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Ask a Doctor: Why Canadian medicare should neither ‘go Dutch’ or ‘go to the dogs’

August 8, 2014

This is the title of a very interesting article in one of the medical newspapers I subscribe. It is in regards to a ...

Ask the Doctor: Reaching out to Community Doctors

May 16, 2014

On April 8, 2014 the Ontario Ministry of Health made an announcement that is truly a breakthrough for the care of ...

Ask a Doctor: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

February 7, 2014

The other day my clinic coordinator had just taken the history from a female patient and came to discuss it with me ...

Ask a Doctor: Medical Marijuana, My Final Chapter

January 5, 2014

  The Canadian Medical Association, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Federation of Medical ...

Ask a Doctor: What do scientific studies tell us about smoked marijuana?

December 6, 2013

  Smoking pot to relieve pain and other symptoms is a contentious issue from the medical, ethical, regulatory ...

Who is asking me to write a prescription for medical marijuana?

November 1, 2013

I have always openly shared my personal experiences in pain matters with my readers, and even though medical ...

Ask a Doctor: Smoking pot, painkiller for the patient and headache for the doctor

October 4, 2013

  Editor's Note: Our doctor in residence, Dr. Mailis Gagnon, advises us that this is to be the first of a ...

Ask a Doctor: Replacing Worn Out Joints

August 9, 2013

Twelve years ago, my motorcycle (750 pounds of sheer chrome and metal) fell on my right knee when my front wheel got ...

Ask a Doctor: Movement, pain and function

July 12, 2013

In the very early years of my career (many moons ago), I was called to see Ms. E., a delightful 75 year old woman who ...

Ask a Doctor: You are not allowed to be negative

May 31, 2013

I just came back from attending the Canadian Pain Society’s annual conference in Winnipeg.   I actually go every ...