Benzodiazepines are prescribed to relieve anxiety and aid sleep; opioid analgesics are prescribed to relieve severe or chronic pain. Both medications act as central nervous system depressants and can impair ones ability ...

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to survey human resource personnel about how their northeastern Ontario workplaces assist employees with cancer. METHODS: This crosssectional study sent surveys to 255 workplaces in ...

In light of Canada’s need to deal with respiratory infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, Avian Influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), public health departments across the country have been challenged ...

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) pilot program servicing Nipigon, Atikokan, Marathon, Manitouwadge.

Inuit people in the Canadian Arctic have the highest rates of tobacco use of any population in Canada. On average, 70% of Inuit people use tobacco (Godel, 2006; Health Canada, 2005b; Ritchie & Reading 2003). This study ...

Individuals with schizophrenia are at an increased risk for developing diabetes and experience rates of diabetes two to five times higher than the general population. The limited number of studies that have been conducted ...

First Nations people hold the worldview that all human and non-human beings are interconnected. This worldview is imperative to the well-being of not only individuals, but to the community and land as well because it ...

Study area : Northwestern Ontario.

Discussion includes Canada and Northeastern Ontario.

Bulimia nervosa is a complex emotional and physical illness that presents challenges for primary care providers in identifying and supporting individuals with this eating disorder. Many patients experience difficulties ...