PAP TESTS HELP ELIMINATE CERVICAL CANCER IN CANADA

Every year there are 400,000 Canadian women who receive news that their Pap test results are not normal. The voice of women physicians, The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (www.fmwc.ca) wants to change that. This month they are launching an awareness campaign aimed at physicians to urge their female patients to have a PAP…

Is 60 the New 40? Healthy Aging -Part 2

We know that healthy aging is a lifelong process for preserving and improving your physical and mental well-being. The choices we make today may impact on our future health. So how healthy are Canadians?  We have good overall longevity A man who is currently 65 can expect to live another 17.4 years. A woman who…

Healthy Aging. Is 60 the new 40?

Part 1 Healthy aging is a lifelong process of optimizing opportunities for improving and preserving all aspects of your health whether it’s your physical well being, enhancing your social and mental wellness or transitioning successfully through various stages in your life. Healthy aging can delay or minimize the severity of chronic diseases and disabilities in…