Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

Some alarming new numbers reinforce what we already know about how dangerous falls are for seniors.

People in that age group made up over half of injury-related hospitalizations in Canada, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. And 4 out of 5 times, this type of hospitalization was due to falls. The second leading cause is because of vehicle collisions.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Geoff Fernie, Senior Scientist at the University Health Network and the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, as well as Nicholas Gnidziejko, Manager of Clinical Administrative Databases Operations at CIHI.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Catherine Paradis, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction as well as Dr. Kevin Shield, Independent Scientist from CAMH.

How do you feel about giving up drinking altogether? Have you done so? For years there has been a medical debate about whether moderate drinking is good, bad, or has no effect on health. Now, a new study suggests that people — especially women — who give up alcohol can experience better mental health. This is based on data from nearly 10,400 participants in Hong Kong and more than 31,000 participants in the United States. Men and women lifetime abstainers of alcohol reported the highest level of mental well-being at the start of the study, and women who drank moderately saw an improvement in their mental well-being after they quit.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Catherine Paradis, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction as well as Dr. Kevin Shield, Independent Scientist from CAMH.

How do you feel about giving up drinking altogether? Have you done so? For years there has been a medical debate about whether moderate drinking is good, bad, or has no effect on health. Now, a new study suggests that people — especially women — who give up alcohol can experience better mental health. This is based on data from nearly 10,400 participants in Hong Kong and more than 31,000 participants in the United States. Men and women lifetime abstainers of alcohol reported the highest level of mental well-being at the start of the study, and women who drank moderately saw an improvement in their mental well-being after they quit.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Catherine Paradis, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction as well as Dr. Kevin Shield, Independent Scientist from CAMH.

How do you feel about giving up drinking altogether? Have you done so? For years there has been a medical debate about whether moderate drinking is good, bad, or has no effect on health. Now, a new study suggests that people — especially women — who give up alcohol can experience better mental health. This is based on data from nearly 10,400 participants in Hong Kong and more than 31,000 participants in the United States. Men and women lifetime abstainers of alcohol reported the highest level of mental well-being at the start of the study, and women who drank moderately saw an improvement in their mental well-being after they quit.

Toronto Mayor John Tory joins Libby Znaimer in studio today.

We are supposedly in the quiet time of the height of summer but there is still a lot happening and it is an especially good time to take stock of how things are working across the city.

Toronto Mayor John Tory joins Libby Znaimer in studio today.

We are supposedly in the quiet time of the height of summer but there is still a lot happening and it is an especially good time to take stock of how things are working across the city.

Toronto Mayor John Tory joins Libby Znaimer in studio today.

We are supposedly in the quiet time of the height of summer but there is still a lot happening and it is an especially good time to take stock of how things are working across the city.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Anne Washington, her daughter, Catherine Nasmith, Toronto Councilor Mike Layton and Lisa Levin, CEO of AdvantAge Ontario.

A centrally located Toronto seniors residence is the latest victim of the city’s real estate boom. 150 Residents at Davenhill Senior Living, a not-for-profit, assisted-living home in Rosedale, just found out the building has been sold, so they need to get out and find new homes by the end of the year.

This is having a devastating effect on the elderly residents including Anne Washington who joins Libby Znaimer along with her daughter Catherine Nasmith, Toronto Councillor Mike Layton and CEO of AdvantAge Ontario, Lisa Levin.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Anne Washington, her daughter, Catherine Nasmith, Toronto Councilor Mike Layton and Lisa Levin, CEO of AdvantAge Ontario.

A centrally located Toronto seniors residence is the latest victim of the city’s real estate boom. 150 Residents at Davenhill Senior Living, a not-for-profit, assisted-living home in Rosedale, just found out the building has been sold, so they need to get out and find new homes by the end of the year.

This is having a devastating effect on the elderly residents including Anne Washington who joins Libby Znaimer along with her daughter Catherine Nasmith, Toronto Councillor Mike Layton and CEO of AdvantAge Ontario, Lisa Levin.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Anne Washington, her daughter, Catherine Nasmith, Toronto Councilor Mike Layton and Lisa Levin, CEO of AdvantAge Ontario.

A centrally located Toronto seniors residence is the latest victim of the city’s real estate boom. 150 Residents at Davenhill Senior Living, a not-for-profit, assisted-living home in Rosedale, just found out the building has been sold, so they need to get out and find new homes by the end of the year.

This is having a devastating effect on the elderly residents including Anne Washington who joins Libby Znaimer along with her daughter Catherine Nasmith, Toronto Councillor Mike Layton and CEO of AdvantAge Ontario, Lisa Levin.