Family Health Team Making An Impact

Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Law

This is the message Marie Larose, executive director of the organization, outlined when she spoke to members of the Collingwood General and Marine Hospital board on Tuesday.
The group is comprised of 16 health care professionals including specialists, nurses and registered nurses.
In the last year the group has started nine different programs including cardiac care, nutrition, [...]

Young addicted and on hold

Posted on April 27th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Holidays

Megan’s parents were puttering at home on a frigid February evening when they got the call. They were told to come immediately and pick up their 16-year-old. She had been caught stealing cash from the store where she worked part-time. Police were involved. It had been clear Megan was lurching out of control. Once [...]

This is your brain on drugs

Posted on April 6th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Doctor

The 1990s, of course, were the age of Prozac, a decade when a class of antidepressants called SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) came to dominate both psychological treatment and public discussion about why life in America had become such a downer. After Prozac’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1987, some 80 [...]

This is your brain on drugs

Posted on March 22nd, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Doctor

The 1990s, of course, were the age of Prozac, a decade when a class of antidepressants called SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) came to dominate both psychological treatment and public discussion about why life in America had become such a downer. After Prozac’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1987, some 80 [...]

Botox saves baby from dangerous surgery

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Holidays

Botox may be best known as the injection of choice for smoothing out wrinkles but a Canadian physician has expanded its use to help save the life of a child born with a rare but devastating birth defect. The case involved a Montreal infant born with CHARGE Syndrome, a complex disorder that affected his [...]

This is your brain on drugs

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Doctor

The 1990s, of course, were the age of Prozac, a decade when a class of antidepressants called SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) came to dominate both psychological treatment and public discussion about why life in America had become such a downer. After Prozac’s approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1987, some 80 [...]

Sexual healing

Posted on February 14th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Health

But since you would prefer to keep a sexual problem secret from your family doctor, there are a couple of organisations you could contact for referrals: the British Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy (basrt.org.uk) and the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine (ipm.org.uk). It is vital that you find a professional therapist who has the training, [...]

Earlier puberty among girls puzzling

Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Holidays

At 8 or 9 years old, the typical American schoolgirl is perfecting her cursive handwriting style. She’s picking out nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in sentences, memorizing multiplication tables and learning to read a thermometer.
She’s a little girl with a lot to learn.
And yet, in increasing numbers, when girls this age run across the playground [...]

A kosher mortgage message

Posted on January 25th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Business

In a world of predatory lenders, where can one turn?
NiceJewishMortgageBroker.com “A mortgage broker even your mother would like.”
Jordan Graham, 41, is just another guy who brokers mortgages from his home in Parker. And he says his clever Internet address is only a conversation starter.
“I thought it would be kind of Seinfeld-esque to be [...]

Finished basement FAQs answered

Posted on January 25th, 2008 by admin and filed under Family Affair

DisplayAds (’Middle’);Q. Should I finish my basement, attic, or build an addition?
Realtor Magazine�s December 2006 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report reflects a family room addition costing $78,689, with 71.2% cost recouped at resale; an attic conversion costs $47,494, with 72.7% recouped; a basement conversion costs $60,879, with 73.6% recouped at resale. Depending on the [...]