by fhcadmin | Feb 23, 2024 | Client Spotlight: The Impact of Your Dollars
February 29 is Rare Disease Day, which is a category that some of the illnesses we support fall into. Rare diseases are life-threatening, debilitating, or chronic conditions that affect a small number of individuals. Approximately one million Canadians are... 
by fhcadmin | Feb 16, 2024 | Health Hints
Diabetes can increase your risk of heart disease and stroke and people with diabetes may develop heart disease 15 years earlier than those without diabetes. For people with diabetes, the most common form of heart disease is coronary artery disease which develops when... 
by fhcadmin | Feb 14, 2024 | Health Hints
January was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and February is the Canada Cancer Society’s “dry” month to encourage people to go alcohol-free. Did you know that both the Alzheimer’s Society and the Canadian Cancer Society are participating charities in Federated Health? And... 
by fhcadmin | Feb 9, 2024 | Sin categoría
February is Heart Health Month and February 7 – 14 is Congenital Heart Disease Week. A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a structural problem (or defect) in the heart that is present at birth. There are over 40 types of congenital heart defects. They happen very early... 
by fhcadmin | Nov 24, 2023 | Health Hints
We all react differently to the change of the seasons. But for some of us, the shorter days, colder weather, and lack of sunlight at this time of year can have an impact on our moods. About 11% of men and 16% of women in Canada will experience depression at some point...