Protecting yourself from winter weather injuries

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellFalls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say there's a lot you can do to avoid injury w

Updated on: March 15,2024 19

Protecting yourself from winter weather injuries

FEBRUARY 22, 2024 Editors' notesby Ernie MundellFalls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say there's a lot you can do to avoid injury w

Updated on:March 15,2024 19

Women's health gap costs $1 trillion worldwide: Report

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe huge gap between how women and men's health are treated costs $1 trillion a year worldwide, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday.Women spend a quarter m

Updated on: March 15,2024 12

Women's health gap costs $1 trillion worldwide: Report

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe huge gap between how women and men's health are treated costs $1 trillion a year worldwide, the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday.Women spend a quarter m

Updated on:March 15,2024 12

TikTok make-up influencers spark health warnings

by Julie PACORELExperts in mental health have warned about the harm of the latest TikTok trend 'Sephora Kids'Pressed by parents to pose in videos with make-up and skincare products, pre-teen g

Updated on: March 15,2024 19

TikTok make-up influencers spark health warnings

by Julie PACORELExperts in mental health have warned about the harm of the latest TikTok trend 'Sephora Kids'Pressed by parents to pose in videos with make-up and skincare products, pre-teen g

Updated on:March 15,2024 19

Number of child passenger deaths in crashes with alcohol-impaired driver from 2011–2020 remains stable

by Elana GotkineThe proportion of child passengers who died in crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver has remained unchanged in the last decade, according toresearchpublished online

Updated on: March 15,2024 11

Number of child passenger deaths in crashes with alcohol-impaired driver from 2011–2020 remains stable

by Elana GotkineThe proportion of child passengers who died in crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver has remained unchanged in the last decade, according toresearchpublished online

Updated on:March 15,2024 11

Five tips to help you get outdoors to work out

JANUARY 29, 2024 Editors' notesby Oumar Salifou,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's never a bad time to start an exercise routine or get back to one. And with warm

Updated on: March 15,2024 18

Five tips to help you get outdoors to work out

JANUARY 29, 2024 Editors' notesby Oumar Salifou,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIt's never a bad time to start an exercise routine or get back to one. And with warm

Updated on:March 15,2024 18

Ultra-processed foods: Here's what the evidence actually says about them

by Eric Robinson,The ConversationCredit: Andres Ayrton from PexelsThe perils of ultra-processed foods received widespread coverage in recent months—thanks in no small part to the publication and

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Ultra-processed foods: Here's what the evidence actually says about them

by Eric Robinson,The ConversationCredit: Andres Ayrton from PexelsThe perils of ultra-processed foods received widespread coverage in recent months—thanks in no small part to the publication and

Updated on:March 15,2024 16

Be sure to get enough of the 'sunshine vitamin' this winter

by Robin FosterIn the middle of winter when sunshine can be hard to come by, it's tough to get enough vitamin D, but one expert has some advice."Vitamin D is well known to supportbone h

Updated on: March 16,2024 18

Be sure to get enough of the 'sunshine vitamin' this winter

by Robin FosterIn the middle of winter when sunshine can be hard to come by, it's tough to get enough vitamin D, but one expert has some advice."Vitamin D is well known to supportbone h

Updated on:March 16,2024 18

Energy poverty in Canada: An overlooked health and equity issue

by Katherine Gombay,McGill UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from McGill

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Energy poverty in Canada: An overlooked health and equity issue

by Katherine Gombay,McGill UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAs many as one in five Canadian households can be considered to be in energy poverty, according to researchers from McGill

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More cancers linked to contaminated water at camp Lejeune

by Robin FosterA much anticipated government study finds that military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1975 and 1985 face at least a 20% higher risk for certain cancers t

Updated on: March 16,2024 15

More cancers linked to contaminated water at camp Lejeune

by Robin FosterA much anticipated government study finds that military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1975 and 1985 face at least a 20% higher risk for certain cancers t

Updated on:March 16,2024 15

EPA will spend $5.8 billion to help clean up U.S. drinking water

by Robin FosterNearly $6 billion in funding will soon be spread through every U.S. state and territory as part of a massive, ongoing effort to clean up the nation's water supply, the Biden Adminis

Updated on: March 16,2024 14

EPA will spend $5.8 billion to help clean up U.S. drinking water

by Robin FosterNearly $6 billion in funding will soon be spread through every U.S. state and territory as part of a massive, ongoing effort to clean up the nation's water supply, the Biden Adminis

Updated on:March 16,2024 14

Canada unveils framework for universal drug plan

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCanada on Thursday unveiled a framework for a universal drug plan that, once fully implemented, would mark the biggest expansion of its publicly funded health care sy

Updated on: March 16,2024 11

Canada unveils framework for universal drug plan

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCanada on Thursday unveiled a framework for a universal drug plan that, once fully implemented, would mark the biggest expansion of its publicly funded health care sy

Updated on:March 16,2024 11

Is the extreme cold bad for your lungs?

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFrom frostbite to hypothermia, extremely cold can be dangerous. The cold can also affect your lungs.Can freezing temperatures f

Updated on: March 16,2024 13

Is the extreme cold bad for your lungs?

by Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFrom frostbite to hypothermia, extremely cold can be dangerous. The cold can also affect your lungs.Can freezing temperatures f

Updated on:March 16,2024 13