The evidence is clear: cleaner air not only benefits our lungs but also supports our mental and cardiovascular well-being.
“We haven’t had a full night’s sleep since our son was born eight years ago,” said Mrs. B, pointing to her son’s dry, red and itchy skin. Her son has had eczema his entire life. Also known as atopic dermatitis, this chronic skin disease affects about 1 in 5 children in the industrialized world. Some studies have found rates of eczema in developing nations to be over thirtyfold lower compared with industrialized nations. However, rates of eczema didn’t spike with the Industrial Revolution,...
Many shop-bought treats are often packed with lots of sugar and unhealthy fats, writes DR MICHAEL MOSLEY. But here are some clever recipes which won't send your blood sugar levels soaring.
The study highlights that chronic exposure to high levels of air pollutants may induce systemic inflammation and oxidative stress.
Schools and universities should be banned from using materials funded by the alcohol industry which 'normalise drinking and downplay health risks'.
Doctors warned the ready-to-eat noodles contained high amounts of salt. These could lead to the formation of crystals that cause stones, they said. READ MORE: Tell-tale signs YOU could have a kidney stone, according to docs
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Police and Metrolinx are warning about “train surfing” after a 15-year-old boy fell off the top of a moving GO train in Toronto. Train surfing is when someone rides on the top of a train and officials say, don’t do it. Toronto police says the boy is still in life-threatening condition in the hospital. And […]
Chief Meteorologist Damon Lane shows the timeline of threats moving in on
Ontario says it will give wildland firefighters the same cancer, heart and post-traumatic stress disorder coverage as municipal firefighters.
New, fast methods of construction to offset the shortage of housing, and energy efficiency measures such as wall cladding, require a rethink of building regulations, public safety institute NIPV and the fire brigade said on Monday. If the risks are not properly analysed, when so much is being done and so quickly, there is a real risk that people could die, the NIPV said in a new report. “In particular, vulnerable people run risks in this sort of housing,’ fire expert Lieuwe de Witte
Train users will face several problems in the coming days as essential track maintenance takes place to coincide with the May school closures. Between Monday and Wednesday there are no NS trains to and from Zwolle and commuters using Amsterdam’s main railway station will also experience cancellations and delays. There are no services between Amsterdam Centraal Station and Amsterdam Bijlmer Arena because of work on the tracks and points, and this will also affect services to and from Utrecht....
With the National Institutes of Health reporting that West Virginians have some of the highest blood pressure in the country, researchers at WVU are looking to show that the answer to that problem may be right in our own backyard.