If you need help breastfeeding – or just have questions – find services in your community or get 24/7 support by phone. Get advice by phone Get breastfeeding advice and referrals 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling Telehealth Ontario: This is a free service – and you can call as many […]

Toronto Public Health eCounselling Service Toronto Public Health now offers free, confidential and anonymous online counselling for Toronto residents. Our nurse and dietitian can provide information on a wide range of topics including: •Breastfeeding •Chronic Disease Prevention (e.g., diabetes, cancer, heart disease) •Mental Health Promotion •Nutrition •Parenting •Pregnancy •Prenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety •Senior’s […]

At the moment a man hears a diagnosis of prostate cancer, his first thought is often of survival. It’s later — sometimes after treatment — that the patient considers the cost medical intervention can have on his sexual and mental well-being, said Prof. Gabriela Ilie, who is conducting research on quality of life for prostate […]

As many as 20 per cent of Canadians diagnosed with high blood pressure may not have the condition, all because they’ve been misdiagnosed by doctors using outdated blood pressure monitors. So says a study by researchers at the University of Montreal’s Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), which found that more than half of the family doctors […]

After surgery, you may be taking opioid medicine to help you with pain. Opioid medicines are a stronger pain medicine that your doctor gives you a prescription for. Your pain should improve slowly over time. As your pain gets better, you will need to wean off your opioid pain medicine. This means slowly reducing the […]

You may not have heard of fatty liver disease, or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to be specific. But chances are, you know someone who has it. As a dietitian in private practice, it’s becoming increasingly common for me to tailor diets for clients who’ve been diagnosed with a build-up of fat in their liver. If […]

What is Norovirus infection? Norovirus is a highly contagious infection also known as Norwalk virus. It is a common cause of vomiting and diarrhea each winter and is often referred to as ‘winter vomiting disease’ or ‘stomach flu’ (although it is not caused by the influenza virus). Norovirus infections have been linked to outbreaks of […]

Good news, you are pregnant! And perhaps the nausea and vomiting are now behind you, and you’re ready to enjoy food once again. Bad news, you’re told you have to avoid this food & that food and the list just seems to go on and on. But being confused about which foods are safe to […]

Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition that involves red elevated patches and flaking silvery scales. It can take on several different forms and appearances, and symptoms can range from mild to severe. Signs and symptoms The lesions can be painful and/or itchy and vary in size. Since plaques consist of dry, flaky inflamed […]

We all know that we need to be eating less salt. Does that mean that you will lose out on flavour? No! Read on to find out how to cut out the salt while keeping the flavour. Why is salt harmful? All types of salt are high in sodium. Sodium is a mineral that our […]