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2010 media coverage

 

• Can heart drug build bones in osteoporosis patients? – Dec. 20, 2010 CTV features Dr. Sophie Jamal discussing new osteoporosis research.

 

• Osteoporosis study at WCRI – From Humber Journalism's current affairs program @Humber on 96.9FM Radio Humber. Kathleen Peroff is a final year student in the post graduate journalism program. Aired December 7, 2010. (click on the arrow to play the audio-file.)

 

• Montreal massacre remembered in Toronto – WCH’s annual Dec. 6 commemoration marking the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women appeared in the Toronto Sun, Toronto Star, 24 Hours, CBC, CTV, City TV, Global Toronto, OMNI News and other media outlets, December 6, 2010.

 

• Helping HIV positive parents have healthy children – Dr. Mona Loutfy’s research with the Women and HIV Research Program, WCRI, is highlighted by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research for World AIDS Day, December 2010.

 

• Women Building Women’s: Profiling the women who are building Women’s College Hospital’s new facility – Hospital News article, December 2010.

 

• Private sector role in hospitals no longer taboo – An article about financing infrastructure projects in Ontario discusses WCH’s redevelopment project, November 25, 2010.

 

• Job strain increases risk of heart disease, study warns – Dr. Shari Kirsh is interviewed by OHS Canada, Canada‘s Occupational Health and Safety Magazine.

 

• Samantha Nutt, champion of children in war zones - Dr. Samantha Nutt recognized as one of 25 transformational Canadians in the Globe and Mail, November 16, 2010.

 

• The eyes have it – Dr. Nowell Solish discusses eye rejuvenation in the November/December 2010 issue of Elevate magazine (page 36).

 

• Hospital pleased with move to rid waiting rooms of 'dirty' magazines – The National Post, along with several other media outlets across the country, reports on how Women’s College is protecting patients and visitors from the spread of infections, November 9, 2010.

 

• What exercises are best for menopausal women? – WCH certified athletic therapist Heather Robinson responds to a reader question in the Globe and Mail, November 9, 2010.

 

• Escaping trauma – Dr. Catherine Classen interview with TVO’s Saturday Night at the Movies exploring the effects of trauma as seen in Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) and Mysterious Skin (2004), November 7, 2010.

 

• $460-million Women's College Hospital design influenced by intense research among women – YongeStreetMedia.ca reports on how our A Thousand Voices for Women’s Health study is influencing the design of our new facility. October 20, 2010.

 

• New medication approach speeds recovery from breast-cancer surgery – Dr. Semple and other members of our surgery team are featured in the Globe and Mail, October 19, 2010.

 

• Better air quality at home – Dr. Lynn Marshall is interviewed for the November issue of Today’s Parent magazine.

 

• Revolutionizing the TRAM Flap – Members from the Women’s College Hospital surgery team are highlighted in the October issue of Hospital News.

 

• Age-defying solutions for your décolleté – Dr. Nowell Solish is interviewed for Sympatico.ca, October 2010.

 

• Study finds date-rape drug use low – Dr. Janice Du Mont is interviewed in the Montreal Gazette, September 30, 2010.

 

• Ontario women fear hospitals, are disappointed with health care, survey finds - A Thousand Voices for Women’s Health – a Women’s College Hospital study – is featured in the Globe and Mail, September 28, 2010.

 

• The value of volunteers – Hospital News article, September 2010.

 

• Is it really harder for women to lose weight? – WCH physiotherapist Shelley Sharma-Thakrar responds to a reader question in the Globe and Mail, August 31, 2010.

 

• The rebirth of Women’s College – The redevelopment of Women’s College Hospital is featured on the front page of the Globe and Mail’s Toronto section, August 28, 2010.

 

• Women's College gets an overdue facelift – InsideToronto.com features Women’s College Hospital’s redevelopment project. This article also appeared on the front page of the City Centre Mirror. August 9, 2010.

 

• Drug-facilitated sexual assault - Interview with Dr. Janice Du Mont on Take5, CIUT 89.5 FM. Originally aired on Thursday, July 22, 2010. (Click on the arrow to play the audio-file.)

 

• Card that detects date rape drugs coming to Quebec – Toronto Star article about drug facilitated sexual assault, including comments from Women’s College Research Institute’s Dr. Janice Du Mont. July 21, 2010.

 

• New Women's College Hospital will be 630,000 square feet and cost $460 million – YongeStreetMedia.ca reports on Women’s College Hospital’s redevelopment project. July 21, 2010.

 

• Soccer Injuries – July 9, 2010 Global TV features Dr. John Philpott discussing common soccer injuries, prevention and treatment. Click on “Family Health” under the Global News menu and look for the story called Soccer Injuries.

 

• Green cleaning is about protecting the health of people, animals and the planet – InsideToronto.com interview with Nancy Bradshaw about environmentally friendly cleaning products. July 8, 2010

 

• Drug shows promise in arresting some breast cancer tumours – Globe and Mail article including an interview with Dr. Steven Narod. July 6, 2010.

