Articles By Dave Yasvinski

• Know The Signs: Blood clots

  Know The Signs: Blood clots

  Some risk factors for developing a blood clot include major surgery, a broken leg or hip bone, as well as varicose veins.

  Dave Yasvinski 1 day ago Heart Health

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• Know The Signs: Peptic ulcers

  Know The Signs: Peptic ulcers

  Peptic ulcers, which also include gastric and duodenum ulcers, are estimated to affect around 30 per cent of Canadians.

  Dave Yasvinski May 25 Digestive Health

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• Dogs may help protect kids from Crohn’s disease

  Dogs may help protect kids from Crohn’s disease

  Growing up with dogs — but not cats — may help protect against against inflammatory bowel disease, according to a new study.

  Dave Yasvinski May 25 Crohn's disease

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• Social media can put users in ‘dissociative state,’ study says

  Social media can put users in ‘dissociative state,’ study says

  The problem with social media isn’t that people lack self-control, but that the platforms aren’t designed to maximize the things they value.

  Dave Yasvinski May 24 Brain Health

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• Know The Signs: Food poisoning

  Know The Signs: Food poisoning

  About four million Canadians experience food poisoning every year, with roughly 11,500 requiring hospitalization and around 240 deaths.

  Dave Yasvinski May 20 Healthy Living

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• Spike in esophageal cancer has researchers calling for more endoscopies

  Spike in esophageal cancer has researchers calling for more endoscopies

  Researchers found that the rate of cancer rate among patients between the ages of 45 and 64 has risen from 49 per 100,000 to 94 per 100,000.

  Dave Yasvinski May 17 Cancer

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• ‘Cure is not enough’: Young cancer survivors face a shorter lifespan

  ‘Cure is not enough’: Young cancer survivors face a shorter lifespan

  Researchers have found that adolescents and young adult survivors of cancer experience side effects and lack of access to quality health care that impacts overall survival.

  Dave Yasvinski May 16 Cancer

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• Know the signs: Dehydration

  Know the signs: Dehydration

  Have you had a glass of water yet today?

  Dave Yasvinski May 12 Healthy Living

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• Know the signs: Skin cancer

  Know the signs: Skin cancer

  Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in Canada, accounting for about one-third of all new diagnoses and rates still rising.

  Dave Yasvinski May 10 Skin Cancer

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• Almost 1 in 4 physicians have been mistreated at work

  Almost 1 in 4 physicians have been mistreated at work

  And female doctors are much more likely to experience workplace mistreatment than men, according to a new study.

  Dave Yasvinski May 10 Mental Health

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