The Western Division of the Montreal General Hospital was so close to the Forum that Montréal Canadiens players could put on skate guards and walk to the hospital’s emergency room. This was not a coincidence and established proximity as a priority. Dr. Douglas Kinnear supported twelve Stanley Cup winning Montréal Canadiens squads as team physician. Dr. David Mulder has been on the medical staff for over fifty years and for eight Stanley Cups. In Hockey Doc, these two legendary team physicians explore the dynamic doctor player relationship they came to know so well with a look at more than fifty years of medical care provided to the hockey club. Hockey Doc examines how the medical program for the Montréal Canadiens has evolved over its history due to its long-standing relationship with the MGH and the Molson family. The doctors breakdown major injuries with real-life examples that every team physician needs to be aware of and share career highlights. Featuring stories about Saku Koivu, Trent McCleary, Patrick Roy, Maurice Richard, Gump Worsley, Bobby Orr, Lou Lamoriello, and journalist Red Fisher – among countless others – Hockey Doc shares the inside jokes between doctor and player while providing a greater commentary on the evolution of sports medicine throughout two MGH doctors’ careers. For hockey fans of all ages and the Québec medical community, Hockey Doc shares the relationship between the injured professional athlete and the medical staff of a university medical centre and provides an inside look at the injuries and illnesses these doctors have faced over their storied careers.
Like Fleming's discovery of Penicillin, Dr. Gustavo Bounous looked to nature, where answers to complex medical problems are waiting to be found. After immigrating to the US to complete his medical residency, Bounous moved to Canada in 1963 and began a career that led him to dietary therapy research. His work earned him the medal of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, awarded in 1965. In 1978, now a leading scientific and medical expert in nutrition research, Bounos joined with a colleague and isolated a protein in milk whey that strengthens the human immune system. The resultant product, Immunocal "RM," is being used as a complement to treatments for AIDS, cancer, ALS, chronic fatigue syndrome and in conjunction with chemotherapy treatments. Breakthrough in Cell-Defense provides accessible medical insight into how the human immune system and Bounous' treatment work. But it is also the story of an immigrant doctor who fought the odds to revolutionize medicine and patient treatment. If you or anyone you know is coping with a chronic disease, Breakthrough in Cell-Defense will give you a sense of where your treatment came from, or where it should be going.
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