Tag Archives: Health
TYH: What is 'mask mouth', and how can you prevent it?
PRINCE GEORGE - As you may have noticed, wearing a mask your breath might smell worse even if you continue to do all the same brushing and cleaning you have been your whole life.You're not alone, as m...
Apr 06, 2021
Exercise for seniors a key to fall prevention
VERNON - New University of British Columbia research is confirming a strong link between exercise and preventing falls.Seniors falling often results in hospitalization and in some cases a rapid declin...
Apr 04, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021
TYH: How to deal with pandemic burnout
PRINCE GEORGE - It's no secret the pandemic has taken a toll on our mental health, changing restrictions has caused increased anxiety, and also depression according to experts.This week on our 'To You...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...
Mar 30, 2021
'We cannot blow this now': BC changes health restrictions around dining, religious services, and more
PRINCE GEORGE - The province has changed a number of COVID-19 restrictions to accommodate for increasing concern in cases according to Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.New restrictions inclu...
Mar 29, 2021
Northern Health accelerates vaccine schedule
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health (NH) continues to adjust COVID-19 vaccine appointment eligibilities and clinic dates, as BC's COVID-19 Immunization Plan moves forward ahead of schedule. The age-based ...
Mar 26, 2021
BC adds 908 COVID-19 cases, largest single-day total since November
PRINCE GEORGE - The trend in BC for COVID-19 cases is not improving according to the latest numbers released by BC Health Officials.The province reported 908 cases of COVID-19, 78 of which are in Nort...
Mar 26, 2021
Carrier Sekani Family Services forges ahead
NORTHERN BC - "Well there was definitely disappointment." That's how Corrina Leween described her reaction when the Agricultural Land Commission rejected an application from Carrier Sekani Family Serv...
Mar 22, 2021
Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries
OTTAWA, Ill. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the la...
Mar 22, 2021