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This year will be different
January 6th, 2014 New Year’s resolutions… most of us make them, sometimes we try to follow through with them, but few amongst us really care about them after February. Nonetheless, New Year’s resolutions are an important opportunity to make beneficial …
William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil, 1918 - 2014
January 15th, 2014 William Feindel, O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, D. Phil., 1918 – 2014 The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital, McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre regret to announce the death of William Feindel , O.C., G.O.Q., MDCM, …
Flu-fighting enzyme identified by scientists
January 16th, 2014 Researchers have found a new enzyme, known as cIAP2, which helps the lungs fight against infection by giving them the ability to decrease flu-inflicted tissue injury. Dr. Maya Saleh of the Department of Medicine of the McGill University …
The MUHC makes an IMPACT on smoking cessation
January 20th, 2014 The MUHC Makes an IMPACT on Smoking Cessation MUHC has launched IMPACT , a new smoking cessation program coordinated in partnership with the MSSS de la Montagne and the iQuitnow counselling service. In its initial pilot phase, IMPACT …
Share your love of reading on Family Literacy Day
January 20th, 2014 On January 27, take time to read with your child Family Literacy Day, held every year on January 27, helps raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Setting aside a …
True or false? Antibiotics will cure the flu.
January 20th, 2014 False. Antibiotics have no effect against a viral illness like the flu. Rest and fluids are recommended. Antibiotics are medications that fight infections caused by bacteria, the flu is cause by a virus. “Most cases of flu can be …
Keeping stomach flu at a healthy distance
January 20th, 2014 If there’s one visitor nobody wants around, it’s gastroenteritis a.k.a. ‘the stomach flu’. During these colder months, from October to April, we’re at higher risk of getting the dreaded stomach flu, especially with children in the …
Barbara Kane - Lung Cancer survivor
January 21st, 2014 Barbara Kane is a testament to the difficulty so many people face in their battle to quit smoking. The 63-year-old grandmother and cancer survivor is well aware that her bout of lung cancer in 2010 was brought on by more than 47 years …
Telemedicine in James Bay
January 28th, 2014 The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) in partnership with the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB) and the Department of Ophthalmology of McGill University is pleased to announce a new tele-ophthalmology …
One in three seniors over 65 risks falling over the span of a year
February 3rd, 2014 As the Injury prevention coordinator for the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) Trauma Program at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH), Tara Grenier is well aware that out of the 1,600 trauma patients who are admitted per year, 400 …