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Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.

Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.

Date6/1/1980
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  • Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
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Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
Tracing disease: Dr. Jim Nethercott looks at a slide of herpes virus at St. Michael's Hospital before he places it on his microscope. Since herpes isn't a reportable disease, there are no statistics showing how many people have active outbreaks, but the number of Canadians infected with genital herpes is estimated at 250,000 to 500,000.
Lennon, Frank
2/9/1982
A Canadian pharmaceutical company has released a non-prescription ointment it says can heal herpes sores in three to four days - but experts are sceptical
A Canadian pharmaceutical company has released a non-prescription ointment it says can heal herpes sores in three to four days - but experts are sceptical
Mahler, John
9/21/1983
The front line: Leaders in the fight against the suspected outbreak of Legionnaire's disease are Ontario Health Ministry bacteriologist Dr. Sandy Toma, left, North York Medical Officer of Health Dr. Marguerite Archibald and Dr. Ming Cheung, internal medicine specialist at Humber Memorial Hospital. They were at Humber Memorial meeting yesterday.
The front line: Leaders in the fight against the suspected outbreak of Legionnaire's disease are Ontario Health Ministry bacteriologist Dr. Sandy Toma, left, North York Medical Officer of Health Dr. Marguerite Archibald and Dr. Ming Cheung, internal medicine specialist at Humber Memorial Hospital. They were at Humber Memorial meeting yesterday.
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
8/6/1979
Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease
Cautions approach: Businessman Frank Strong's product kills AIDS virus but his company tries to avoid exploiting fear of the disease
Bull, Ron
11/24/1988
Young authority: His interest sparked by a grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, 9-year-old Jason Tevelowitz is now considered an authority on the disease, commonly known as senility
Young authority: His interest sparked by a grandfather who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, 9-year-old Jason Tevelowitz is now considered an authority on the disease, commonly known as senility
Griffin, Doug
10/2/1981
Art Linder: North York man whose wife has multiple sclerosis started a one-man crusade to find the cause of the disease after reading about Henribourg, which has an incredibly high incidence of MS
Art Linder: North York man whose wife has multiple sclerosis started a one-man crusade to find the cause of the disease after reading about Henribourg, which has an incredibly high incidence of MS
Goode, Jeff
5/14/1984
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
Finding a cure?: Dr. P. Canham of the University of Western Ontario is able to research factors that cause coronar artery disease with a Foundation grant.
Loek, Dick
7/7/1991
Life saver? David and Judith Stewart, Inventors of the Masor, no longer claim to treat diseases, only pain
Life saver? David and Judith Stewart, Inventors of the Masor, no longer claim to treat diseases, only pain
Eglinton, Rick
8/13/1991
Carleton Gajdusek: Nobel prize winner and other researchers are studying protein related to nervous system diseases.
Carleton Gajdusek: Nobel prize winner and other researchers are studying protein related to nervous system diseases.
Toronto Star (Firm)
4/9/1986
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
Eye operation: Eye surgeon Dr. Lionel Chisholm of Toronto Western Hospital says a research clinic here would provide a centre where he and other doctors could share information on eye treatment techniques with researchers. Because there is no eye research institute in Canada, those with disease or injures often travel to the U.S., the site of the nearest eye centres.
Slaughter, Mike
2/4/1986
'It's important that negative men learn to distinguish betwen anger at the disease and anger at those who have it
'It's important that negative men learn to distinguish betwen anger at the disease and anger at those who have it
Power, Peter
2/6/1993
Clarence Meyers is executive director of the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsay. His son has the disease.
Clarence Meyers is executive director of the Ontario Federation for Cerebral Palsay. His son has the disease.
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
11/12/1973