Health

New Democrat MPs are calling on the Harper government to support sustaining funding for the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative and other First Nations diabetes treatments in the wake of the case of Marvin Blackbird, who was denied critical diabetes care because he lives on the Keeseekoowenin Reserve in Manitoba.

While most Canadians have experienced a period of sadness at some point in their lives, real depression is a serious medical condition that can profoundly affect a person’s life and the lives of those around them

Onigaming’s Lois Kelly won a $1,200 Bowflex exercise machine in a diabetes initiative weight loss contest.

For most adult Canadians, the winter months not only bring cold temperatures, but the looming task of completing taxes and evaluating financial responsibilities. For many, these activities can also cause increased stress and anxiety.

Many Canadians associate smoking with lung cancer, heart disease and premature death. But did you know that lighting up can also lead to a whole host of other health concerns for women, regardless of their age?

Effective Dec. 31, 2009 the Sioux Lookout Zone Family Physicians Association (SLZFPA) has dissolved its corporation. The SLZFPA provided services to 25 of the Sioux Lookout Zone communities.

Five Canadian Rangers have become the first Rangers to qualify as First Aid instructors as part of an ambitious Canadian Forces strategy to take First Aid instruction to remote First Nations in Ontario’s Far North.

Diabetes educators will be providing diabetes care information wherever the CNIB Eye Van travels this year.

David Murray will assume the position March 1

80 attempted suicides reported from January to end of March