Strength training benefits seniors and keeps them mobile longer Troy Media – by Laura Wershler About a year ago, a tall young woman approached me after yoga and said, “You have the best muscles of anyone in this class; I want to work-out with you.” Fifty-eight at the time, I was flattered and said without [...]
BC doctor recruits sent to rural or remote communities The number of BC doctor hires in 2012 hit a new high, topping the previous record by 12 in 2010. The province hired 268 new doctors across the province last year. The BC doctor new hires consist of family physicians and specialists. While 133 more family [...]
Homeopathy as pseudoscience Troy Media – by Timothy Caufield “By granting self-regulation, we’re attesting, as elected representatives, to the public that we believe the practices that will be engaged in by professionals are safe and that they’re effective and that they meet the highest possible standard.” The above statement was made earlier this year [...]
BC doctors following guidelines when prescribing scans The assumption that BC doctors over-prescribe MRI and CT scans doesn’t hold water in light of a new provincial paper published in the B.C. Medical Journal. Published in the latest issue, the paper examined 1,901 requisitions made for the tests during both 2010 and 2011. Results have pointed out [...]
New nurse practitioners will work across B.C. during the next three years B.C. is hiring a total of 45 new nurse practitioners to join the provincial health care system. The new nurse practitioners will work in different health care facilities across the province for the next three years. “Adding 45 more nurse practitioner will bolster [...]
Canadian health care system responsible for writer’s grandson surviving premature birth Troy Media – by Doug Firby This is a story about a little medical miracle and the Canadian health care system that made it possible. My first grandson entered the world Nov. 30th as an extreme preemie, a little more than 25 weeks [...]
Electronic cigarettes not a proven stop smoking program Beacon Staff Reporter Electronic cigarettes are a gimmicky, unproven method to quit smoking and may harm your lungs, says the Canadian Lung Association at the beginning of National Non-Smoking Week. The lung association recommends scientifically proven methods and says smokers should avoid electronic cigarettes, which may introduce toxic [...]
No better time to quit smoking than now By Randi Gill Cigarette smoking presents a variety of health risks such as cancer, heart attack, stroke, chronic lung diseases, and premature aging. People with diabetes who smoke face even greater risks. Diabetes itself is a serious disease with deadly complications such as a far higher risk [...]
Modest wage hike, agreement comes under BC Cooperative Gains Mandate The province has ratified an agreement with its BC community healthcare employees. Health minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced the two-year agreement Tuesday although specific details wont be available until the deal is formally approved by the various unions involved. The deal calls for modest wage increase [...]
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