Addiction
Hit hard by opioid crisis, Canadian province decriminalizes small amounts of hard drugs
To fight an urgent opioid overdose crisis, a Canadian province took an unusual step on Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2023
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Health
Intervention program increases exercise and health outcomes in older adults
As we age, strength training and aerobic exercise become increasingly important. Studies have shown strength training may enhance quality of life and improve our ability to do everyday activities, while physical inactivity—also ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The science of self-esteem: Past experience can predict teenage girls' self-worth, sense of belonging
Lockers slam. Backpacks swing over shoulders. Shoes slap as students cluster and close ranks, lone footfalls speeding up, slowing down, and falling in step. The need for belonging follows a distinct soundscape in school hallways.
Jan 11, 2023
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Pediatrics
Exercise, sports: A natural antidepressant for teens
An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues.
Jan 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Educational course for practitioners to address lack of knowledge on tick-borne diseases
Anyone who enjoys taking walks through the woods or grassy fields when the weather is warm knows that checking for ticks afterward is a must. Ticks can spread numerous diseases to humans as well as to our pets, and some of ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How physios and occupational therapists are helping long COVID sufferers
Treating people for long COVID—that is, symptoms that last longer than four weeks after COVID infection—can be extremely complex due to the wide variety of problems associated with the condition.
Dec 8, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
How to prevent missing person incidents for seniors living with dementia
People living with dementia are at risk of getting lost, and go missing every day in Canada. For example, in July, a person living with dementia went missing and was found by the police under a highway bridge more than 24 ...
Nov 8, 2022
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Cardiology
Mindfulness shows promise as an effective intervention to lower blood pressure
A customized mindfulness program that taught participants to apply those skills to have healthy relationships with their diet, physical activity, alcohol use, medication adherence and stress, led to notably lower systolic ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Cardiology
CPR education in public housing communities may improve cardiac arrest survival
Of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in residential areas of Vienna and Copenhagen from 2016-2021, one-third of those cardiac arrests occurred in public housing communities. That occurrence jumped to more than 60% when ...
Oct 31, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report Thursday by the World Health Organization.
Oct 27, 2022
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