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The Doctor Game: Vitamin C, lysine can help curb heart …

WEBVitamin C is required to manufacture healthy collagen, the glue that holds coronary cells together, just like mortar is needed for bricks. Lysine, like steel rods in …

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Where to go if you don’t have a family doctor in B.C.

WEBIsland Health operates seven UPCCs — six in Greater Victoria and one in Nanaimo: • Downtown Victoria Urgent and Primary Care Centre — 1107 Pandora Ave., …

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New registry aims to speed up attaching patients to …

WEBThe new registry is expected to go live on April 17. “This will significantly speed up the matching and attachment of patients with available primary-care …

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Your Good Health: Jardiance causes too many urinary issues

WEBDear Dr. Roach: I am a 64-year-old man, and my A1C level has been averaging around 7.4% for a number of years.I was diagnosed diabetic at age 54. My …

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Thousands still waiting to find a doctor through B.C. registry

WEBIt took 30 months for Victoria’s Paula Leweke to be matched with a family physician through B.C.’s Health Connect Registry. Six months later, that doctor left to …

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Biden signs executive order on advancing study of …

WEBWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data …

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B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a …

WEBB.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks during a health-care funding announcement, in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN …

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COVID-19 testing still important for unvaccinated, elderly

WEBFour years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, testing for the virus remains important for those at risk of severe disease — those who are …

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Minister expects bigger demands on health-care system

WEBHealth minister expects even bigger demands on health-care system in 2024. But Adrian Dix says the province is moving in the right direction, with new hirings of …

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Campbell River detox facility to open in the fall, Island …

WEBIsland Health says it has secured a location for a six-bed detox facility near North Island Hospital’s Campbell River location that it plans to open in the fall. The clinic …

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VIHA rebrands itself as 'Island Health' to better reflect …

WEBThe Vancouver Island Health Authority has lost its authority — but in name only. The institution, which provides services to about 760,000 people on Vancouver …

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Island Health memo says not to stop drug use in hospitals

WEBAn Island Health memo last month to acute-care hospital staff instructs nurses not to stop open use of illicit drugs in hospital rooms and to even teach patients …

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Your Good Health: A fall can still do damage after hip replacement

WEBA.W. A hip replacement, or total hip arthroplasty, replaces the head and neck of the femur with a prosthesis, which will go into a cup in the hip. Modern materials, …

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Health: Coffee safe to have with prostate, bladder symptoms

WEBIn the case of your overactive bladder, there is pretty strong evidence that the caffeine intake of 2 or more cups of coffee can make symptoms worse. (Four or …

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Your Good Health: Paradox

WEBDear Dr. Roach: A friend told me that her husband, who is 80, is claiming that the French eat a lot of butter, cream, cheese, pastries and red meat, and have the …

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After-hours primary-care clinic opens on Saanich Peninsula

WEBThe clinic, at the Peninsula Health Unit on Mt. Newton Cross Road in Saanichton, will be open 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. …

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Mask mandate dropped as spring boosters ramp up

WEBAs respiratory season winds down, a mask mandate in hospitals is being dropped and a COVID spring booster program is ramping up to strengthen waning …

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Federal ministry taking a deeper look into safer supply

WEB00:05:10. The federal minister of Mental Health and Addictions says she has asked her department to look into the safer supply program, including accounts of …

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Your Good Health: In 70s, estrogen treatment often has more risks …

WEBDear Dr. Roach: I need some guidance on the use of estradiol. I have been taking a low dose (1 mg) for the past 15 years, following a hysterectomy and …

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Dr. Roach: Hair fullness often returns after estrogen

WEBHopefully you can find a dose that works without causing hair loss. In most cases, hair does come back to its former thickness once the estrogen is stopped. Dear …

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