Cornwall ON – The Real War on drugs takes place each and every day. It’s not cocaine; it’s not Mary Jane as one of our radio guests call it. It’s pharmaceuticals and the pressures from big drug companies on Medicare. Recently Ontario slashed the prices pharmacies are allowed to charge for generic drugs and cut […]
Cornwall ON – The Federal government and many Federal politicians seem to be racing to get as far away from Medicare as possible. They would rather wash their hands of it all than fix the system. They simply wish to pass the buck to the Provinces whom of course all have different ideas. Now since […]
Cornwall ON – Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff probably played a lot of Twister in school. He swiveled his position on new Quebec proposals to essentially implement user fees. Quebec of all of the provinces have been doing their own swiveling on medical services with private offerings such as MRI’s prevelent. As a MP […]
Cornwall ON– So it’s time. Some of you may recall I talked about some life and fitness goals for 2010 for myself. It’s wasn’t about dieting, but about living better. There are many different ways to approach this, but after consulting and discussing this with a lot of people this is my […]
Cornwall ON – Good news for Ontario residents as the Liberal Government is attacking the hidden cost of generic drugs in restricting the drug companies from giving rebates to pharmacies; a practice that inflated the cost of drugs in the Province. LINK When Ontario made an initial, tentative step to rein in rebates and cut […]
Buy A Green Food Box… Get a Free Organic Produce Bag Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Green Food Box and Steward Bags are working together to encourage people to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Customers who buy a Green Food Box in April will get a free reusable produce bag from Steward Bags. “We […]
CONSUMER ALERT – PRODUCT RECALL Silani Sweet Cheese has voluntarily recalled Silani brand mozzarella Cheese Product sold in 340 g packages bearing the UPC 0 650525 7 and with a Best Before date of 2011 MR 1 This product was sold only in Ontario and Quebec. All retailers have been notified. Please do not consume this product […]
Are Biodegradable and Compostable good choices? Three different plastic bags came across my desk in the past week. One was the plastic packaging on daffodils from the Canadian Cancer Society, labeled 100% degradable, one was a plain plastic bag labeled oxo-biodegradable from a natural soap artisan in Quebec and the last was the 4 litres […]
When Pain Is Not Your Foe, but Friend by Dr. Thorin Gault Our society is pain obsessed. Just look at the advertisements on television or in magazines. There are countless products or services out there promising to fix, relieve and decimate pain of all kinds. If you spend any time eavesdropping in a public place […]
Cornwall ON – Medicare is under attack, but do most Canadians know it? With the next Federal Election getting closer it seems that political parties are jockeying for position including dealing with outbursts from provincial governments. The latest outburst is coming from the Charest Government in Quebec. LINK The just-unveiled Quebec plan […]
Cornwall ON – The Cornwall Spring Home & Leisure show opens today, Friday March 26, 2010 at the Cornwall Civic Complex (100 Water Street). Doors open at 4 PM and Seawayradio.com will be broadcasting LIVE from the event starting at 4PM and be back Saturday and Sunday! The Cornwall Spring Home & Leisure show goes […]
You know Spring is here when The Cornwall Ontario Chamber of Commerce has it’s Spring Home & Leisure Show at the Cornwall Civic Complex. 100+ vendors; activities, and so much to do and see! The 2010 Spring Home & Leisure Show will be held March 26, 27 & 28, 2010 Friday March 26: 4:00pm-9:00pm Saturday […]
Lots of people and lots of organizations talk about the importance of good health these days, but there’s a world of difference between words and actions. The ‘importance of diet and fitness’ make great sound bites, but there is so much misleading advertising and so many mistruths in what is being said. First of all, […]
Cornwall Ontario – There is a protest scheduled for Monday morning in front of MPP Jim Brownell’s office as local CUPE 7811 is protesting hospital cuts that will impact jobs and patient care. Mr. Brownell contacted us with some information regarding some of the issues of this protest. “These are some comments that I wish […]
Great News about Your Health – It is NOT Supposed to Decline with Age! It is undeniable that it is a widely held belief in North America that past a certain age we can expect our level of health to steadily decline. Most expect their health to “peak” somewhere between their late teens and early […]
Cornwall Ontario – Reports came into our office today that the Cornwall CommunityHospital in efforts to shave more off the budget may be letting go of a few doctors. We’ll be updating this story as we confirm more facts and details. Suffice to say that this could simply be hospital voo doo accounting at […]
Could Dolphins be a clue in the pursuit of a cure for Type II Diabetes? I never knew Dolphins were the only other mammal to develop type 2 diabetes? LINK American scientists have discovered that bottlenosed dolphins show a form of insulin resistance very similar to that seen in human diabetes. Unlike patients with […]