Dr.Mike Evans

Saturday April 27, 2013

Dr. Mike Evans: when fatigue requires a doctor

If you wake up tired some mornings, you're not alone. Most of us have at some point suffered from fatigue, be it mental or muscular. But some people have such severe fatigue that it merits a trip to the doctor's office.

It's hard to tell the difference between chronic, medical fatigue and the normal sleepiness so many of us often feel. So we've called on our house doctor, Dr.Mike Evans.

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Sunday March 3, 2013

Dr Mike Evans on prescription drug addiction

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians rely on opioids -- from Percocet to Oxycontin to Vicodin -- to relieve pain that simply will not go away. But as we now know, many of these prescription drugs can be dangerously addictive and have serious side-effects. Still, that's a risk many chronic pain sufferers are willing to take. Today our house doctor, Dr Mike Evans has more on the pros and cons of opioids.

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Saturday September 29, 2012

Dr Mike Evans: dealing with insomnia

Were you up early this morning because you couldn't sleep? Or perhaps waking up was a struggle because you had such a hard time getting to bed? Maybe you wake up several times every night. If any of this sounds familiar, you may suffer from insomnia.