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Seasonal-Flu vaccination
October 16th, 2015 A new vaccine is administered each year based on the circulating strains of the virus during the winter. This year, the vaccine contains three strains of the flu virus: two type A strains and one type B. This seasonal-flu includes the …
Cold and flu prevention tips
October 21st, 2015 The most effective way to decrease complications and reduce the impact of the flu is to give a preventative vaccine shot . The North American vaccine is developed each year to work against three strains of influenza virus , based on …
Influenza versus the common cold—what’s the difference?
October 29th, 2015 Viruses are spread from person to person through airborne droplets that are sneezed out or coughed up by an infected person. In some cases, the viruses can be spread when a person touches an infected surface (e.g., doorknobs, …
Tips on recovery from flu and cold
October 29th, 2015 Knowing how viruses spread, it is understandable that the best way to prevent catching the flu or a cold is good hygiene: Wash your hands frequently Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth Use a tissue if you are sneezing or coughing, …
Close-up on our Glen site
October 30th, 2012 Want to know more about the Glen site? This fall, Close-up on our Glen site gives you a look at our new state-of-the-art facility where exceptional healthcare environments, workplaces and research spaces have been …
Meet Patricia Kearns—the expert patient
November 1st, 2012 Patricia Kearns is well qualified to tell the patient’s story. She has Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and related conditions. If there is such a thing as an “expert patient,” Kearns might be the one. “I have been a patient for many …
An ally in her fight against Cancer
November 1st, 2012 They swap stories, tease each other, and laugh together. It was the most deadly of cancers in Canada – lung cancer – that brought them together, and that is no laughing matter. Marcelle is the patient and Viviane is her Nurse Navigator …
Promising signs for disorder affecting children of Quebec and beyond
November 2nd, 2012 There are few disorders that contain the geographical region where they were first discovered in their title, and Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix- Saguenay (ARSACS) is one of them. The disorder, which has since been …
Close-up on our Glen site
January 9th, 2013 Want to know more about the Glen site? This fall, Close-up on our Glen site gives you an insider’s look at our new state-of-the-art facility where exceptional healthcare environments, workplaces and research spaces have been created. 1.A …
It's Diabetes month
November 14th, 2012 Research and innovative therapies at the MUHC Two million Canadians have diabetes, which either occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin (type 1 diabetes: most common in children) or when the body cannot effectively use …