An often-overlooked risk, the science of slips and falls can be life-saving
“All right,” instructs the teacher. “Standing nice and tall. Use your chair for support please. With your right leg, we’re going to lift it up to […]
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Preventing the next fall: Slips, stumbles and spills dangerous for seniors
“All right,” instructs the teacher. “Standing nice and tall. Use your chair for support please. With your right leg, we’re going to lift it up to […]
Merck, Pfizer drug combo extends kidney cancer survival: study
(Reuters) – A combination of Merck & Co’s immunotherapy Keytruda and Pfizer Inc’s Inlyta helped patients with advanced kidney cancer live longer than those receiving […]
Ottawa Hospital installs ‘black box’ tech to record surgeries
CTVNews.ca Staff, with a report from CTV Ottawa’s Katie GriffinPublished Saturday, February 16, 2019 1:16PM EST Black boxes on airplanes can shed key insight into […]
Drinking contexts associated with early onset of alcohol intoxication among adolescents
Early onset drinking, drinking and intoxication at an early age among adolescents, has been identified as a primary risk for later heavy drinking, alcohol problems, […]
PET/CT imaging agent shows promise for better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism
A first-in-human study featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that the novel positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) tracer 18F-GP1 […]
Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men
Active, middle-aged men able to complete more than 40 push-ups had a significantly lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes — including diagnoses of coronary […]
You and your poo: Why fecal medicine could be the next big buzz
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you […]
Celery juice trend fills Instagram feeds, sells drinks but dietitian warns of ‘elaborate lie’
Celery juice is flooding social media, and the popular wellness craze is pushing heath-conscious people to shell out hundreds of dollars for the daily drink. […]
Ban gummy bears and other kid-friendly cannabis edibles, says Toronto medical officer of health
With Health Canada aiming to regulate edibles later this year, Toronto’s medical officer of health is calling for a ban on products like gummy bears, […]