MP Sonia Sidhu brings together community leaders in recognizing World Diabetes Day 2023 in Brampton

Credit to Author: Staff Writer| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 14:30:15 +0000

On November 14, Sonia Sidhu, Member of Parliament for Brampton South and Chair of the All-Party Diabetes Caucus joined representatives from the City of Brampton, including His Worship Mayor Patrick Brown, Council Members, MPs, MPPs, representatives of national organizations and grassroots teams, for the city’s commemoration of World Diabetes Day. Mayor Brown issued a commemorative […]

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Climate Solutions Improve Health & Save Money

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:10:06 +0000

Climate change is a public health crisis, and we need every doctor, nurse, and other health professional to help fight it

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Another Study Shows: Air Pollution Hurts Us — A Lot

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 04:01:58 +0000

Another scientific article is out on the health effects of air pollution, and this one exposes both the long and the short of it. The comprehensive study proves what numerous other studies and common sense told us: air pollution hurts us. “Hospitalizations for several common diseases—including septicemia (serious bloodstream infection), fluid and electrolyte disorders, renal failure, urinary tract infections, and skin and tissue infections—have been linked for the first time with short-term exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5).”

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Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 08:52:17 +0000

Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

A drug that’s used to help control blood sugar in people with diabetes has now been shown to help prevent or slow kidney disease, which causes millions of deaths each year and requires hundreds of thousands of people to use dialysis to stay alive.

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Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet – study

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:09:57 +0000

Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage to planet – study

The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and “catastrophic” damage to the planet.

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DOH pushes for VAT exempt cancer medications

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:40:08 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—After the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) on medicines for diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, the Department of Health (DOH) said it is now working for the tax exemption of cancer medications.

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Exercise free cure to some health problems — top health exec

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2019 06:13:23 +0000

Exercise is free cure, says Duque

Due to the surge of cases of hypertension, coronary artery disease and diabetes, Secretary Francisco Duque III urged the public to exercise.

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