Dire scenarios when it comes to food security in Grey Bruce

A new Grey Bruce Public Health report, posted this week to GBPH’s website, highlights the struggles many Grey-Bruce families and individuals are facing to afford...

Ask the Pharmacist – Impaction

Q. My son had diarrhea and vomiting and later was unable to urinate for more than 24 hours. I was worried he was very...

Ask the Pharmacist – Vitamins

Q. Can you review the various vitamins our body needs, the benefits they provide the body and the foods we can find them in? A....

Ask the Pharmacist – supplements

Q. After reading the column about the lack of proven benefits to taking a fish oil supplement, I wonder if you can let me...

Ask the Pharmacist – fish oil supplements

Q. I have been taking fish oil supplements for many years and I cannot recall why anymore. Can you remind me what fish oil...

Increased Influenza A activity on the rise

Elevated Influenza A activity has prompted Grey Bruce Public Health to underscore the importance of receiving the flu vaccine. Surveillance data indicates a surge in...

Ask the Pharmacist – New Year resolutions

Q. I would like some tips to help me stay on track with some New Years Resolutions I have made. I know this topic...

Southwestern Ontario Isotope Coalition welcomes new partners at inaugural meeting

The Southwestern Ontario Isotope Coalition (SOIC) marked another significant milestone  as it recemt;u welcomed new regional collaborative partners at its inaugural meeting. Coalition Chairs—the...

WES for Youth Online uses OTF Grant to advance Mental Health E-Counselling

In November, MPP Lisa Thompson met with representatives from WES for Youth Online to formally congratulate them on work done as a result of...

Non-profits – a built in solution to the affordable housing crisis

It’s December, a festive season for many. But as temperatures plummet across the province, the life and death realities faced by homeless and under-housed...