Daily Media Digest July 9, 2019

CTV News
“Clinical psychologist and associate professor of clinical psychology at York University John Eastwood agrees a certain level of boredom is healthy.”
TAGS: paediatric health, early development , unstructured play

 

UM Today (press release)
“Dr. Alain Labrique of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and Dr. Meghan Azad of the University of Manitoba received a grant awarded through …”
TAGS: breastfeeding study , paediatric health, health and development ,

 

The GrowthOp
“Among these, $2.6 million has been allocated to cannabis-related research, up significantly from $1.1 million in 2017-2018 and $0.8 million in …”
TAGS: cannabis research , cannabis and human health, NSERC ,

 

CTV News
“More and more people are consuming alcohol, but a new study says giving it … The rise of booze-free bars: Montreal to host Canada’s ‘first’ dry bar … said in their study, which was published Monday in the Canadian Medical … alcohol can improve one’s health outcomes, including British research that …”
TAGS: alcohol research, mental health , well-being

 

Nunavut News
“Mental health outreach worker Brittany Holm teamed-up with Tuugaalik … (QHRC), and published in the International Journal for Indigenous Health.”.”
TAGS: youth and mental health, suicide prevention, Indigenous health and wellness