Ravines Medical Family Practice and Walk In Clinic

10/17/2018

Health Canada has issued a health warning about decorative contact lenses (that change the colour of your eyes) for Halloween. Decorative lenses are popular additions to Halloween attire, however, they can pose risks such as cuts or scratches on corneas, allergic reactions, impaired vision, and infections.

08/22/2018

Health Canada has added eight more products to its recall of certain medications containing valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure to help prevent heart attacks and stroke. It is also prescribed for some patients who have suffered heart failure or a recent heart attack.

Health Canada has added eight more products to its recall of certain medications containing valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure, because of possible contamination by a carcinogen.

07/29/2018

Pepperidge Farm announced a voluntary recall of four varieties of its popular Goldfish snacks.

Pepperidge Farm announced a voluntary recall of four varieties of its popular Goldfish snacks Monday evening.

07/22/2018

A number of food recalls have been issued for Atlantic Canada.

No Name brand chicken nuggets, Ritz Sandwhich crackers and Uncle Ben's rice packages are all facing recalls in Eastern Canada.

07/19/2018

“There was an open package of Chips Ahoy! cookies, the top flap of the package was pulled back and the packaging was too similar to what we had previously deemed ‘safe.’ She ate one cookie of chewy Chips Ahoy! thinking it was safe because of the ‘red’ packaging, only to find out that there was an added ingredient… Reese’s peanut butter cups/chips.”

07/18/2018

Dianna Rasing got the rare opportunity to thank the young woman who saved her life — exactly one year after it happened.

Dianna Rasing got the rare opportunity to thank the young woman who saved her from drowning, exactly one year after it happened.

06/12/2018

Health Canada is issuing a widespread recall of frozen No Name brand chicken burgers as part of a broader effort to reduce the number of salmonella-related illnesses across the country.

The specific product affected by the recall is Name brand Chicken Burgers (1kg), with a bestbefore date of Feb. 6, 2019.

06/12/2018

It took more than a day for Garima Dwivedi to realize she had a stroke. “It started with a headache,” she said. “A really bad headache. I don’t usually get headaches so that was odd.” She was on her way to work, but decided to go visit her doctor instead ...

A new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation says women need to be more aware of the signs of stroke.

06/05/2018

In a rare triumph for tough-to-beat pancreatic cancer, patients who had surgery lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a standard cancer drug, according to research released on Monday, June 4, 2018.

Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn’t spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat disease, researchers reported Monday.

05/30/2018

BBQ season is here, have you replaced your wire bristle BBQ brush? ..
“Wire bristle barbecue brushes can pose a serious threat when tiny strands of wire fall off and stick to grilled food.”

Alliston doctor says wire-bristle barbecue brushes can pose a serious threat when tiny strands of wire fall off and stick to grilled food. He has had to remove the needle-like bristles that became lodged in patients' throats

05/28/2018

“My first skin cancers started in my early 20s and I am still getting them today. My last surgery was just over a year ago,” she tells Global News via email. “[If] I can reach just one person, sharing my story will be worth it.

04/09/2018

Packing daily school lunches can seem like a daunting task for many parents but it doesn’t have to be, if you keep things simple.

Let’s be honest, even at the start of the school year, packing daily school lunches can seem daunting task for many parents (even me — the pediatric dietitian!). But it doesn’t have to be, if you keep things simple.