Category: Health Tips
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Beyond Cigarettes: How Smoking Affects Your Health
We often hear about the risks of smoking cigarettes, but many other types of smoking also put your body at risk. As vaping, cannabis, cigars, and hookah become more popular, we're talking about the risks of smoking, beyond cigarettes.
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Guide to buying developmentally appropriate gifts
For some children, chronological age does not match developmental age. So, when selecting a gift based on a child’s developmental age, you are more likely to pick a toy that is the right fit for their skills.
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The power of proper hand washing
Good hand hygiene is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent the spread of germs. The way you wash your hands makes a big difference to the...
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Can you get a sunburn in winter?
Think you can't get a sunburn in winter? You're not alone. Winter sunburns are often mistaken for windburn, or flush from the cold. And few people...
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Flu shot myths: Fact or fiction?
Dr. Jeff Pernica is an infectious disease specialist at McMaster Children's Hospital. He's helping to debunk myths about the flu shot and replace them with expert information.
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What you need to know about the “mystery virus” acute flaccid paralysis
You've probably heard about acute flaccid paralysis, the "mystery virus" that media are comparing to polio for causing sudden, unexplained paralysis in children. Should you be concerned? Dr. Jeff Pernica, our infectious disease specialist, explains.
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