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Arcturus COVID subvariant: What we know

sarah23/04/2023 21 Views

The COVID-19 subvariant, dubbed XBB.1.16 by the World Health Organization, was first detected in the Indian subcontinent in late January. It has since been detected in 29 countries, although experts say it is likely circulating undetected in many others. So far, XBB.1.16 does not appear to have been detected in Canada.

“We don’t know yet how this variant is going to pan out,” said Dr. Don Vinh, a professor in the departments of medicine, medical microbiology and human genetics at McGill University, in a phone interview with CTVNews.ca on Wednesday.

“There have certainly been variants that have emerged and then

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The 5 best supplements for healthy aging, according to a longevity expert

sarah22/04/2023 20 Views

If you’ve ever walked down the supplement aisle in a pharmacy, you’ve seen the overwhelming abundance of options available for your medicine cabinet. According to the 2022 Council on Responsible Nutrition Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements, 75% of Americans use dietary supplements, most on a regular basis.

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Driver hits Westlake High School students in Thousand Oaks, killing one

sarah20/04/2023 15 Views

Editor’s note: This story will be updated throughout the day as new information comes in.

A driver hit four Westlake High School students near the Thousand Oaks campus Tuesday afternoon, fatally injuring one.

The Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Wesley Welling, 15, of Thousand Oaks.

Ventura County Sheriff’s officials described the incident as an intentional act and said the driver had been arrested on suspicion of homicide.

The driver, identified as 24-year-old Austin Eis of Ventura County, is suspected of being involved in two other incidents Tuesday, including a stabbing at a local Walmart, authorities said.

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You should know the benefits of watermelon seeds

sarah17/04/2023 54 Views

When we think of watermelon, it’s just the pink portion of the summer fruit that comes to our minds. In fact, when we cut it open, we immediately keep the seeds aside to dump them in a dustbin. It’s a habit that you should give up because watermelon seeds have several health benefits. Like sunflower seeds and chia seeds, watermelon seeds can also be consumed for good health. Let’s find out how watermelon seeds can help to be healthy.

Health Shots reached out to Ankita Ghoshal Bisht, Dietician Incharge, Primus Super Specialty Hospital, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi to know all about

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Ontario to end program providing health care to uninsured residents

sarah03/04/2023 20 Views

The Ontario government will be ending a program that provides free-of-charge health-care services to uninsured people at the end of the month, something doctors say is extremely concerning for marginalized communities.

In March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was first slim up, the ministry of health established temporary funding for doctors to provide health-care providers to treat those without coverage under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP).

The program allowed anyone to access “medically necessary physician and hospital services.”

In a memo sent to Ontario hospitals and health providers, and provided to CTV News Toronto, the government said this funding

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Can a Mediterranean diet help keep heart disease, dementia, and cancer at bay?

sarah25/03/2023 35 Views

For some time researchers have suggested that a Mediterranean diet — high in fresh fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts, whole grains, and fish — may help lower heart disease risk and increase life expectancy. An increasing amount of scientific evidence now backs up this notion. Recent studies have linked reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, dementia, and cancers with Mediterranean diets. MedicalNewsToday looked at the evidence and spoke to experts about the science behind the benefits of this diet.

plates of mediterranean style food — Several recent studies suggest the Mediterranean diet can help keep several diseases and chronic conditions at bay. Image credit:

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More women develop Alzheimer’s than men. This app wants to close that gap – National

sarah21/03/2023 19 Views

A majority of people living with Alzheimer’s disease are women, and in the wake of the starting stat, some Canadians are hoping to help mitigate their chances with an app that helps promote healthy brain habits.

Kathy Kelaidis, a busy working mom to two young boys living in Mississauga, Ont., recently downloaded a Canadian app called BrainFit, a tool designed to help women and ward off brain-aging diseases.

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The Harvard diet may be the standard for living a long and healthy life

sarah19/03/2023 24 Views

You’ve definitely heard of the Mediterranean diet and the MyPlate method, but what about Harvard University’s Healthy Eating Plate?

Back in 2011, nutrition experts at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health worked alongside researchers at Harvard Health Publications to compile an eating plan for optimal health.

“In terms of major chronic diseases such as prevention of cardiovascular disease, different types of cancers [and] Type 2 diabetes, this way of eating is going to be helpful to prevent those diseases that are common in America, and the world,” says Lilian Cheung, lecturer of nutrition at Harvard’s school of public

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