Archive: 15/09/2017
Deprescribing gets support from Canada's seniors, survey shows
Most Canadians over 65 years of age take a lot of prescription drugs—two-thirds, in fact, take more than five a day, while two out of every five of Canadians over 80 take more than 10 a day. And many worry it's all too ...
Sep 15, 2017
Couples weather bickering with a little help from their friends
Every couple has conflict, and new research finds that having good friends and family members to turn to alleviates the stress of everyday conflict between partners. In fact, according to the study led by The University of ...
Sep 15, 2017
Partnering with the community to advance health care quality for immigrant children
The grade school student has been a patient for a while, but during a routine visit, 9-year-old Pedro finally confides that he has had headaches and difficulty concentrating in school for weeks now. Pedro tells you he worries ...
Sep 15, 2017
Researchers replicate FSH muscular dystrophy in mice
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications describes a breakthrough in research related to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The debilitating genetic disease - which has no approved treatment ...
Sep 15, 2017