Health Insight
Managing Illnesses
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Funding Epilepsy Research Can Help Change a Person’s Life
Epilepsy Canada raises money for research to find a cure for epilepsy and to discover solutions that improve the quality of life for those living with the disease. While many effective medications exist to help people with epilepsy, it’s challenging to predict which treatment will work best for an individual patient. Doctors will try one...
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With a Good Care Plan in Place, Children and Youth with Epilepsy Are Unstoppable
With a solid care plan in place and good community support, children and youth living with epilepsy can live life to the fullest. Epilepsy is a chronic disease of the central nervous system characterized by the tendency to have recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Roughly 300,000 Canadians live with epilepsy, and about 42,000 of them are children...
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How Canadian Kids Can Benefit from Kid-Friendly Paediatric Formulations
Canadian children need paediatric drug formulations to be more widely available — and tailored to the child’s age, size, condition, and medical needs. Around half of Canada’s eight million children are given at least one prescription drug each year. Most of these are available only in adult formulations of capsules or tablets. “There are many...
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Arthritis Is Serious; Research Changes Lives
At Arthritis Research Canada, research teams are working to find solutions to help people deal with the challenges caused by Arthritis.
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Natural Supplements Effective in Supporting Joint Health
Living life fully means supporting healthy joints and managing pain with supplements like turmeric and glucosamine chondroitin
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Better Cardiovascular Health Improves Rheumatoid Arthritis
Exercise and mindfulness can help people with rheumatoid arthritis manage their disease and improve heart health.
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Teen Joins Race to a Pain-Free Future for Kids with Arthritis
March is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month. To learn more and make a donation, visit cassieandfriends.ca.
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Are You or a Loved One in Pain? You Need a Magic Bag
The Original Magic Bag®, Canada’s best-selling hot/cold compress, offers all-natural pain relief for the whole family.
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How CSA Is Empowering People With Spondyloarthritis to Live Their Best Lives
Mechanical back pain from an injury is common, but persistent inflammatory pain could signal an autoimmune condition like spondyloarthritis.
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New Innovative Cream Taps Into Plant-Based Ingredients for Pain Relief
A Canadian company has introduced a unique topical product designed to tackle acute and chronic pain naturally, without drugs.