Health

Monday, January 18, 2010

Sleepy teens more likely to suffer depression

Health

Making sure teenage children get enough sleep may be one of the best ways to keep them from suffering depression, according to a study reported in London’s Daily Telegraph.

“Our results are consistent with the theory that inadequate sleep is a risk factor for depression,” said lead author Dr. James Gangwisch, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York. “Adequate quality sleep could therefore be a preventive measure against depression and a treatment for depression.”

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Premature babies and low birth weight: probable causes, further questions

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Written by Derek Miedema, a researcher at the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

On September 28, 2009, the Conference Board of Canada released its annual report entitled How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada. The report showed that Canada has a high rate of infant mortality. In fact, according to the report, “Canada gets a ‘C’ and now ties the U.K. for 15th place out of 17 peer countries. Its infant mortality rate is shockingly high for a country at Canada’s level of socio-economic development.” The Conference Board study found that not only is Canada’s infant mortality rate high, it is persistently so, at 5 children per 1000 live births.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Signs of depression in preschoolers while teen suicides fourth highest among Western nations

Health

Stressed parents and young lives that are “over-programmed” may be at least part of the reason why researchers have found that close to 15 per cent of Quebec-born preschoolers show signs of feeling depressed, the Montreal Gazette reported.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Lawmakers urged to ban teens from tanning salons

Health

The Ontario government is under growing pressure to pass a proposed law that would bar teenagers from using tanning salons, the Toronto Star reported.

A private member’s bill sponsored by Liberal MPP Khalil Ramal to regulate the tanning industry has been stalled at the committee stage since it passed second reading – or approval in principle – in June 2008.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

“Mature” teens given say in medical treatments

Health

The Supreme Court of Canada has told the nation’s courts that they must take into consideration the views of “mature adolescents” – teenagers under the age of 16 – in cases involving their refusal to submit to potentially life-saving medical treatments, the National Post reported.

The 6-1 ruling handed down on June 25 stresses that the “best interests of the child” remains the overriding principle in such cases. But it does require judges to take into account a minor’s intellectual capacity and his or her level of “mature, independent judgment” to decide these things for themselves.

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Family Policy Conference, March 11

Join us in Ottawa on March 11 for the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s annual Family Policy Conference.

In addition to exploring ways in which families are beleaguered or bolstered by current public policy, the conference will feature presentations by special guests Miriam Grossman, MD, author of You’re Teaching My Child What?, Brian Lee Crowley, PhD, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values, and Wade Horn, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Check Imfcanada.org for more information and registration.

Listing of Pregnancy Care Centres

Pregnancy centres provide loving counselling, practical assistance and a variety of resources to pregnant women. For more information about these services available across Canada, please click here.

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