(Norene Anderson/ Livestrong.com) — The most common contagious diseases are categorized as bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoan. Bacteria are tiny organisms that are pathogenic (cause infectious diseases) or beneficial (aid in digestion). Viral diseases originate from a virus, a sub-microscopic agent that requires …
(Tatiana Boncompagni/ New York Times) — Twice a week, often between video calls or meetings, Andrew Lowenthal takes a break from work to open an app on his phone that helps him focus on his breathing.
The payoff? Better stress management, clearer thinking at work and — to Mr. Lowenthal’s surprise — more strength and power in the gym. …
(Susan Scutti/ CNN) — Children who eat fish once a week or more sleep better and score higher, on average, on IQ tests than children who never eat fish or do so less than once a week, according to study published last month in the journal Scientific Reports.
Studies have shown a connection between omega-3s — essential fatty …
(Cody MacKay/ CBC News) — P.E.I.’s provincial veterinarian is urging people in the agriculture sector to learn more about some changes coming to antibiotic use in livestock.
Starting Dec. 1, 2018, hundreds of over-the-counter antibiotics will require a prescription from a veterinarian, something Dr. Carolyn Sanford …
(Canadian Press) — Julie Payette has issued a decidedly informal request to Canadians in her first New Year’s message as governor general — “stay active.”
Gone are the regal trappings that served as a backdrop to end-of-year messages delivered by previous governors general.
Instead, Payette chose to deliver a …
(Ariana Eunjung Cha/ Washington Post) — One of the most contentious questions in nutrition science over the past decade has been whether older adults should be taking supplemental vitamin D and calcium. As the world’s population ages and broken bones and fractures become even more of a public health concern, with huge …
(Jon Tattrie, CBC News) — Canadians affected by Huntington’s disease are cautiously celebrating a breakthrough trial of a drug that safely lowers levels of the harmful huntingtin protein.
Bev Heim-Myers, CEO of the Huntington Society of Canada, said trials in B.C., Germany and the U.K. showed the drug IONIS-HTTRx safely …
(Jacqueline Howard/ CNN) — More pregnant women seem to be using pot — sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety — and a new study suggests that this slight rise in marijuana use is most pronounced among those younger in age.
The prevalence of marijuana use among a sample of moms-to-be in California …
(Sally Abrahams/ BBC News) — For years, Mary Rose struggled to get off to sleep or to stay asleep, because she felt like she was being attacked by insects.
“Imagine having a swarm of bees buzzing inside the skin of your legs, biting you,” she says, describing the sensation that overwhelmed her.
“It’s really …
(Rachel Baxter/ IFL Science) — Working out what’s wrong with someone can be a complex challenge for doctors. But what if they could diagnose a disease simply from a person’s smell? Well, a woman named Joy Milne has the superpower of sniffing out Parkinson’s disease, and it’s helping researchers develop the first-ever diagnostic …