Healthy Aging Is 60 the new 40? Part 3 Determinants of healthy aging In my previous blog, I provided some disturbing statistics about the health of Canadians. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels are alarmingly high and can…
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…
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…
Women’s Health Advocate Dr. Vivien Brown Advises World Menopause Day is October 18th TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Oct. 17, 2012) – World Menopause Day is a time to create awareness among perimenopausal and menopausal women about hormone therapy options and talk…
The influenza vaccine or ‘flu shot’ is recommended yearly for ALL patients age 6 months and older by Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization’s (NACI). Infants and toddlers have an especially high burden of illness and high risk for influenza…
1 in every 3 people will develop shingles in their lifetime. The odds of developing this painful disease only increases with age, and so does the risk of the serious complications that can follow the disease, such as “post-herpetic neuralgia”.…
HealthChoicesFirst - Focus on the birth control pill
I am featured in some small video segments discussing the birth control pill that have been posted on the HealthChoicesFirst website. These 2 minute videos answer more specific questions about the birth control pill. Video titles include:
What are Common vs. Rare Risks with the Pill?
Non-Contraceptive Benefits of the Pill
Risk Assessments with the Pill
The Pill as a Contraceptive Choice
Today's Risks for the Birth Control Pill
Rare Risks with Birth Control Pills
Check out our webcast – Pill Talk With Your Doc Pill Talk With Your Doc is one of my most recent projects that takes advantage of social media in health education. In the webinar featured on the site, I explain…
My name is Dr. Vivien Brown and I am a family physician in Toronto, Ontario. As the Toronto Branch President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, I am very active in efforts to raise awareness for women’s health. As VP…