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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2019
... not a normal part of aging. The first support group for people with dementia was not formed until 1993, and it was ... Only in the past few years have memoirs been written by people with dementia. This pattern is a symptom of the stigma ... to learn from qualitative studies about the experience of people actually living with dementia.  A meta-synthesis ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Steven Larigakis, MD March 2019
... of psychological, social, and physical aspects, and puts people at risk of adverse health outcomes, including falls, ... although its prevalence does rise with age, from 16% of people 65 years old to over 50% of those over 85.[ 3 ] ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP April 2019
... musculoskeletal pain is common in our society. One in five people suffer with chronic pain in Canada. We need ...
Letters / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC June 2019
... the prime purpose of these power structures is to employ people, not to decrease infections. A small first step in ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP June 2019
... an innovative methodology that can significantly benefit people living with chronic pain. In your December 2018 letter ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC June 2019
... person with obesity: healthy, active, motivated? For many people these are not the words that come to mind. Despite ... unchecked, and in many cases, institutionalized. Many people continue to hold feelings of disapproval toward people with obesity, leading to unfair judgment and ...
Letters / BY: Reza Afshari, MD, MPH, PhD July/August 2019
... with the issue. A picture is worth a thousand words! People may forget the text but are more likely to remember ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) November 2019
... steps Since the Neolithic Revolution 12 000 years ago, people have sought to make lasting alterations to the ...