Parks galore, community garden plots and incentives for families to live together. How Charlottetown has cracked the Blue Zone code
Category: Health
Posted inCommentary
Ottawa spends billions on dental care, ignores prevention
An astonishing 61 per cent of Canadians do not have access to fluoride-treated water, which reduces teeth decay. This needs to change
Posted inFamily
Hormone secreted by fetus causes morning sickness: study
New discovery points to potential morning sickness treatment. By exposing mothers to ‘GDF15’ before pregnancy, they can build resilience
Posted inCommunity
PEI the latest province to enable forced treatment of mentally ill
Last month, PEI passed a law creating community treatment orders, which can force the mentally ill to receive treatment. Is the law too restrictive?
Posted inPolitics & Policy
‘A weekly thing’: Prevalence of child gun injuries ups calls for action
5,500 children and youth suffered gunshot wounds in Ontario between 2003 and 2018. Suicide and self-harm accounted for most injuries
Posted inHealth
Patients regain much weight after stopping new obesity drug: study
New study shows patients regained almost half of the weight they had lost when taken off a new weight-loss drug called Zepbound
Posted inHealth
How unhealthy are ultra-processed foods?
Studies find people who eat more ultra-processed foods may have higher risk of illness, but proof it causes health issues remains to be found
Posted inHealth
US approves sickle cell breakthrough with gene editing therapy
The gene-editing technology CRISPR can be used to treat sickle cell disease — which was previously only treatable with bone marrow transplants
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Report on MAID’s expansion may disregard 900 submissions
Committee issued call for briefs regarding MAID’s expansion to mentally ill, received hundreds of responses and may now exclude them
Posted inHealth
France moves to ban ‘sneaky’ disposable e-cigarettes
French parliament unanimously votes to ban e-cigarettes, commonly called ‘puffs’, calling them a gateway to addiction and a pollutant