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MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Febraury 12, 2013 Tips for optimizing natural fertility LONDON, Ontario – February 12 is Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day in Canada. The inability to conceive affects 15 percent of all couples in North America. Pregnancy outcomes are influenced by pre...

Vancomycin, is a broad-spectrum antibiotic resistant bacteria, enterococcus (VRE) that we all carry in our bowels. VRE is no more likely to cause disease than vancomycin sensitive enterococcus (VSE) and carries no risk for severe outcomes, compared with VSE. Some people can carry VRE on their bodies...

In September, 2008, the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care launched a website on Patient Safety to report the rates of various hospital-acquired infections at all Ontario hospitals. Hospitals were also required to publicly report this information on their own websites. LHSC welcomes the...

Cystic fibrosis is a genetically inherited, lethal disease. CF occurs in all ethnic groups with the highest incidence occurring in the caucasian population. CF is a multi-organ disease affecting primarily the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, CF causes severe breathing problems. A build...

Period of PURPLE Crying After 50 years of research, the Period of PURPLE Crying program was created in 2007. It is an evidence-based program designed to help parents with new babies understand a developmental stage that spans from two weeks of age, until three to four months of age. All babies go...

The brain is the control centre for the rest of the body. All parts of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves pass messages using electrical current. Most automatic actions like breathing are controlled in the lower brain at the back and bottom of the skull. Decision making, movement, sensation, and...

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EEG; CONTINUOUS EEG; CEEG A Electroencephalogram or EEG is a test that is done at the bedside to measure the electrical activity of the brain. Similar to an EEG of the heart, the EEG looks at the electrical activity from several different areas of the brain. It is the only way...

BLOOD PRESSURE; BP The amount of pressure within the arteries is measured as "Blood Pressure". It is often referred to as the "BP". It can be measured in your doctors office with a specially designed blood pressure cuff (Image 1). In critically ill patients, blood pressure is often measured...

> Do you suffer from interrupted sleep? Do you snore or stop breathing at night? Do you wake up most mornings exhausted? Do you feel irritable or experience poor concentration throughout the day? Do you suffer from Restless Leg Syndrome? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you have...

Clinic Information If you are a woman experiencing urinary incontinence that is affecting your quality of life you can ask your family physician or primary care nurse practitioner to refer you to one of the four urogynecology physicians at LHSC. Once the referral is made you will be triaged by the...