Welcome to my Health Matters column index page. I have been writing a weekly column for almost 2 decades, initally called Child Health Matters published in several SUN Media papers, and since 2007, called Health Matters now published in Postmedia publications across Canada. These columns cover a variety of child, family and public health issues:
- A Different Look at Vaccination
- A New Look at Food Allergies
- ATV Safety
- Antibiotics
- Asthma and the Indoor Environment
- Air Quality Health Index(AQHI)
- Back to School Primer
- Bacterial Infections
- Cancer Screening Can Save Lives
- Cannabis: Legal Does Not Mean Harmless
- Crying in Babies
- Demystifying Colds and the Flu
- Distracted Driving is Dangerous
- Eating Healthy on a Budget
- Family Meals, a Great Idea
- Green Spaces Are Good For Us
- Hand Washing, Our Best Defense
- Health and Poverty
- Heat and Humidex
- Home Furniture Safety
- Lactose Intolerance is not MIlk Allergy
- Let’s Talk About Milk
- Measles Making an Unwelcome Comeback
- Meningococcal Infection and Prevention
- Music-Good for Our Health
- Playing Music is Good For Our Brain