You never know what’s going to happen when you click on a link So I was researching blogs on the weekend. I typed “Top blogs in Canada” into my browser and clicked on the first link that came up....
Best Tips For Sleeping Well
If you’re just not sleeping well, there are some pretty effective things you can do to make it better It’s been said that the biggest single cause of insomnia is lying awake worrying about not...
Survey Says: Wellness Programs Improve Overall Satisfaction
It seems that employees’ satisfaction with wellness programs spills over into satisfaction with their benefits programs and their jobs in general We’ve talked about workplace wellness programs in...
Changes Coming to Personal Emergency Leave Laws
Amendments to the Employment Standards Act will significantly increase legally mandated employee leaves Sometimes, life just happens and you need to take a day off work. Not a sick day or a vacation...
Who’s Your “Broker” Working For?
In a world of brokers, agents, advisors and consultants, it’s important to stay focused on who’s really working for you A consumer show on Canadian television a few weeks ago really surprised a lot...
The Secret to Really Good Workplace Wellness
Workplace wellness is a way to solve a lot of problems before they even come up Coping with issues such as absenteeism, sick leave and workers’ comp can quickly start to resemble a hopeless game of...
Medical Marijuana – More Questions than Answers
A lack of medical consensus makes drug plan coverage of medical marijuana very difficult Medical marijuana may well be here to stay, but there are still far more questions than answers when it comes...
Pharmacogenomics Means Better Prescriptions
A simple DNA test can now help pinpoint which drugs are going to work best for you One day we read an article or watch a documentary about some fantastic new technology that sounds like science...
Why Airplanes Crash
What one successful CEO learned from air crash investigations – and how it all applies to managing any organization What does managing a business have to do with airplane crashes? For Jeff Quipp,...
Not A Delicate Subject Anymore…
How to start the conversation about mental health in the workplace Let's face it, mental health has long been a taboo topic. We didn't talk about it. We didn't know what, if anything, we could do to...
What You Don’t Want to Say to Your Doctor
There are some things that you want to explain to your doctor, and some things you really should stay away from. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine raised quite a few eyebrows. It...
Bio What-Now?
Get ready for “generic” biologics Most of us are pretty familiar with the difference between brand name drugs and their generic equivalents. Basically, the generics are "bio-equivalent" to the brand...