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Canadians flocking to India for quick and efficient medical treatment

....According to a recent report, Canada is highly short of doctors and specialists, forcing patients to wait for three years for procedures such as knee replacement and hip resurfacing. Patients who suffered in silence so far are now turning to the World Wide Web to find medical help in India, where they are assured of speedy-and inexpensive treatment for their maladies. ....Businesses in major...

Insomnia Hits Many Canadians: Survey

Trouble getting enough shut-eye? You're not alone. ..Statistics Canada says more than three million Canadians have insomnia. On an average, they get 6-1/2 hours of sleep a night compared with 7-1/2 hours // for those without the problem. ..And 18 per cent of the insomniacs averaged less than five hours of Zs a night. ..There's a substantial number of Canadians -- 13 per cent -- that have insomn...

Canadians Oblivious About COPD, A Debilitating Lung Disease

A new study conducted by the Canadian Lung Association suggests that Canadians know little about COPD, a debilitating lung disease that's the fourth leading cause of death in the country. //.. ..The study graded all the provinces on their treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). In a provincial report card delivered by the association, most provinces received a 'D' grade or wors...

Rural Canadians travel far for specialists: study

Canadians living in rural areas have to undertake long treks to receive medical treatment from specialized physicians, a new study says//. ..Nine per cent of all physicians in Canada worked in rural areas in 2004, home to about 20 per cent of the population, according to a report issued by the Canadian Institute for Health Information. ..That's unchanged from the mid-1990s, despite a wide vari...

Increase In obesity among Canadians

Researchers Peter Katzmarzyk and Caitlin Mason from Queens University, Canada has reported in the Canadian Medical Association Journal the data analyzed from seven national surveys which reported the obesity// and overweight in Canadian public. The data was collected from reports which were published between 1985 to 2003. The study showed an increasing trend of Body Mass Index in Canadian people...

Canadians Grow Fatter By The Day

Canadians are becoming increasingly obese, according to a new study. The number of people in the country who are morbidly obese has risen to 1.3% in 2003, from the 1990 figure of 0.3%, according to researchers belonging to Queen's University. //The body mass index (BMI) is made use of by Health Canada for measuring obesity, and if the BMI is above 25, a person is declared overweight, and if it cr...

Canadians Need To Check Their BP to Avoid Cardiovascular Complications

According to a Canadian survey it was found that Canadians who are at a risk or those suffering from high Blood pressure are at an increased risk of suffering// from cardiovascular diseases. Statistics shows that about 9 out of 10 Canadians suffer from hypertension. Hence to educate the Canadians the Hypertension Prevention and Control program is set out to illustrate various ways to reduce their...

Canadians on a Very High Fat Diet

According to a survey done by the Canadian Institute of Medicine it was found that fat formed more that 31% of the Canadian’s daily calories//. ..They lack a balanced diet which in turn results in various ill effects. About 25% of those aged 31 to 50 derived their daily calories from fat which is the main cause of various health risks. .. The survey interviewed more than 35,000 people and quest...

Rural Canadians, Take Care Of Your Health

Toronto - Those Canadians who live in far-flung areas run a grave risk of dying prematurely, as compared to the city-dwellers, primarily due to an increase in the rates of// heart disease, diabetes and accidental injury, as stated by a report released by The Canadian Institute for Health Information. .. ..According to the report the annual death rate per 100,000 population had increased by 14 p...

Canadians Unaware Of Heart Risks Of Abdominal Fat

A new survey finds that many Canadians are not aware that excess abdominal fat raises the risk of heart disease This was the main finding in the Shape // of the Nations survey, which quizzed more than 11,000 people in 27 countries. ....The survey found that only about 20 percent of the people are aware of the term known as “cardiometabolic risk," which includes smoking, higher levels of blood pr...

Botulism Toxin in Carrot Juice Paralyses Two Canadians

Toronto- Health Officials have alerted the public about toxic carrot juice supplied by Bolthouse Farms, which has caused paralysis in 2 Canadians// due to the contamination caused by the botulism toxin. .. ..Despite the recall of the product by Bolthouse Farms, nearly 10 Toronto Businesses continued to house the product on its shelves. In the United States nearly four were hospitalized after cons...

Income Deciding Factor For Canadians Seeking Medical Attention

Canadians belonging to the higher wages bracket are more likely to seek medical attention. This was reported by Statistics// Canada. ..This study had made use of the information published in the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey which points to the fact that the higher income group consults specialist doctors on a regular basis. The other factors that are discussed in this study concerning t...

Canadians Consuming Too Much Salt

According to a report, Canada’s citizens are quite heavy-handed on the salt. This, researchers say is dangerous simply because higher intakes// of salt (sodium) equals higher risks of developing the deadly stroke. ..Based on data garnered from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey, researchers discovered that Canadians far exceeded the recommended limits of sodium consumption- 2300 mg for ad...

Canadians Despair for Family Doctors

Shortage of family physicians is giving to a serious health crisis in Canada, many fear.// ..According to a survey done a few months ago, about five million Canadians, or 17 per cent of the population, do not have a family doctor. ..Among those doctorless people, nearly two million of them, or 38 per cent, have attempted to find a family physician in the past year, but have failed. ..Not havi...

Canadians Urged to Renovate Houses to Check Radon Gas Radiation

Exposed to radiation right inside your own home? That is a scary prospect indeed. Canadian health authorities have estimated that over 500,000 Canadians could be constantly exposed to radiation from radon gas. ...Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive substance and byproduct of the decay of uranium in soils and rocks. It is considered a leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. ...Unfort...