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C A N A D A S LEADING NEW SPAPER... FOR PEOPLE 50-PLUS FEATURE NEWS STORY Face the facts, Canada: T h e g o o d o ld d ays are g o n e forever for C anada's h ea lth care sy stem , b u t d o n 't ex p ect sen io rs' lob b y g ro u p s to g ree t th e ch a n g es w ith o p en arm s Fast forward to the year 2000 when Canada's health care system could look a lot different than it does today. Canadians will be encouraged to monitor and often treat their own condi­ tions. Everyone will have a microchip-embedded health card that will contain the holder's medical history and treatment. If you smoke, abuse alcohol or drugs, or fail to maintain your immunizations, you will be penalized or arrest­ ed if drug use is still illegal. Fewer drugs, including at least one antibiotic, such as tetracycline or erythromycin, will require prescriptions. Elective surgery will require the approval o f a provincial health ministry. And there will be fewer specialists, and more generalists, working in hospitals. BRIEFLY Surviving men healthier A study of independence and aging released by the University of Toronto's Centre of Studies on Aging confirms that gender and income have profound implications for older people's independence. Men die, on average, at younger ages than women but surviving men are healthier than surviving women. A survey of 20,000 Canadians showed that men show a greater age- related decline in social integration than women. Elderly women report more limitations in their daily life than men. The study is based on data from a national representative survey con­ ducted in 1991 by Statistics Canada and Health and Welfare Canada. C O V ER S TO R Y Father's Day the Gretzky Way 'He was my hockey instructor. He was also my lacrosse, baseball, basketball and cross-country coach, not to mention my trainer and chauffeur. He's probably the smartest guy I know.' Wayne Gretzky, on his father (from Wayne Gretzky, Whitecap Books) Abus stops in front of what appears to be an average home on Varadi Avenue, which is located in the north end of Brantford, Ont. A person exits from the bus, walks to the front door and rings the bell. When the door is opened, the visitor asks, "Do you mind if we come in and look at W ayne's things?" Although no prior arrangements have been made, the request is granted. The home of Walter and Phyllis Gretzky isn't on the tourist map of Brantford. However, it's well known that many o f the mementos and awards given to hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky adorn the walls in the basement o f the Gretzky household. It's also known that Walter and Phyllis are as down-to-earth as apple pie, and they don t mind opening their house to complete strangers who simply want to take a look at W ayne's career, which can be traced by the awards he's captured. F or the com plete story look in the June edition o f Today's Seniors. To advertise in Today's Seniors, C a n a d a s m o s t re a d S e n io rs paper, phone 1 -8 0 0 -3 8 7 -7 6 8 2 This is how Dr. James McSherry - professor of family medicine at the University of Western Ontario - sees the Canadian health care system at the turn of the next century. F or the com plete story look . in the June edition o f Today's Seniors. TIMES ARE CHANGING In a few years, dramatic changes will change Canada* health care system. Probable changes include: • Canadians will be encouraged to monitor and often treat their own conditions. • Toll-free telephone medical information services will be established, in which registered nurses would give advice to people thinking about going to a hos- 1 Hospital stays will dramatically decrease, with Help Celebrate Father's Day With These Great Savings SENIORS SAVE 15% Tuesday, June 6th At The Bay * > ♦ m : >3fe > / . 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