EDMONTON — Seniors living in long-term care homes should be eating homemade soups, fresh vegetables and nice roast dinners rather than warmed up, mass produced food pre-cooked elsewhere and trucked to facilities across the province, says the deputy reeve of the Municipal District of Willow Creek. Ian Sundquist said the food was so bad at […] Read more
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Cyberbullying can have deadly consequences for teens
Help your child avoid becoming a target of cyberbullying:
Part of growing up includes acquiring emotional aptitude and taking responsibility for how others are affected by our actions. However, children and youth can be cruel to each other while they are maturing, as illustrated by the events leading up to the recent suicide of 15-year-old Amanda Todd in British Columbia. Public concerns over bullying […] Read more
Develop healthy lifestyles for your kids
Before setting the table, parents should set an example for their children’s eating habits. “I think parents need to role model more often and walk the talk,” said Julie Bunney, a dietitian with Saskatoon Health Region’s Live Well Chronic Disease Management program. A recent report released by Statistics Canada said almost one-third of Canadian children […] Read more
Atchoo! Allergy season ahead
Protect lungs from grain dust | Farmers can develop allergies, asthma, infections and more
Farmers may be harvesting more than they bargained for this fall. The grain dust they inhale into their lungs contains grain particles, moulds, insects, mites, fungi and other organic material that can cause minor irritation to debilitating lifetime lung diseases. Niels Koehncke, associate professor of occupational medicine with the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety […] Read moreSaskatchewan seeks ways to improve rural emergency care
The challenge of keeping rural Saskatchewan emergency rooms open could be alleviated by adopting a Nova Scotia health-care model, says Saskatchewan’s minister responsible for rural and remote health. Randy Weekes said Saskatchewan will pilot the Maritime province’s collaborative emergency centre program once the details can be worked out. He toured two facilities while in Nova […] Read more
Mutated gene linked to Parkinson’s
Researchers from the University of Saskatchewan have helped identify a genetic abnormality linked to Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Ali Rajput, a Parkinson’s expert at the university, was part of an international team that discovered the link between a mutated version of the DNAJC13 gene and most forms of the degenerative brain disease. Rajput called the discovery […] Read more
Exercise good for aging brains
New study links exercise, healthier brains | Seniors can lower health risks by staying active
They pulled on their sweat pants, laced up their runners and agreed to get off their fannies and exercise. Within three months, 125 older men and women participating in a University of Calgary study saw positive results. The study, which examined the effects of exercise and blood circulation, sought people who exercised little. After three […] Read moreNew health centre planned for Regina
Rural residents in southern Saskatchewan will be going back to the Plains for health care. Premier Brad Wall recently announced that a new Plains Surgery and Outpatient Care Centre will be located across the road from the former Plains Hospital in Regina, which closed in 1998 after a bitter debate. The new centre will serve […] Read more
Beware of food and drug interactions
A little grapefruit in the morning could be the source of a few aches and pains later in the day. It’s a problem that can occur when the fruit is consumed alongside some commonly prescribed medications, said Saskatoon pharmacist Amanda Jacobson. She said the fruit can interact with medications, including those taken for cholesterol management, […] Read more
Fescue strain poses danger to pregnant stock
LINDELL BEACH, B.C. — A strain of tall fescue known as Kentucky 31 has proven to be a hazardous forage grass for brood mares. Pregnant mares that have grazed on this tall fescue grass, especially in their last months of gestation, have longer pregnancies, difficult births, still births, poor milk let-down, thickened placenta, difficulty breeding […] Read more
