Ottawa Public Health: Response to Ottawa tornado
Ottawa Tornado fall out: Responding to Stressful Events The psychological impact of a stressful event can be immediate or delayed,...
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Ottawa Public Health warning about mental health issues afte...
Ottawa Public Health warning about mental health issues after the storm Sep 25, 2018 Health officials are concerned the victims of the st...
Reduce your risk of Lyme disease
Reduce your risk of Lyme disease while outdoors this summer (NC) Most of us can’t wait for spring. As soon as the sun shines and the temperatur...
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Women’s forum on AIDS treatment
Women forum highlights progress in AIDS treatment Thursday 17 May Sandy Hill Community Centre on Somerset Street West, was the scene of the 2018 Voice...
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Health fair targets multicultural community
Saturday 21 April Over a hundred people from Ottawa’s multicultural and immigrant communities were at the Jim Durell Recreation Centre on Walkle...
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Dr. Habibat Garuba: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
THE CHECK-UP: Fast Facts about Peripartum Cardiomyopathy by Dr. Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC What is peripartum cardiomyopathy?&...
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World AIDS Day promotes understanding and compassion
Friday 1 December Under the banner: “It takes courage”, Somerset West Community Health Centre welcomed about forty people from Ottawa̵...
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Ayan Jama: December 1 is World AIDS Day
By Ayan Jama HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The HIV virus makes a person sick by weakening the immune system. If someone is living with ...
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Habibat Aziz Garuba: THE CHECK-UP: Fast Facts about Hyperten...
by Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC What is hypertension/high blood pressure? Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure above ...
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Dr. Habibat Garuba: THE CHECK-UP: Fast Facts about Obstructi...
by Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC What is obstructive sleep apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is breathing disorder that occurs duri...