. In Alzheimer’s disease, healthy brain tissue degenerates, causing a steady decline in memory [...]
December 1st, 2009 Gala Royale Heart and Stroke
Maintaining a healthy weight is one of the best things you can do for your heart health. A healthy eating plan means eating when you’re hungry and stopping when you’ve had enough. It includes creating healthy meals from the Four Food groups as outlined in Canada’s Food Guide: vegetables and fruit; [...]
December 1st, 2009 Imagine the heart-warming sight of an adult Ontario SPCA (OSPCA) cat going home with a family that perfectly matches his adventurous personality.\
Need A New Friend? Adopt A Cat In Need
Increasing the likelihood that adopted OSPCA cats will be a good match with their new families is the underlying goal of the Meet Your Match Feline-ality [...]