Jan 23, 2024 06:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Heading back to school is a time of great anticipation for many families, but it is not without challenges. One of the big challenges is preparing healthy, easy, affordable and appealing lunchboxes. Lunchboxes are vital...
Jan 23, 2024 06:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The journey of aging brings with it an unavoidable reality for many: an increased accumulation of body fat. Though much of society seems mostly focused on the aesthetics of being overweight, doctors look past any cosmetic...
Why you may feel depressed and anxious when you're ill – and how to cope with it
Jan 16, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Health
Winter illnesses are all around us at the moment from the common cold, COVID-19 and flu to strep throat and stomach bugs. All have one thing in common: they can make you feel miserable. These illnesses often come with...
Working from home since COVID-19? Cabin fever could be the next challenge
Jan 16, 2024 08:13 am UTC| Health
As Canada opened back up after the COVID-19 lockdowns, many businesses encouraged their workers to head back to the office. Yet, despite restrictions being lifted in Canada and around the world, teleworking as a regular...
Ultra-processed foods: here's what the evidence actually says about them
Jan 16, 2024 08:12 am UTC| Health
The perils of ultra-processed foods received widespread coverage in recent months thanks in no small part to the publication and promotion of TV presenter and doctor of virology Chris Van Tullekens book Ultra-Processed...
RSV, flu and COVID: demystifying the triple epidemic of respiratory viruses
Jan 16, 2024 07:50 am UTC| Health
Since 2022, a triple epidemic of respiratory viruses RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 has been disrupting our daily lives. In addition, the media constantly reminds us of how this is straining emergency departments. How...
Jan 15, 2024 03:07 am UTC| Health
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches. They also are in many animals, including humans. The most common microplastics in the environment are microfibers plastic...
Small businesses can help South Africa fight unemployment if they get proper support – study
6 ways to foster political discourse on college campuses