 

• Access to rheumatoid arthritis specialists an issue – Globe and Mail article about new arthritis research, featuring Dr. Gillian Hawker. July 6, 2010

 

• Exercise your Heart – Hospital News article, July 2010

 

• Fighting for Reproductive Justice at Home and Abroad - toronto.mediacoop.ca reports on a panel discussion by the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics (OCAC) including Women’s College Hospital’s Angela Robertson, June 23, 2010.

 

• Drug Assisted Assault – June 16, 2010 Global TV features new research from the Women’s College Research Institute and interviews Dr. Janice Du Mont. Click on “Family Health” under the Global News menu and look for the story called Drug Assisted Assault.

 

• Was there a sexual assault? Were drugs involved? Lab tests provide some answers – Canadian Press interview with Dr. Janice Du Mont, June 16, 2010

 

• Abortion must be part of maternal and child health policy – The National Post includes a Letter to the Editor from Dr. Jim Ruderman, chief of staff. June 7, 2010.

 

• Reducing Tunnel Vision – Hospital News article, June 2010

 

• A host of other chronic disorders often accompanies fibromyalgia - Toronto Star article about disorders that accompany fibromyalgia, including comments from Dr. Alison Bested. May 13, 2010

 

• Hip hip hooray! Hope for young athletes at Women’s College Hospital – Hospital News article, May 2010

 

• Skin Deep – April 16, 2010 Global TV interview with Dr. An-Wen Chan about how skin is affected by the sun. Click on “Family Health” under the Global News menu and look for the story called Skin Deep.
• Sense and sensibility: The fragrant workplace – Globe and Mail article about the importance of fragrance-free workplaces, quoting Nancy Bradshaw.  April 10, 2010.

 

• Exercise and birth weight – April 6, 2010 Global TV interview with Dr. Julia Alleyne. Click on “Family Health” under the Global News menu and look for the story called Exercise & Birth Weight.

 

• Clot-finding – CTV interview with Dr. Wee-Shian Chan and a WCH patient, April 5, 2010

 

• A word to the WISE – Hospital News article, April 2010

 

• Women’s College research suggests patterns of blood clot development are different in pregnancy – womenshealthmatters.ca report on research by Women’s College Research Institute scientist, Dr. Wee Shian Chan, March 29, 2010

 

• Women’s College scientists aim to reduce conflicts of interest in medical research – womenshealthmatters.ca report of study led by Women’s College Research Institute senior scientist Dr. Paula Rochon, March 26, 2010

 

• Women’s College scientist reports on the quality of medical studies – womenshealthmatters.ca report of study by team of researchers, including Women's College Research Institute scientist Dr. An-Wen Chan, March 25, 2010

 

• Bulk of seniors taking at least five drugs, sometimes 10, 15: study – Canadian Press story with expertise from Dr. Paula Rochon, March 19, 2010.  This article appeared in several media outlets across the country.

 

• Skin heir to variety of benign growths with age – CTV.ca interview with Dr. An-Wen Chan, March 15, 2010

 

• Women’s College Hospital offers migraine sufferers relief – Hospital News article, March 2010

 

• At Women’s College Hospital, equity is more than an idea – Hospital News article, March 2010.

 

• Joint pain? Blame perimenopause – More.ca interview with Dr. Gillian Hawker, February 16, 2010

 

• Older patients with refractory depression may not be getting the treatment they need – Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) release of study by ICES, Women’s College Research Institute and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre scientists and others, February 12, 2010

 

• Antidepressant interferes with breast-cancer drug – Dr. Steven Narod comments on study in cbc.ca report, February 9, 2010

 

• Women’s College Hospital receives “diversity in governance” award from Maytree Foundation – thestar.com, February 8, 2010.

 

• Research by Women’s College scientists links preterm birth to increased risk of postpartum depression – womenshealthmatters.ca report of new study, February 4, 2010.

 

• Risk of postpartum depression in mothers of preterm and low birth weight infants – 680 News interview with Dr. Simone Vigod, scientist at the Women’s College Research Institute.  Originally aired on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.  (Click on the arrow to play the audio-file.)

 

• Women's College study finds women with spinal cord injuries have Pap screening rates similar to general population – womenshealthmatters.ca report of new study, February 1, 2010.

 

• Top honours for extraordinary people – Women’s College Hospital physician, Dr. Samantha Nutt, receives Order of Ontario, January 26, 2010 in thestar.com.

 

• Women’s College Hospital at the Olympics – CBC Radio Toronto, interview with Dr. Julia Alleyne.  Originally aired on Thursday, January 21, 2010.  www.cbc.ca/toronto (Click on the arrow to play the audio-file.)

 

• Urgent Care – January 19, 2010 Global TV interview with Dr. Doug Beattie, director of the Urgent Care Centre at Women’s College Hospital.  Click on “Family Health” under the Global News menu and look for the story called Urgent Care.

 

• Winter skin – January 15, 2010 Global TV interview with Dr. Jensen Yeung, Women’s College Hospital dermatologist.  Click on “Family Health” under the Global News menu and look for the story called Winter Skin. 

 

• FDA warnings cut antipsychotic use 19 per cent: study Dr. Paula Rochon comments on study reviewed on Reuters.com, January 11, 2010

 

• Redefining Women’s Health – Hospital News article demonstrates how women and men are not the same when it comes to their health, January 2010.
  
  

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