Hundreds of thousands experience ‘brain tingles’, says Winnipeg ASMR researcher
Have you experienced the ‘brain tingles’? If you know what that means, you might be one of the hundreds of thousands of people worldwide with […]
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How much weight do you actually gain over the holidays?
There’s a common belief that on top of excessive gift giving and family gatherings, the holidays also bring weight gain. While it’s true you may […]
Read moreHow that innocent Christmas card may be encouraging excessive drinking in your home
Christmas cards that feature images of boozing give the wrong message that over-indulgence is acceptable, experts have warned. A rosy-cheeked Santa enjoying some mulled wine […]
Read moreHamilton council backs local bid for permanent consumption and treatment site
City council is standing behind the Hamilton Urban Core Community Health Care and its ongoing effort to save lives. Councillors have passed a motion supporting […]
Read more‘Your cold … is now a public menace’
The fall of 1918 was a lonely and terrifying time in St. Louis. For most of October through December, public gatherings were forbidden: Schools, movie […]
Read morePEI’s ‘television doctors’ could mark new tech trend in Canadian healthcare
In Alberton, Prince Edward Island, the doctor is not in the house. Apparently, though, that’s okay — because it leaves room for an innovative approach […]
Read moreThe top medical research of 2018
We are about to leave another busy year behind us. It saw important sports events, natural disasters, and the sad loss of more remarkable people […]
Read moreJuul Closes Deal with Tobacco Giant Altria
The tobacco giant Altria, maker of Marlboro and other top-selling brands of cigarettes, has agreed to pay nearly $13 billion for a 35 percent stake […]
Read moreNew medications to be added to Manitoba pharmacare program
The Manitoba government says it’s adding 79 new drugs to the provincial pharmacare program. The new medications include treatment for a skin disorder, heart failure […]
Read moreWhat We Learned in 2018: Health and Medicine
It’s not easy to say that any particular development in health or medicine was the most important in a given year. But if we had […]
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