This is how Yale researchers say to approach the Keto diet
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(CW Headley/ Ladders) — The Keto diet has managed to break out of its label as the latest trendy diet because of its proven rate of success with weight loss.

However, a new study conducted by a team of Yale researchers addresses the potential setbacks associated with adopting the Keto diet long-term with the help of mouse models.

The report,  …

Smart bandage changes color to indicate infection – and fights it
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(Michael Irving/ New Atlas) – Bacteria are fast evolving resistance to antibiotics, and it takes time to figure out if a particular infection is drug-resistant or not.

Now, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a smart bandage that changes color to signal the presence of either drug-resistant or drug-sensitive  …

Canadians seeing more doctors after hours but electronic medical-record use lags behind
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(Canadian Press) — Family doctors in Canada are providing increased access to care compared with most of their counterparts in 10 other countries but still lag behind when it comes to using electronic medical records, findings of a survey show.

The Commonwealth Fund Survey also found few doctors can share patients’ lab and diagnostic  …

U.S. FDA just approved its first drug to treat peanut allergies in kids
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(Ellen Cranley/ Science Alert) —The US Food and Drug Administration approved a drug to treat life-threatening allergic reactions for the approximately 1 million children in the US with peanut allergies.

The drug, Palforzia, can be used by children aged between 4 and 17 years old to mitigate potentially deadly reactions to peanut exposure.  …

1,000 patients a day left Quebec emergency rooms last year without being treated: study
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(CTV News) — More than 1,000 patients a day left Quebec emergency rooms last year without seeing a doctor because of overcrowding and lengthy wait times, according to a new study.

Some 380,000 patients, many of them with urgent health issues, simply gave up and left without being treated, according to the study produced by the Montreal  …

Having a bigger brain doesn’t mean you’ll have better memory
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(Ben Renner/ Study Finds) — When it comes to certain areas of the brain, bigger isn’t always better. According to a study at Michigan State University, a larger hippocampus does not always mean an older adult has strong learning or memory skills, or is immune to cognitive decline.

Research has long shown that the hippocampus shrinks as  …

Miscarriage trauma can last far longer than we realized
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(Catherine Pearson/ HuffPost.ca) — Rachel Whalen’s first miscarriage happened fast. Six and a half weeks into her pregnancy, she took a test. Two days later, she started to bleed.

“It was just a really lonely experience and I was scared,” Whalen, now 34, told HuffPost. “Then I was also kind of like, ‘Am I being silly to feel this way?’” She  …

Health officials expect more coronavirus cases, but say risk of outbreak in Canada remains low
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(Kathleen Harris/ CBC News) — Federal health officials expect more cases of the coronavirus, but say the risk of an outbreak in Canada remains low.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu said officials at all levels of government are working with hospitals and international partners to prevent and respond to potential infections.

“We’re  …

Link between stress and hair turning prematurely gray revealed in animal study
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(Katie Hunt/ CNN) — Marie Antoinette’s hair suddenly turned white before the ill-fated French queen was taken to the guillotine to have her head chopped off, according to some historical accounts.

More modern reports refer to hair turning prematurely white in survivors of bomb attacks during World War II, while an Australian  …

Why weed edibles are far more risky than most people think
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(Nicole Karlis/ Salon) — While the United States is yet to fully nationalize recreational marijuana, our northern neighbors are, as usual, ahead of the curve. Recreational marijuana has been fully legal across Canada since October 2018. That has given Canadian medical researchers ample time to observe the social and public health  …

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