Monthly Archives: July 2017

This Friday July 28th is World Hepatitis Day.  The World Health Organization’s Global Strategy on viral hepatitis is to eliminate hepatitis B and C by 2030.  Governments from 194 countries, adopted this goal at the 69th World Health Assembly meeting … Continue reading →

This Monday July 24th is International Self-Care Day.  This annual day was established in 2011 by the International Self-Care Foundation to encourage people to be aware of the daily choices they make in promoting a healthy lifestyle.  When you choose to wear … Continue reading →

As a pharmacist specializing in both arthritis and menopause, I am often asked about changes in libido with aging and if arthritis can affect this.  There is a natural lowering of libido with age as blood flow to the genital … Continue reading →

This is a list of DON’TS….. key questions developed by Dr Geoffrey Nguyen, a Gastroenteritis at Mount Sinai in Toronto and Choosing Wisely Canada, a national healthcare campaign. A specialized group of physicians and patients worked on these questions. Don’t … Continue reading →