HealthBeat on CJAD Radio - August 29, 2010

Topics: common children's infectious diseases, nutritional benefits of berries, Dragon Boat Festival

   1) Nutrition – Robin Glance, dietitian at the MUHC discusses how water and berries can help people keep slim and healthy. Berries also have great anti-aging, anti-cancer and heart health benefit, as well as helping to detoxify the brain.

            2) Child health – Dr. Harley Eisman, a Director of the Pediatric Emergency Department at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, discusses infectious diseases common in children, such as chicken pox and flu, and the importance of vaccines.

   3) Dragon Boat Festival – Gwen Nacos, Founder of Cedars CanSupport, and one of the organizers of the Dragon Boat Festival, discusses the event and how it will benefit CanSupport in providing psychosocial, emotional, practical and financial support to families and patients in need.