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After struggling with debilitating pain her whole life, Tara DeMerchant is grateful to finally have answers, but angry it took almost 30 years to get help. The 44-year-old from Bala, Ont., which is an hour north of Barrie, was recently diagnosed with endometriosis. DeMerchant says she struggled with pain since …
Read More »Boy found malnourished, living in squalor after ‘chronic neglect’ by Toronto children’s aid: report
When Toronto police arrived at an apartment in October 2018, officers were horrified by what they discovered. The overwhelming stench of cigarette smoke and cat feces filled the air. The floors and walls were filthy. Soiled pull-up diapers lay scattered around the residence. Cockroaches — both live and dead — …
Read More »Military veteran living with chronic pain for a decade says he had to learn to ‘push through’
Paul Roos has been living with chronic pain for the last 10 years — a direct result of injuries he sustained while serving as an infantry officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Roos, who is also the director of operations with the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans in …
Read More »Canadian study offers important clue to why some back pain becomes chronic
A study conducted by researchers at McGill University and scientists from Italy suggests that blocking inflammation after injury might make that pain chronic — a finding that challenges the standard approach to treating pain. Chronic pain — especially in the lower back — is a common ailment, but scientists don’t know …
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