Discerning Germs: ‘Hygiene hypothesis’ Favours Exposure Over Manic Cleanliness
Are we all becoming a bit too paranoid about germs?
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A Different Approach to Weight Loss
Medcan’s weight-loss team uses psychology, science and common sense to help you shed the pounds—and keep them off.
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2nd Annual Genetic Counselling Awareness Week
This week (November 20-26) genetic counsellors across Canada will be participating in the 2nd annual Genetic Counselling Awareness Week.
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E-readers: Better for Your Eyes?
Is the popularity of e-readers over traditional books a good thing for our eyes?
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Flip-Flops May be Damaging your Feet!
For a few years now flip-flops have become a summer fashion footwear craze, but wearing them may actually be doing damage to your feet.
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Doc Spot with Dr. Greenspan: Get to know your Kidney - Don’t miss the chance!
Until it was brought to my attention by one of my administrative colleagues
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Diagnosis: Medcan
Early this summer, Geoffrey Collins noticed he didn’t feel like himself.
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PSA Test: What Some Doctors Don’t Want You to Know
PSA testing isn't perfect, but it is helpful, particularly when used in concert with other variables that assess risk.
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Diagnosis: Medcan
When a doctor takes the time to listen to their patient, positive outcomes follow.
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Coping with Back Pain while Snow Shovelling
Snow shovelling is the number one cause of back pain during the winter months.
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Did You Know You Might Have 2 Colons?
Just when you thought you heard everything about your body
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2011 Flu Vaccines at Medcan
Once again, Medcan is offering both the traditional Public Health flu vaccine as well as the newer flu vaccine called Intanza.
Nutrition View All →
Stick to Your 2012 Weight Loss Goals
The holiday parties are over. Now, you can get to the task at hand – tackling that excess weight you resolve to shed in 2012.
Women’s Health View All →
Annual Mammograms Now Recommended for Women Beginning at Age 40
Due to the high incidence of breast cancer in the US and the potential to reduce deaths from it when caught early.
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Medcan Events : From Discovery to Impact - The iNO Research Trial
Medcan's Director of Global Health Dr. Kevin Kain and his research team have made discoveries that hold promise to improve the outcome of children and adults with malaria.
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What you Eat – or Don’t Eat – May be Harming your Bones
It’s estimated that nearly two million Canadians live with osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones
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New Weapon Against Malaria
For the 2% of patients who develop cerebral malaria, a severe and often fatal strain of the disease, a Toronto-based study being conducted in Uganda may hold out hope.
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Everything You Wanted to Know About a Gastroscopy
The thought of a Gastroscopy may be scary, but it sounds a lot worse than it actually is.
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