As we age, many people are extending their reach to read a book or are reaching for “cheaters” or reading glasses.  This can be due to a number of issues. The muscles that are required to contract and expand to focus can sometimes get lax, so, eye exercises certainly helps.  Also, the macula, which is a portion of the retina...

Health Minister Terry Lake highlighted the importance of CPR Awareness Month Thursday by taking part in a demonstration on basic CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating and breathing stops. It strikes suddenly and affects people of all ages. Fewer than 12 per cent of people […]

An institution established 40 years ago to protect farmland in British Columbia could soon be disbanded by the provincial government, which may have major implications for the food security of West Kootenay residents, according to one local expert. Established in 1973, the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is an area of about 47,000 square kilometres of […]

Prevent Cancer Now is bringing back the popular  Kiss Off Cancer Cook-Off, launched in 2011. The event grew from having 40  guests in its first year, to over 100 guests last year. The cook-off will  take place on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at the Prestige Inn in Rossland. The event will see celebrity chefs competing against ...

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Like the other 300 residents who attended Tuesday’s Kaslo Village Council  meeting, Maggie Winters is not happy about Interior Health’s decision to reduce Kaslo’s emergency room hours to weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm. “But at least a decision takes some of the uncertainty away,” said the spokesperson for […]

This is time of year when I start seeing patients battling the flu, so, I’d like to give you some information about a probiotic food that improves the vigilance and effectiveness of your immune system and keeps our digestive system healthy. Probiotic foods contain active healthy live bacteria.  When we ingest them, they travel...

There were cars and people filling the parking lot of the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort Wednesday. The beehive of activity wasn't because of a convention but the first flu shot clinic of the season as close to 1,000 people were expected to roll up the shirt sleeve and get poked by an Interior Health nurse. IHA staff said there...

Liquor, or changes to government regulations, definitely was a hot-button topic for the BC public as more than 76,255 people logged into the Liquor Policy Review website to voice their opinions. Parliamentary Secretary John Yap said the consultation process saw an nprecedented level of engagement with the public, stakeholders...

Landing on dirt and grass is no longer necessary for helicopters when they land at the Grand Forks hospital. The Boundary Hospital officially opened it’s Heliport on Monday, to a small crowd of local stakeholders and onlookers. “Paramedics are already happy they don’t have to push through the dirt,” said Ingrid Hampf, Acute...

Especially with the damp and now the cold weather this year, I’ll be expecting phone calls from parents with sick children (or themselves if they were dipping into the candy too much) about a week after Hallowe’en. I see many colds and flus due to the increased amount of sugar. As I stated in a past article, 1 tsp of sugar ...