Family Health with Beatrice Politi

Pancreatic Cancer Risk

To read the full study, click here.

For more information on pancreatic cancer, click here.

STOMP Program

For more information on the SickKids Team Obesity Management Program, or STOMP, click here.

2010 “Salt Lick Award”

For a complete list of the "winners", click here.

Quitting Smoking

For more information on the "Quit and Get Fit" program, click here.

Sinusitis

For more information on chronic sinusitis, click here.

For more information on acute sinusitis, click here.

Water Liposuction

For more information on Body-Jet water liposuction, click here.

Heart Health

For more information pertaining to women and heart health, click here.

For more information on general heart health, click here.

To read the Heart & Stroke Foundations annual report featured in today's story, click here.

Hair Transplants

For more information from the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery, click here.

For more information on the services offered by Dr. Paul Cotterill, click here.

For more information on the services offered at the Canadian Hair Transplant Centre in Toronto, founded by Dr. Cam Simmons, click here.

Fish and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

For more information from the American Heart Association, click here.

For prenatal nutrition guidelines from Health Canada, click here.

Urgent Care Centres

To find out where the nearest Urgent Care Centre is to you, click here.

Tinnitus

For more information about the ear condition tinnitus from the Tinnitus Association of Canada, click here.

For more information from the Canadian Hearing Society, click here.

H1N1 Shots

For recommendations from the Public Health Agency of Canada regarding how many H1N1 shots your child should receive, click here.

For recommendations from the Ontario Ministry of Health, click here.

For a list of flu shot clinic locations around the GTA, click here.

Rosacea

For more information about rosacea and how to treat it, click here or here.

Widsom Teeth

For information on having wisdom teeth removed, click here or here.

For the official Web site of the Ontario Dental Association, click here.

Chronic Winter Conditions

For more information on osteoporosis, click here.

For more information arthritis, click here.

Brain Injuries

For more information from the Brain Injury Association of Canada, click here.

For more on Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation, click here.

Breast Cancer Screening

For more information on the Breastlight, click here.

For more information on breast health from Cancer Care Ontario, click here.

Women aged 50 and older are eligible to participate in screening through the Ontario Breast Screening Program. Click here for an interactive map of the screening site locations afcross the province.

Cancer-Fighting Additive

Health Canada is asking for the public's input over a potential cancer-fighting additive to french fries and potato chips.

Click here to make your comments until February 21, 2010.

Thyroid Disorders

For more information from the Thyroid Foundation of Canada, click here.

Allergies

For information on Anaphylaxis Canada, a non-profit group that helps people who live with deadly allergies, click here.

Cream Cheese Recall

To see which Western Creamery products may be contaminated with salmonella, click here.

Slim-Fast Recall

To see which products have been recalled, click here.

Technology for the Blind

For more information on the CNIB, click here.

To visit the online store, click here.

Computer Vision Syndrome

For more information, click here.

New Allergy Therapy

For more information on Advanced Allergy Therapeutics, click here.

Sitting Hazards

For more information on the proper ergonomic set-up for your workplace, click here.

Mercury Levels in Fish

For more information from Health Canada on mercury in fish, click here.

To calculate exactly how much mercury is in your fish, click here.

For more information on sustainable seafood from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, click here.

Breast Fest Film Festival

Breast Fest 2009 is on from November 20-22 at the Royal Ontario Museum. For more information, click here.

Radiation Concerns

More information from X-Ray Risk.com, the Canadian Association of Radiologists, Radiologyinfo.ca, and Tidal Pool Software.

Teens & Prescription Drugs

To read the complete study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, click here.

For tips on talking to your kids about substance use, click here.

Prostatitis

For more information on prostatitis, click here.

Hockey Injuries

To read the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine study, Spinal Injuries in Canadian Ice Hockey: An Update to 2005, click here.

For more information on ThinkFirst's Safe Hockey program, click here.

Pain-Free Injections

For tips on how to parents and children can make vaccinations as easy and pain-free as possible, click here.

H1N1 Information

For a list of H1N1 Vaccination clinics and their hours of operation in Toronto, click here.

For a map of H1N1 Vaccination clinics in Toronto, click here.

For a list of H1N1 Vaccination clinics and their hours of operation in Peel Region, click here.

For a list of H1N1 Vaccination clinics and their hours of operation in Halton Region, click here.

For a list of H1N1 Vaccination clinics and their hours of operation in York Region, click here.

For a list of H1N1 Vaccination clinics and their hours of operation in Durham Region, click here.

