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Over the past year and a half, COVID has changed the way we live. It has definitely been a hard time for everyone trying to adapt to the new “normal” lifestyle of wearing masks everywhere we go, to staying at home to limit the curve, to limiting our contact with others through social distancing. ThisContinue reading “Coping Stress during the COVID Pandemic”

“I like to group my clothes by colour, I’m so OCD about that kind of thing.” “I’m so OCD, that I like to double check if my door is locked before I leave in the morning.” People are often quick to say they have OCD when they just like arranging things in a certain way,Continue reading “Living with OCD”

Hypoglycemia is a condition where one’s blood sugar is lower than normal (around 3.0 to 3.9 mmol/L). This condition usually happens when people with diabetes do not regulate the amount of sugar in the blood while taking their medication. Diabetic patients take medication specifically to help control the insulin in their body, which is aContinue reading “What is Hypoglycemia and How to Prevent it”

High blood pressure, sometimes referred to as hypertension, is one of the leading risks for death in Canada and it affects 6 million Canadian adults. High blood pressure is also the #1 risk factor for stroke and continues to be a major risk factor for heart disease. This condition is a result of an increasedContinue reading “Managing High Blood Pressure”

What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder is the most common form of dementia, accounting for an estimated 60% – 80% of cases. Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. AD is an irreversible and progressive brain disease, with the most common earlyContinue reading “Alzheimer’s disease – Causes, Stages, Symptoms and Treatments”

In 2020, about 1422 Canadian women were diagnosed with cervical cancer and an estimated 637 died from it. It is the third most gynecologic cancer in Canada after corpus uteri and ovary cancer. Screening tests help find cervical cancer before any symptoms develop. When cervical cancer is found and treated early, the chances of successfulContinue reading “Cervical Cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment”

Cervical cancer is also known as cervix uteri is the fourth common cancer among women worldwide with an estimated 604,127 new cases and 341,831 deaths in 2020. It is the third most gynecologic cancer in Canada. Risk Factors: Risk factors could be a behavior, substance, or condition that increases the risk of developing cancer. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)Continue reading “Cervical Cancer Risk Factors, Symptoms and Prevention”

What is it? Gestational diabetes is diabetes diagnosed for the first time during pregnancy (gestation). Like other types of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects how your cells use sugar (glucose). Gestational diabetes causes high blood sugar that can affect your pregnancy and your baby’s health. In women with gestational diabetes, blood sugar usually returns to normalContinue reading “Gestational Diabetes”

Herd immunity is defined as a proportion of a population that is immune to a pathogen. If we can get this proportion to be high enough, the pathogen cannot get a foothold within a population, and people that are prone to infections will be protected. At least 60% of the population would need to beContinue reading “What does herd immunity mean?”

Cervical cancer also called cancer of the uterine cervix is the malignant neoplasm originating in the cells of the cervix. Cancer of the cervix uteri is the fourth common cancer among women worldwide with an estimated 604,127 new cases and 341,831 deaths in 2020. Cervix is a part of the female reproductive system that connects the upper body ofContinue reading “Cervical cancer and It’s prevalence in Canada”