If H1N1 proves to be the catalyst for significant healthcare changes, then perhaps the line-ups and confusion will have been worth it. If not, one shudders to think what’s next. Continue Reading

An H1N1 vaccine shot isn’t the only option to fight the flu this season. Jaty Tam is a naturopathic doctor at Body of Knowledge Healing Arts in Toronto. She said keeping your immune system in shape will also keep the flu bug at bay. “From a naturopathic point of view, our goal is to strengthen our body’s [...] Continue Reading

With the H1N1 flu epidemic sweeping across the country and through dressing rooms, each Toronto sports franchise has had to make tough decisions on how to handle the situation. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly followed in the footsteps of the Calgary Flames and jumped the queue to have some of their players and staff [...] Continue Reading

Scores of people waited in line again Monday morning at the East York Civic Centre to receive their H1N1 flu shots. For the past week, crowds of people have inundated the centre at Coxwell Road and Mortimer Avenue hoping to get the swine flu vaccination in time for peak flu season. Saturday’s clinic saw people lining up [...] Continue Reading

The East York Civic Centre was one of only two venues for Toronto Public Health immunization clinics to open yesterday — five days earlier than planned, following a sudden spike in swine flu cases, and the death of a Toronto teenager from the virus. Continue Reading

A local minor hockey executive says he does not believe there is any greater risk of contracting the H1N1 virus at the rink, than in any other areas of the community. East York Hockey Association President Art Kennedy downplayed any notions that only hockey parents need to be concerned about their children’s safety. H1N1 concerns are more widespread [...] Continue Reading

H1N1 flu vaccination sites for the general public will open across Toronto on Monday, and in the wake of two recent, highly-publicized flu deaths, health care workers are bracing for heavy response. Health care workers started lining up this week as part of the first wave of those getting the vaccine in Toronto. Starting Nov. 2, [...] Continue Reading