Raising Health

On a September day in 2007, two grade twelve students in Nova Scotia changed the world.

World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st, a date that was chosen because the condition is defined by the triplication of the 21st chromosome.

One of every ten Canadians (4 million people) is living with some form of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and most of us have no idea.

Last Friday (March 1, 2019) was Employee Appreciation Day in the U.S. and Canada.

After cancer, heart disease is the leading cause of death in Canada.

On February 11th, the United Nations will mark the 4th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a forum at its headquarters in New York.

For those of us who have never experienced a cancer diagnosis, the only thing we can imagine that might exceed the dread of the words “you have cancer” is the sheer joy of joining the group that pr

The holidays are here! For many Canadians, this is a time of joy and wonder.

You are at the doctor’s office. Your physician just told you that you have high cholesterol, and that she would like you to start taking statins to control it. This is a common diagnosis.

As another Movember winds down and men everywhere prepare to pick up neglected razors and lose that manly