Daily media digest August 14, 2017

London Free Press
“Addictions and Mental Health Ontario and the Canadian Mental Health … pharmacology and toxicology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in …”
TAGS: opiod crisis, CAMH, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

 

Toronto Star
“Some research has shown that up to 78 per cent of people with Alzheimer’s disease suffer from symptoms of depression. It is also common that family …”
TAGS: depression, Alzheimer’s

 

TheSpec.com
“I am a very proud Hamiltonian and McMaster University-lifer. It gives me great pleasure to “pay it forward” by serving the community where I was born …”
TAGS: surgeon, orthopedic, McMaster University

 

CBC
“New research from Western University links the symptoms of repeated head injuries and a degenerative neurological disorder. The research will be …”
TAGS: concussion, drug, Western University

 

CTV News
“TORONTO – The proportion of oral cancers caused by the human papillomavirus has risen significantly in Canada, say researchers, who suggest the …”
TAGS: hpv, oral cancer,

 

MetroNews Canada
“Earlier this month, her work was recognized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, as part of their Canada 150 campaign to recognize …”
TAGS: brain health, greens, neuroscience

 

The Kingston Whig-Standard
“A demonstration of a medical research robot called KINARM, which has been produced in Kingston by Queen’s University and the Kingston Health …”
TAGS: robot, Research, Kingston General Hospital Research Institute

 

Ottawa Citizen
“Kulkarni and her team are working with Ottawa Public Health to combine …. Last month, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research issued a call for …”
TAGS: Lyme disease, ticks, Ottawa Public Health

 

The Conversation CA
“The opioid overdose epidemic is Canada’s gravest public health crisis … This discovery has led researchers to investigate the potential for cannabis to …”
TAGS: cannabis, opioid crisis, pain relief

 

Toronto Star
“By Dr. Samir Gupta University of Toronto …. a respirologist at St. Michael’s Hospital and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at U of T.”
TAGS: breathing issues, asthma, bronchitis, antibiotic resistance

 

Cosmos
“Imagining an action that connects two objects may help elderly people … by researchers at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in Toronto, Canada.”
TAGS: memory problems, imagining actions, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, elderly

 

CBC
“They say childhood malnutrition experienced in many government-funded schools is contributing to the higher risk for obesity, diabetes and heart …”
TAGS: malnutrition, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hunger