(Jocelyn Solis-Moreira/ CNN News) — Some people might have looked forward to the extra hour of sleep after Daylight Saving Time ended recently, but for millions of people, the shorter days and longer nights are another reminder about the coming of winter (blues).
Seasonal affective disorder …
(Ugo Giguère/ CTV News) — Citing a “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec, public health director Dr. Luc Boileau is urging people at risk to get vaccinated quickly.
Specifically, people aged 60 and over, and especially those over the age of 70, are being urged …
If you’re struggling to start or maintain a regular exercise regimen, the answer may be sitting faithfully at your feet.
Walking your dog is a fantastic way to get in shape, and it benefits both you and your pooch.
Some 69 million US households are home to at least one dog. …
(Heart & Stroke Foundation) — Gaps in awareness, research, diagnosis and care threaten women’s heart and brain health according to a new Heart & Stroke report: System failure: Healthcare inequities continue to leave women’s heart and brain health behind. Many women are at further risk due to intersecting and …
(My Science) — It is generally accepted that the virus responsible for cold sores is transmitted via saliva or direct contact with the lesions it causes. However, there are other potential transmission routes, according to a study published by a team from Université Laval in the Journal of Applied Microbiology. In fact, …
(Stephanie Brown/ Very Well Health) — The color and texture of your tongue can give insights into your health. For thousands of years, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have relied on processes such as smell, hearing, palpation, and tongue examination for diagnoses.
Now, a new study found that tongue images …
(Nicole Ireland/ CBC News) — MaryAnn Bradley was bracing herself for a heart disease diagnosis when her cardiologist told her an X-ray showed a shadow on her right lung.
“I just thought I was going to die. That was it,” she said.
Bradley, now 68, had been pushing doctors to find out what was behind an unrelenting …
(Cyntha Sass/ Health) — Sodium is good for you; it’s an essential mineral, which means that your body needs it but doesn’t make it. So, you have to get it from food. Knowing how much you need in a day and the best sources to get it from can be tricky. Eating too much can lead to a whole host of health ailments.
Read on …
(Katie Dangerfield/ Global News) — Birth control pills may adversely affect the brain’s fear-regulating regions in women, potentially increasing the risk of anxiety and stress-related disorders, according to a recent Canadian study.
The peer-reviewed study out of Quebec and published in Frontiers …
(Julia Landwher/ Health) — This past Sunday, Americans experienced the first late-afternoon sunset of the season, after the clocks switched from daylight saving time back to standard time.
Beyond the earlier sunset, the clock change also signals wintertime’s shorter days.
Online, people are already bracing for limited …