Conditions and illnesses

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: The sale and use of e-cigarettes in Canada is regulated by the government

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: Survival rates for children with cancer have improved significantly in the past few decades

True. According to data from the Canadian Cancer Society, on average, approximately 1,300 children in Canada are diagnosed with cancer every year. 

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: If you have a newborn, you’ll lose about 400 hours of sleep this year.

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: children under the age of 18 can register as organ donors.

Conditions and illnesses

True or False: About 1 in every 2 teenage girls and 1 in every 4 teenage boys have tried dieting to change the shape of their bodies.

Conditions and illnesses

Tonsillectomy and/or Adenoidectomy

Is your child preparing for a tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy?

Here are some guidelines and answers to your questions.

Conditions and illnesses

To pierce or not to pierce… that is the question?

Being well informed is the best policy

Conditions and illnesses

Timely tips for tots

Early intervention can prevent serious illness

Conditions and illnesses

The straight dose: what to remember when your child gets a new prescription

Most kids, at one time or another in their childhood or adolescence, will need to take prescription medication to help treat symptoms of a condition or illness. As a parent, you’re the one who has to make sure that—as the old song goes—“the medicine goes down.”
Conditions and illnesses

The New Year’s Eve Party… What if my teen drinks?!

It was bound to happen some day. Your teen has his first New Year’s Eve party. Stressed? You probably forget that you have been through it yourself and picture your teen with a beer in his hand and imagine the worst-case scenario.

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