Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide killing over 8 million people in 2015. At the same time, lower respiratory infections including influenza are a major problem causing 3 million deaths worldwide per year. Typically, the young and elderly and at greatest risk of influenza related death or disability. Annual flu…
The amount of sleep each person needs varies between individuals but the average adult needs between 7-8 hours a night, the average teen needs 9-10 hours a night, and the average child needs at least 10 hours of sleep a day. However, nearly 30% of adults get less than 6 hours of sleep per day…
It’s flu season in the northern hemisphere and with it comes fever, aches, coughing, and general fatigue. The flu comes and goes within a couple of weeks for most people, however for some of the population a simple flu can progress into serious disease and even hospitalization. As many as 8000 people may be hospitalized…
The flu, or influenza, is a seasonal respiratory infection that targets the lungs. Influenza can result in a fever, cough, runny nose, congestion, and headaches. In some people, the symptoms are so severe that they become confined to a bed for weeks and may go on to develop pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS,…
Asthma is a chronic disease affecting 235 million people worldwide and affecting 8.5% of all Canadians. The common symptoms include chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath that can be sudden. Currently asthma is the most common childhood chronic disease, affecting 13% of Canadian children and accounting for 50% of all emergency department visits…
“Don’t go outside without a jacket, you’ll catch a cold”, you probably heard your grandmother or mother say this to you a few times as a kid during cold season. The common cold that most of us seem to inevitably catch in the winter is caused by a variety of different viruses. The most common…
