Preventing and treating illness

How can chronic stress affect your heart?

A recent study has found a link between chronic stress and heart problems. This highlights the importance of effectively managing stress to maintain good heart health.

How can chronic stress affect your heart? How can chronic stress affect your heart?

How can chronic stress affect your heart?

A recent study has found a link between chronic stress and heart problems. This highlights the importance of effectively managing stress to maintain good heart health.

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  • Tools to help you manage diabetes
    October 27, 2014

    Tools to help you manage diabetes

    There’s a lot to keep track of when you have diabetes, from blood sugar levels to medications. These tools can help you manage your disease.

  • What is type 2 diabetes? (Video)
    October 24, 2014

    What is type 2 diabetes? (Video)

    Unusual thirst? Unexplained fatigue? Blurred vision? You could have type 2 diabetes — and not even know it.

  • Type 1 diabetes research gives hope for a cure
    October 20, 2014

    Type 1 diabetes research gives hope for a cure

    There’s no cure — yet — but new drugs, better monitoring devices and even an artificial pancreas are good news for people living with type 1 diabetes.

  • Diabetes: Are you at risk?
    October 15, 2014

    Diabetes: Are you at risk?

    Are you at risk of having pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes? Now you can find out by completing “The Canadian diabetes risk questionnaire.”

  • My child was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
    October 01, 2014

    My child was just diagnosed with type 1 diabetes

    It’s a shock to hear your child has type 1 diabetes. But there’s a lot of support available for parents and young patients.

  • “Excuse me, your alopecia is showing.”
    September 11, 2014

    “Excuse me, your alopecia is showing.”

    As autoimmune disorders go, I could be living with something much worse than alopecia. But finding out I was losing my hair was devastating.

  • Celebrating five years cancer-free
    July 08, 2014

    Celebrating five years cancer-free

    I consider myself lucky. I have a wonderful daughter. I secured gainful employment when I was down-sized in my 50s. And I survived leukemia.