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Canadian adults get a failing grade for physical activity

Only 16 per cent of Canadian adults are meeting the national guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week, according to a national non-profit. Calling this an “inactivity crisis,” ParticipACTION says inactivity can lead to increased risk of chronic diseases, cognitive decline, falls and social isolation among older adults. It has issued a first-ever report card on physical activity in adults and has given them a grade of D. “Physical activity has been engineered o...

Oct 29, 2019•4 min

Taking a different perspective on world drug problem

The respected and influential medical journal The Lancet, recently published a series of researched articles on the world illicit drug situations. The purpose was to begin to change the perceptions around illicit drug use and develop evidence-based policies in dealing with it. Dr Julie Bruneau (M.D., MSc.) is a co author of two reports in the six section series. She is a professor in the Department of Family and Emergency Medicine at the Universite de Montreal, and a researcher at the CRCHUM (Un...

Oct 29, 2019•6 min

Thousands die from medical errors yearly, notes advocacy group

In Canada, medical errors account for 28,000 deaths yearly, according to the Canadian Patient Safety Institute which campaigns to reduce that number. Errors are said to be the third leading cause of death in Canada after cancer and heart disease, and every minute and 18 seconds someone is injured from unintended harm. A worldwide problem “These are alarming statistics,” saws Chris Power, CEO of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute. “If we look at other countries around the world, we’re seeing s...

Oct 28, 2019•5 min

Looking for a lift in the fight against forest fires

Every day it seems we get pictures and stories about another forest fire breaking out and raging somewhere in the world. And scientists say the number is growing. Now, a team from Montreal's Concordia University has come up with something they hope will help. They want to make better use of drones in detecting forest fires. Researchers in Montreal say better use of drones would go a long way in detecting and fighting forest fires. (CBC) Led by Youmin Zhang, a professor of mechanical, industrial ...

Oct 28, 2019•5 min

Climate change will challenge new minority government

In Canada’s federal election, 63 per cent of voters chose parties with strong platforms on mitigating climate change. The Liberal Party will form the government but, since it does not have a majority of seats, it will have to seek the support of other parties in order to govern. Two of these parties strongly favour tougher measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The New Democratic Party and the Green Party both campaigned hard for major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. (iStock) Two o...

Oct 24, 2019•5 min

Study says relax your brain and live longer

It seems counterintuitive, calm your brain activity, and you live longer. That’s seemingly the results of a new American research study led by researchers at the Harvard Medical School in Boston. Others say this research should not replace the “use it or lose it” doctrine. Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, (M.D., CM) is a family physician, and founder of Prime Health Clinical Research in Toronto ListenEN_Interview_1-20191024-WIE10 It seems that in the study, the brains of people who died before their mid-80’s...

Oct 24, 2019•7 min

Depression link to inflammation explained in book

A new book suggests that depression should be considered an inflammatory illness. That is to say, depression can provoke high levels of stress hormone which cause certain brain cells to stop working properly and to produce proteins that cause inflammation. Inflammation can cause other problems like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. “When you have multiple or very severe episodes (of depression) there’s actually an inflammatory cascade that is set up in the brain and it can lead to real measur...

Oct 23, 2019•8 min

Justin Trudeau’s Liberals win, but with a minority

The Canadian electorate has returned Justin Trudeau to power but he will need the support of another party or parties for his government to survive. To hold a majority in Canada’s House of Commons, a party needs 170 seats, but the Liberals only obtained 157. The Conservative Party was disappointed to obtain 121 seats, in spite of the fact that they got marginally more of the popular vote. This means the Liberals will have to get the support of either the New Democratic Party (NDP) which won 24 s...

Oct 22, 2019•12 sec

Shooting reignites controversy over short-term rentals

Two men were shot early on Oct. 20, 2019 at an Ottawa home that neighbours told CBC was an Airbnb rental. This was not confirmed by the company. But several neighbours told CBC reporters that the home was what they called a “ghost hotel” and the site of frequent noisy parties. There have been several other complaints about short-term rentals in Canada. In February 2019 a woman was arrested for throwing a chair from the balcony of what was thought to be a short-term rental unit in a high-rise. “I...

Oct 21, 2019•4 min

Shapovalov and Pospisil score big weekend tennis victories

In the Great Professional Tennis Scheme of Things, an ATP 250 in Stockholm and an ATP Challenger in Las Vegas are not the kind of tournaments that garner a lot of headlines. But don't kid yourself. Unless you're a top-ten player, it's no cakewalk to the winner's circle, which is where two Canadian tennis players, Denis Shapovalov and Vasek Pospisil, wound up this weekend. They are quite a ways apart on the ATP ranking spectrum Shapovalov is a hot-shot comer at the age of 20. Pospisil, who is 29,...

Oct 21, 2019•13 min

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