Survival rate for premature babies jumps by 25 per cent
TheChronicleHerald.ca
“The neonatal network introduced EPIQ to 25 centres across the country in 2003, including the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. “We did not say what you …”
TAGS: premature babies, neonatal health, survival rates
Eating one egg a day is ‘fine’ for your heart health, study says
CTV News
“Researchers from the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences cross-referenced data from three …”
TAGS: cholesterol, cardiovascular health, diet
DBS can help those living with treatment-resistant depression, U of C researchers find
CTV News
“DBS has been used to treats Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders for years but prior to the University of Calgary study, which began in …”
TAGS: mental health, depression, deep brain stimulation
Could biotherapeutics be the next revolution in cancer treatment?
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation
“From helping the body’s own immune system better detect and fight cancer, to treating cancer with immune cells, viruses and vaccines, The Ottawa Hospital is conducting cutting-edge research that could transform cancer care right here at home and around the world.”
TAGS: biotherapeutics, cancer, immune system
Type 1 diabetes pressures the heart from the start
BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute
“Children with Type 1 diabetes have six-fold greater odds of abnormal blood pressure than children without diabetes, according to a new study from BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia (UBC) that was recently published in Pediatric Diabetes.”
TAGS: diabetes, cardiovascular health, blood pressure, children and youth health
This obesity expert says we have far less control over our weight than we think
CBC.ca
“Jennifer Kuk, kinesiologist from York University, says exercise and diet are not the only factors in weight loss.”
TAGS: obesity, diet, body weight
More studies needed on use of acetaminophen prior to pregnancy, U of T researchers say
News@UofT
“The researchers’ findings, published recently in the journal Pediatric Research, could potentially have implications for women who are trying to get …”
TAGS: pregnancy, maternal health, neonatal health