The Pros and Cons of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables
By Isabelle Huot At this time of year, fresh fruits and vegetables are harder to find and fairly expensive.…
Health & Wellness
Your Environment Affects How Well Your Medications Work
By Gary W. Miller, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Your genes play a major role in determining your height, hair and eye color, and skin tone, but they don’t tell the entire story of who you are.…
Front-of-Package Food Labels: A Path to Healthier Choices
By Zahra Saghafi, University of Guelph The way you see nutrition labels on food packaging is about to change.…
The Heart of the Problem
By Wendy Haaf Simply put, cardiovascular disease threatens women more than it does men In early 2022, Mafaz Ismail,…
Smokers Have a Higher Level of Harmful Bacteria in the Mouth
By Yvonne Prince, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Glenda Mary Davison, Cape Peninsula University of Technology et Tandi Matsha-Erasmus, Sefako…
Is Using a Whitening Toothpaste Every Day a Good Idea?
Wendy Haaf answers your questions about health, nutrition, and well-being It depends on several factors, including what you’re trying…
Exercise Boosts Memory for up to 24 Hours After a Workout
By Mikaela Bloomberg, UCL What’s good for your heart is good for your brain. Just as physical activity helps…
Women Having Surgery to Treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse Don’t Always Need a Hysterectomy
By Erin A. Brennand, University of Calgary; Natalie V. Scime, University of Calgary et Pauline McDonagh Hull, University of Calgary…
4 Ways to Eat Well for Less
By Isabelle Huot Despite food inflation slowing down, food affordability remains a major concern for Canadians. According to Halifax’s…
John Lennon Wore Contact Lenses That Kept on Pinging Out… Then He Smoked Pot and the Rest Is History
By Steve Vincent, Queensland University of Technology When you think of John Lennon from The Beatles, you’re likely to…
