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What causes a sore throat? Sore throat (your doctor may call it pharyngitis- fair-en-jy-tis) can be caused by many things: • viruses (such as the one that causes the common cold) • bacteria (such as the one that causes strep throat, see below) • mucus draining from your sinuses to your throat • irritation from [...]
What causes a chest cold? An infection in the lining of the tubes (the "bronchi") that carry air into your lungs. When these tubes get infected, they swell, and mucus (thick fluid often called "phlegm" or "sputum") forms. The infection is almost always caused by a virus, and antibiotics do not help clear the infection [...]
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What is MyChartTM? MyChartTM is a free, secure, online tool that provides your patients with easy 24-hour access to their health records from select hospitals in southwest Ontario. What Information is Available? With a MyChart account, patients can access their health records – anytime, anywhere. There is no cost to the patient or your organization [...]
Virtual Clinical Visits Virtual visits are new to us because of the state of emergency. Description We use video and audio technology so we can see and hear each other We recommend you be in a quiet place for your virtual visit so that others cannot overhear the session (unless you want to include others [...]
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Nearly one third of Canadian children and youth are obese and the numbers are increasing. Children with obesity are more likely to continue to be obese as adults and obesity in adults is associated with many health conditions such as type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. There are effective ways to prevent, identify [...]
WE CAN HELP! We have staff certified in smoking cessation counselling We are able to provide you with FREE Nicotine replacement therapy (eg the nicotine patch, gum, etc) for up to 26 weeks Call and ask for an appointment in our Lung Health Program or with our Pharmacist
Measles is an easily spread respiratory infection that is caused by a virus. Most people in Canada have immunity against measles. Those at risk are infants under one year of age and those born after 1970 who are not vaccinated. People born before 1970 are most often immune due to previous exposure. Children need 2 [...]
