Daily Media Digest August 20, 2019

CTV News
“In an effort to determine whether fluoride should be considered a neurotoxin, researchers from York University in Toronto conducted an observational …”
TAGS: fluoride, pregnancy, York University

 

Globalnews.ca
“According to Dr. Anne K. Ellis, a clinician scientist at Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ont., a mattress cover is the key line of defense for people …”
TAGS: allergies, dust mites, Kingston General Hospital

 

Globalnews.ca
“… the program was designed to be “part of the solution to address the prevalent public health problem of childhood obesity,” according to a statement …”
TAGS: childhood obesity, BMI, University of Calgary, University of Manitoba

 

The Globe and Mail
“… as a whole,” says Dr. Reed Ferber, head of the Wearable Technology Research and Collaboration (We-TRAC) program at the University of Calgary.”
TAGS: technology, wearable tech, health

 

National Observer
“… not only do its health effects transcend geographical boundaries, but it has never been more urgent for all Canadians — rural and urban — to fight it.”
TAGS: climate change, human health