Though it may not have felt like winter until recently, it is that time of year when environmental exposures to the cold weather will be causing many problems for people. Here are some tips for preventing and safely treating ...
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Breastfeeding increased infant survival rates in 19th -Century Montreal in two major ways, according to research from Concordia University and McGill University. Mother's milk protected vulnerable infants from food and water ...
Dec 20, 2011
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Many people think January is a great time to get a fresh start on a new fitness routine, while others use the cold weather as an excuse to huddle under the covers on the couch. No matter how you approach the new year, the ...
Jan 26, 2022
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A new report in the Medical Journal of Australia on the country's climate change mitigation and adaptation activities is out today.
Nov 29, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham have shown that it's possible to produce a compound with anti-cancer properties directly from feverfew—a common flowering garden plant.
Aug 1, 2019
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The wind howled and thunder boomed as an ambulance raced Spencer Timmel and his newborn son, Charlie, to a hospital better able to care for infants with heart problems.
Jan 19, 2021
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Stiffness, aches and pains are often associated with changes in weather, especially the falling temperatures of winter. Understanding why certain people react to weather changes and others do not is unclear, but there are ...
Jan 27, 2021
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Should I or shouldn't I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. This is shown by a recent study by researchers at the University of Bonn. The result is unexpected—the ...
Oct 9, 2020
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Ever wondered how meteorologists can accurately predict the weather? They use complex spatiotemporal weather models, i.e. mathematical equations that track the motions of the atmosphere through time and space, and combine ...
Dec 21, 2011
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COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Chicago and in other parts of the country, but cases are rising in parts of Europe and Asia, thanks to the omicron subvariant known as BA.2.
Mar 22, 2022
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