Biomedical technology
High-tech lighting can kill COVID-19 on surfaces
Is it possible to eliminate the virus that causes COVID-19 from surfaces with the flick of a switch?
Jan 6, 2021
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News tagged with canadians
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The COVID-19 pandemic can prepare us for future outbreaks and bioterrorism
As the economic and health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic are predicted to persist into next year, there are growing reservations about society returning to normal.
Jun 26, 2020
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Health
Sitting more during COVID-19 hurting your health
With the Canadian government continuing to recommend physical distancing measures, many people are finding themselves confined to their homes more than ever before. While some are citing the benefits of being able to work ...
Jun 9, 2020
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Health
5 tips to get you off the sofa—because sitting more during COVID-19 is hurting your health
With the Canadian government continuing to recommend physical distancing measures, many people are finding themselves confined to their homes more than ever before. While some are citing the benefits of being able to work ...
Jun 8, 2020
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Health
Labels on alcohol bottles increase awareness of drinking harms, guidelines
When alcohol bottles come with conspicuous labels providing information on the risks of alcohol consumption or drinking guidelines, people are better informed about alcohol's harms and may cut down their drinking, according ...
May 4, 2020
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Cardiology
NT-proBNP does not improve evaluation of syncope in the ED
(HealthDay)—For adult emergency department (ED) patients with syncope, serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) does not improve prognostication above the Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS), according ...
Apr 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Predicting possible outcomes to coronavirus and other pandemics with models and simulations
Lately, our daily lives include reading complex news items with analysis of curves, simulations and models of COVID-19. Municipal governments present predictions of possible outcomes from modelling, while provincial and national ...
Apr 15, 2020
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Addiction
Mapping international drug use by looking at wastewater
Wastewater-based epidemiology is a rapidly developing scientific discipline with the potential for monitoring close to real-time, population-level trends in illicit drug use. By sampling a known source of wastewater, such ...
Oct 23, 2019
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Health
Food-insecure Canadian households may have trouble affording prescription medication
Food insecurity is linked to higher disease rates but not much is known about the reasons for this. A new study of more than 10,000 Canadian households shows that this connection may be at least partially attributed to lack ...
Oct 12, 2019
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Medications
Op-ed: Why cheaper drugs from Canada likely won't cure what ails U.S.
President Trump has called for ways to allow U.S. residents to buy cheaper prescription drugs from Canada. Many drugs are cheaper in Canada, thanks to government price controls in that country.
Oct 2, 2019
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