Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips For most sufferers, allergies are a situational or seasonal problem causing unbearable symptoms. Pet dander or the pollens of spring and autumn may cause itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, and more. Yet, for many people allergy symptoms never seem to abate; they are a constant problem. Common environmental … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Anemia is a condition where the number of red blood cells, or the amount of hemoglobin they carry, is low. A reduction in either hinders the body’s ability to transfer oxygen to the lungs and other areas of the body. Anemia can be easily determined by a simple blood … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips The prostate is a small, chestnut-sized gland located just below the bladder in men. It is wrapped around the urethra, the pathway for seminal fluid and urine. Prostatitis is a group of various conditions that affect the prostate, potentially causing painful symptoms, infection or inflammation. There are four types … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips The prostate is a small, chestnut-sized gland located just below a man’s bladder. It is wrapped around the urethra, the pathway for seminal fluid and urine. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as an enlarged prostate, occurs when the prostate gland becomes enlarged. As the gland swells, it may … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Around 130,000 Canadians will contract shingles each year and rates are on the rise, although researchers are not exactly sure why. Chickenpox (varicella zoster virus) is a childhood ailment that produces an itchy rash and fever. It is not likely to cause serious harm, although some children may experience … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Diabetes is a serious condition affecting around 9.2 percent of the Canadian population. By 2026 that percentage is expected to climb to 11.6 percent. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that approximately 422 million adults were living with diabetes as of 2014. According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, one … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Testing and Diagnoses Prescription Health Tips Ovarian cancer is the fifth most diagnosed cancer among women in Canada. Known as the silent killer, vague symptoms make this cancer difficult to detect even while it continues invading other tissues. Ovarian cancer is more common in women who have gone through menopause, and it … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Urinary tract infections (UTIs) refer to infections of the urethra, bladder, and kidneys that are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and a variety of parasites. They occur in both men and women, but adult women experience these infections twice as often as men due to the proximity of the … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips There are two main types of herpes virus that cause skin blisters—herpes simplex and herpes zoster—but there are many types of herpes viruses, including Epstein-Barr (EBV), cytomegalovirus and herpes virus 8, which is thought to cause Kaposi’s sarcoma in people living with AIDS. Herpes viruses cause an inflammation of … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Seventy-five percent of women will experience at least one vaginal yeast infection during their lives; forty percent will have more than one infection, and five percent will have four or more infections in a year. Yeast infections are more common in women of childbearing age and pregnant women; however, … Read More