Dementia
How can you tell the difference between the signs of normal aging and an early warning of dementia? One of the world’s foremost experts on the aging brain says it’s crucial to recognise cognitive...
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Robert E. Mann, Senior Scientist with The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health discusses their recent study on alcohol consumption, marijuana smoking and mental health.… read more The post CAMH Study...
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Dr. Zach explains that mental illness -- especially depression -- can hit Zoomers hard and explains that treatment does work.… read more The post Mental Health appeared first on Zoomer Radio AM740.
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Goldhawk Fights Back: Dr. Benoit Mulsant, Clinical Director of the Geriatric Mental Health Program at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, discusses the unique and challenging problems involved...
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Goldhawk Fights Back: Dr. Katy Kamkar, a clinical psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, describes the symptoms and treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The post Dr. Katy...
View ArticleOBESITY AND MENTAL HEALTH CONNECTED
It seems addressing mental health when treating obesity and its related conditions is not just helpful — but essential. Experts argue obesity shares many of the same physical causes and long-term...
View ArticleKACHKAR VERDICT EVOKES STRONG EMOTION FROM SERGEANT RUSSELL’S WIDOW, DEFENCE...
The man who killed Toronto Police Sergeant Ryan Russell with a snowplow will remain in custody for a disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board. It is all but certain Richard Kachkar will be...
View ArticleFIXATION FOR THE QUEEN GETS MAN ARRESTED
Being safe in our homes is a concern for us all especially as we age, even for the Queen. A 44-year-old man has pleaded guilty to trespassing and possession of a bladed article in a security incident...
View ArticleU.S.SUICIDE PACT SURVIVOR COULD BE EXTRADITED
An Arizona woman is expected to be sentenced to time served in Alberta today for aiding the suicide of her 79-year-old mother. 53 year old Linda Jean McNall made a suicide pact with her mother, Shirley...
View ArticleONTARIO PLEDGES MILLIONS TO SUPPORT NEW MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER INITIATIVES
A big boost for those who need treatment for mental illness. Twenty-million dollars is being pledged over six years by the Ontario government for a new initiative aimed at helping people get treatment...
View ArticleLONG TERM HEALTH SPENDING DEAL PITCHED BY QUEEN’S PARK LIBERALS
A solution is being offered by the provincial Liberals at Queen’s Park to end the national log-jam over healthcare spending. A Toronto Star report says the 10 year plan would see the federal Liberals...
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OTTAWA, SASKATCHEWAN REACH HEALTH-CARE DEAL
Saskatchewan’s the latest province to reach an agreement on health-care funding with the Trudeau government. (Trent Peppler / CBC) It’ll receive $190.3-million for home care and $158.5-million for...
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OTTAWA REACHES HEALTH DEALS WITH 3 MORE PROVINCES, INCLUDING ONTARIO
Ontario’s reached an agreement with the federal government that’ll increase funding for home care and mental health. Talks last year between Ottawa and the provinces and territories failed to produce a...
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ONTARIO PARAMEDICS TO GET NEW POWERS
The rules governing paramedics in Ontario are in the process of being overhauled and could result in patients with minor injuries, or those in mental distress, being taken to somewhere other than a...
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CLOSE: FATAL ATTRACTION REMAKE SHOULD HIGHLIGHT MENTAL HEALTH
Zoomer legend Glenn Close says it would be interesting to remake her classic thriller “Fatal Attraction” re-set in the here an now. Close told the BBC, she wasn’t playing the character “Alex Forrest”...
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PROVINCIAL HEALTH CARE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
The Ford Government’s panel, charged with improving health care and ending hallway medicine in Ontario, says about 1,000 patients a day are not receiving attention in proper treatment spaces on any...
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REVIEW BOARD ORDERS ROHINIE BISESAR REMAIN DETAINED IN MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
A woman found not criminally responsible for killing a stranger in a Toronto drugstore in 2015 is not ready to be released into the community. That’s according to The Ontario Review Board who say that...
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MENTAL ILLNESS OFTEN LINKED TO LIFELONG PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES: NEW RESEARCH
It seems there’s a mind-body connection when it comes to mental illness. A task force of over 30 international experts led by researchers from Australia and England has found that a broad range of...
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FORD GOV’T MORE THAN DOUBLING MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING FOR STUDENTS
The province is investing nearly $40-million, more than double the funding from 2017-18, to improve frontline mental health services for students. The government’s investing in nine programs including...
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NEW STUDY SAYS OVERWEIGHT SEDENTARY POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN AT HIGHEST RISK FOR...
We know exercise offers many health benefits; from reducing your risk for heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, to strengthening your bones and improving your mental health. But experts say even...
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