What is the difference between a Physiatrist & a Physical Therapist
What is the difference between a Physiatrist and a Physical Therapist. Dr. Vivien Brown explains
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
November 6 Women’s Brain Health Initiative: Women, Technology & Diabetes Mars Discovery District November 8 Harvard Business School : Better Brain Health for Top Performers Medisys Corporate Office Toronto December 4-6 Canadian Immunization Conference, Ottawa : Speaking on HPV January 12 Women’s Health Day St. Michaels Hospital Cardiology Group: Vaccines for older women January 31-February 12 …
Is Life Expectancy Heading Downward?
Have we reached the tipping point? An interesting article recently appeared in the prestigious Journal of American Medicine Association (JAMA) about life expectancy and death rates in the US. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in the US (CDC) noted that death rates for the first nine months of 2015 increased significantly most notably…
Top Trends in Preventative Healthcare
Science and Technology Converge Part I As a passionate advocate of preventative healthcare and wellness, I am glad to see that there will be an increased focus on prevention, because many older people continue to have chronic diseases which overwhelm their daily activities and are not enjoying a good quality of life in their later…
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…
New Intrauterine System (IUS) – Advances the IUD Concept
More Choices Available for Long Acting Birth Control Perhaps you may remember the IUD or the Copper T that was first introduced in the 1980’s. Now there’s a new birth control device called IUS or Intrauterine System. Like the IUD (Intrauterine Device) it’s placed in the uterus and made of soft flexible plastic in the…
Brain Drain and Menopause: Reality or Myth ?
Is there such a thing as Brain Drain and Menopause? Research shows that the female sex hormone, estrogen, plays a key role in brain function. Estrogen declines during menopause, but that doesn’t mean your brain function will decline along with it. Although estrogen produced by our bodies helps the brain function, there’s no clear clinical…
Travel alerts internationally for polio and measles outbreaks this summer. Check your vaccinations before traveling
Travel alerts for polio worldwide & the resurgence of measles outbreaks in Canada, Europe and Africa, highlight the need for Canadians to get vaccinated before traveling to affected areas. Measles is a virus that can affect anyone and is highly contagious for individuals that have not previously had measles, or have not been vaccinated. As…
HPV- Not just for girls & women. HPV can also cause cancer in boys & men
The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is among the most common sexually transmitted viruses in the world with some strains leading to various cancers as well as external genital warts. What this really means is that we now understand what is causing cancer in these regions. It’s very exciting, because if we understand what causes a cancer,…
Losing weight the successful way
As a family physician, I am often asked, what is the best diet to lose weight. The answer is that all of the well known popular diets whether it’s low fat, low-carb or high fiber is all pretty similar. The most important part is not the diet or weight loss plan you choose, but sticking…