GERD & Knee Pain

This essentially tells us the latest report on the health of Quebecers in the region of the Capitale-Nationale released this morning by the public health director, Dr. Francis Desbiens…

On demographic trends, the national capital is home to 70,000 people than in 1986, but shows a population growth rate below that of Quebec and most other major Canadian regions. The Charlevoix region shows a decline (-0.9) while the area of the Jacques-Cartier experiencing a sharp population (7.2%).

Overall, the region’s population is aging faster than the rest of Quebec. Young people 0-14 years represent only 14% of the population, the lowest proportion compared to other major Canadian regions. The number of single parent families is increasing. 17% in 1986, they rose in 2001 to 22% with a predominance in the Basse-Ville-Vanier Limoilou or 43% of families are single parents. Read the rest of this entry »

Breast cancer affects more and more poor countries, where mortality is high due to prevention and access to treatment insufficient, health experts said Monday at the American eve of a conference on the subject…

We used to think that breast cancer was confined to women in rich countries, but we now know that this disease also affects those in developing countries, explains Felicia Knaul, specialist in public health from the University Harvard (Massachusetts, north-east).

This phenomenon is explained by the decline of infectious diseases, malnutrition and longer life expectancy in developing countries. Approximately 1.35 million cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed worldwide in 2009, accounting for 10.5% of all new cancers, second only to that of the lung, according to figures from the School of Public Health the University of Harvard. Read the rest of this entry »