Oncologist shares self-screening tips for early breast cancer detection
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(Katherine Dow/ CTV News) — A Manitoba oncologist is reminding women about the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer, and the steps you can take at home to help catch the disease early.

October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

About 900 Manitoba women are diagnosed with breast cancer every  …

Early indicators of dementia: 5 behaviour changes to look for after age 50
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(Daniella Vellone/ The Conversation) — Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things. In reality, individuals with dementia will not only experience issues in other areas of cognition like learning, thinking, comprehension and judgement, but  …

Postpartum anxiety vs. postpartum depression: what’s the difference?
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(Lizzie Duszynski-Goodman/ Forbes Health) —  If you’ve just given birth, you are likely experiencing a world of adjustments, both physically and emotionally. While it can be normal to experience mood swings, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping in the two weeks following childbirth, when these symptoms persist,  …

Running offers a mental health benefit similar to antidepressants,
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(Don Rauf/ Everyday Health) — Regular exercise can have a profound positive impact on your mental health. In fact, a recent study concluded that running therapy had effects on depression and anxiety similar to antidepressants.

Scientific work presented at the October 2023 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology  …

Montreal study discovers more about link between diabetes and fatty liver
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(Canadian Press/ CTV News) — Research carried out in Montreal has led to a better understanding of the link between diabetes and fatty liver disease, particularly with regard to the role played by inflammation.

In laboratory experiments, the researchers found that liver cells exposed to sugar and fat begin to produce   …

Study identifies 7 ways to cut depression risk in half
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(Becky Upham/ Everyday Health) — Most of us know that healthy habits like a nutritious diet and regular exercise can improve physical health and reduce the risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. A study published September 11 in Nature Mental Health finds these habits have a powerful  …

Flesh-eating bacteria infections are on the rise. How to protect yourself
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(Stephanie Brown/ Very Well Health) — Vibrio, often referred to as “flesh-eating bacteria,” has gotten a lot of attention recently following reports of a California woman whose limbs were amputated after getting a bacterial infection from undercooked tilapia.

Although health officials later said the woman   …

Can adults get RSV? Symptoms, diagnosis, vaccines
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(Amy Sacks/ Everyday Health) — If you’re like most people, you’ve almost definitely been infected with RSV — respiratory syncytial (sin-SISH-ul) virus — at least once. In fact it’s likely you’ve had RSV multiple times. This seasonal virus is so widespread that almost all of us have had an RSV infection by the time   …

Ginger may help reduce inflammation in autoimmune diseases
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(Lisa Rapaport/ Everyday Heath) — Ginger has the potential to help with the management of certain autoimmune diseases because of its ability to halt white blood cell activity that causes inflammation, a small study has found.

While ginger has long been used as a home remedy for a variety of ailments, there hasn’t   …

Some hospitals are bringing back masking – and the general public should consider it too
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(Alexandra Mae Jones/ CTV News) — As sniffling season falls upon us amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country, should we be bringing masking back in health-care settings and reaching for them more often in our daily lives?

Some hospitals are bringing back stricter masking rules again, and although we’ve probably  …

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