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Managing Illnesses
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Prioritizing Men’s Health: The Importance of Genetic Testing with BioAro
Cancer remains one of the most formidable challenges to global health. As the field of genetics continues to advance, innovative companies like BioAro are leading the charge in revolutionizing cancer prevention and treatment through genomic testing. Cancers that predominantly affect men, including prostate and testicular cancer, pose significant health risks. Prostate cancer is the second...
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Living with Prostate Cancer: The Mental Battle
With September’s arrival, a new season can feel like a fresh start, but it also represents an annual opportunity to recognize one of the most common cancers impacting men globally. In Canada, one in every nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Like many cancers, prostate cancer’s physical effects on the...
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Early Detection is Critical for Prostate Cancer Survival Rates
It’s essential for men to learn their family history and to start making healthier lifestyle choices now. September is prostate cancer awareness month in Canada. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men, with one in nine facing a positive diagnosis in their lifetime. Dr. Larry Goldenberg, a urologic surgeon and clinical scientist...
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How Omnipod® Simplifies Life for Kids
The Omnipod DASH® Insulin Management System simplifies life with diabetes for both children and their caregivers. The magic of being a child is all about spontaneity and adventure. It’s about believing in fairytales, wonder, and the extraordinary. It’s building forts, jumping in puddles, climbing trees, and playing dress-up. Freedom, discovery, and following dreams — these...
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JDRF Offers Families Navigating Life with Type 1 Diabetes Resources and Support
Learning your child has been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) can be overwhelming. It may feel scary and lonely at times, but there are resources available to guide and provide families with support to help them move forward with confidence and begin their new journey living with T1D with hope. What is T1D? T1D...
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Learning How to Effectively Treat and Manage Lupus Is Vital
Understanding how to manage lupus and prevent flares is essential information for the roughly 37,000 Canadians currently living with the disease.
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A Fierce Commitment to Improving the Lives of Lupus Patients
Lupus affects over 1 in 1,000 Canadians. Lupus Canada aims to increase public awareness, fund research, and support patients through advocacy.
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Using artificial intelligence to predict risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with lupus
Preventive care has proven essential to detect different types of health conditions at an early stage and, in many cases, avoid any further complications. With this in mind, a new study conducted by scientists at Arthritis Research Canada aims at developing and testing a tool to help predict cardiovascular disease in people with lupus. Cardiovascular...
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Lupus Ontario is Dedicated to Bringing Light to a Complex Disease
Lupus is a complex autoimmune disease that can impact virtually any organ of the body – skin, kidneys, brain, heart, eyes, and others – with profound life altering and life limiting consequences. Little is known about the disease as each patient presents with a differing array of symptoms. Ninety percent of patients are female, in...
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Youth With Lupus Teams Up With National Charity to Help Others
Maryse Hendi, 20, suffered from unexplained stomach aches, muscle pains, and joint pains throughout her childhood, eventually becoming so bad that she had to miss school. At first, her family doctor brushed her symptoms off as ‘just growing pains.’