This article speaks to the health issues that face the Mi'kmaq people today that are directly related to the effects of colonization. Illustrates how Mi'kmaq women are reclaiming their traditional healing role.
This article discusses interstitial cystitis, a bladder disease that is becoming more frequent in women, is under-diagnosed and not often talked about. Explains symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and what it is like to live with the disease.
This article discusses the needs of mothers who have chronically ill children. Shares what these women have to do in order to get quality health care for their family.
Delves into the key issues in the lives of women with chronic illnesses from the point of view of the women themselves. Explores how society reacts to women with chronic illness and how women living with chronic illness cope with the uncertainty of their bodies in a society that desires certainty.
Looks at the roles stress and individual emotional makeup play in the causation of cancer and other chronic illnesses. Argues that knowledge of how this causal relationship works is essential to healing.
Looks at Internet use for health information by people with chronic conditions (hypertension, diabetes, cancer, heart problems, and/or depression). Finds that use of the Internet by these patients is moderate, and that self-reported effects on choice of treatment or provider are small but noteworthy.
Presents a detailed analysis of the relationship between chronic disease and social inequity in the context of Atlantic Canada’s social and economic conditions.
