What to Know About Shingles, a Painful Infection that Vaccination Can Prevent
By Arushan Arulnamby, Toronto Metropolitan University and Samir Kumar Sinha, Toronto Metropolitan University NBA star Tyrese Haliburton was recently…
Health & Wellness
Look After Your Hearing
By Jacqueline Simoneau For most people, hearing diminishes with age, but you can take steps to delay the process Although hearing loss affects people of all ages, the risks become much greater the older we get. “Over time, the…
A Guide to the Dairy Aisle
The supermarket’s dairy section offers more and more options these days, but how do you decide which to choose? By…
Are You Eating Out of Order?
Is there a correct order in which to eat your food? The idea of “ordered eating” is getting lots of…
Is It Safe to Take Expired Medications?
Wendy Haaf answers your questions about health, nutrition, and well-being The answer to that seemingly simple question is a…
5 Tips to Avoid Procrastination
Why procrastination isn’t laziness – it’s rigid thinking that your brain can unlearn By Annemieke Apergis-Schoute, Queen Mary University of London…
Menopause and Brain Aging: 3 Myths about Hormone Therapy
Busting brain myths: The evolving story of menopause hormone therapy and cognitive health By Zahinoor Ismail, University of Calgary; Jasper…
Healthy Aging Through Diet
Older adults who follow healthy diets accumulate chronic diseases more slowly – new study By Adrián Carballo Casla, Karolinska…
Hope for Chronic-Pain Sufferers
Over the past few years, medical science has been making new discoveries in addressing the problem of pain By Wendy…
Are Consumer DNA Tests Lifesavers?
Wendy Haaf answers your questions about health, nutrition, and well-being Could a direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic test such as 23andME…