Additional H1N1 Information

Toronto Public Health

Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Public Health Agency of Canada

For answers to some frequently asked questions about the H1N1 vaccine, click here.

Media Awareness

Learn more about media literacy from the Media Awareness Network.

Read the complete study about Media Violence by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Read the complete study about the Impact of Song Lyrics by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Pink Tulip Foundation

Find out more about the Pink Tulip Foundation.

Learn more about the Be Pink Program in Manitoba.

H1N1 Study

Read the latest H1N1 study by the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Kids & Obesity

Read the complete study by the Canadian Institute of Health Information.

BPA & Childhood Behaviour

Read the complete study on Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Early Childhood Behaviour.

Cord Blood

For more information visit Insception Biosciences, the Alberta Cord Blood Bank or Hema-Quebec.

H1N1 Vaccine

For more information, click here.

Shingles Prevention

For more information about the shingles vaccine, and which clinic closest to you has the vaccine available, click here.

School Anxiety

For more information on where university students can look for help, click here (U of T) or here (York U).

For more information on talking about mental illness, click here.

For more information for the Canadian Mental Health Association, click here.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

For more information, click here.

For more information for teachers and other education professionals, click here.

Find out more about 'ADD and Loving it', a film that will air September 18 on the Global TV documentary series “Currents” at 8 pm ET/PT, 7 pm in Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg.

Myeloma

For more information on this rare form of cancer, click here.

To read Lisa Ray's blog, click here.

Pancreatic Cancer

For more information on pancreatic cancer, click here or here.

Kids Health Report

Read the full Heart & Stroke Foundation report on heart health in kids for your area:

H1N1 Preparedness

For more tips and mythbusters on H1N1, click here.

Back-to-School Anxiety

For more tips on how to talk to your kids about anxiety, click here.

Job Insecurity & Health

To read the full study on perceived job insecurity and worker health, click here.

Home Birth

To read the full study on home birth vs. hospital birth from the Canadian Medical Association Journal, click here.

To read the policy statement on midwifery from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynacologists of Canada, click here.

Kids Body Image

A new Canadian report says kids are having anxieties about the way they look and its starting at a younger age.

To read the full report, click here.

The National Eating Disorders Information Centre has much more information on prevention and body image.

Fertility Options

After a year of study, Ontario's Expert Panel on Infertility and Adoption has released its report on the current state of Ontario's adoption and assisted reproduction systems.

To read the full report, click here.

Sugar Nation

To read the full study on sugar intake from the American Heart Association, click here.

Kids and Fear

The Weather Wiz Kids website shows children how to perform fun experiments to learn about things like electricity and lightning.

Diabetes Drugs

For a full summary of Dr. Juurlink's study on the drugs Pioglitazone and Rosiglitazone, click here.

Hearing Loss

Next time you think your spouse is ignoring you, they might actually not be hearing you. For more information on hearing loss, click here.

Vitamin Secrets

Many vitamins we ingest are actually useless because our body doesn’t digest the carrier used. We look at what vitamin types can actually be absorbed.

For a full list of how much of each vitamin and mineral you need, click here.

H1N1 Study

The province is recruiting 3000 volunteers to give blood samples to test for the virus. It's hoped the results will help health officials predict how many people may become infected this fall and better prepare for a possible pandemic.

To volunteer for the study, click here.

Camp Jumoke

It's a special place for special kids. Camp Jumoke is a camp in Huntsville for children with sickle cell anemia. The kids take canoe trips, go hiking, have fireside sing-a-longs and, of course, meet new friends. These are exciting experiences for any child but especially for those with sickle cell anemia, most of whom have never attended summer camp before.

For more information on the camp, click here.

For more information on sickle cell anemia, click here or here.

Transplant Games

A team of SickKids transplant patients will soon be heading Down Under to compete at the 17th World Transplant Games on Australia's Gold Coast. The 25-member national team of heart, lung, liver and kidney transplant patients will be representing Team Canada at the Games, which take place August 22 to 30. This is Team SickKids' second appearance at the World Transplant Games. After months of training and fundraising, this year's expanded Team SickKids is ready to go and was sent off in style this morning.

For more on the team and to follow their progress at the games, click here.

Sex Ed Online

According to Statistics Canada, the average age that both males and females have sex for the first time is 16.5 years old.

A survey of Canadian high school students showed the main source for sex education was schools. But there's another ready teacher - the internet.

For more information, click here.

For more on MTV's "It's Your Sex Life", click here.

For more information from the Society of Gynocologists and Obstetricians of Canada, click here.