It You’re Exhausted This Week, It Might Be Time To Move Your ‘Zeitgebers’
[ad_1] In the UK, the clocks have just sprung forward (meaning it feels like we’ve lost an hour’s sleep). That shift has consequences. It’s been linked to higher heart attack risk, “social jet lag”, and misaligned body clocks. The British Sleep Society has previously called for clock changes to be dismissed altogether because of how […]
Angus, the C. difficile sniffing dog, celebrated as he retires after a decade | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Nearly 10 years after he began his hunt for a superbug known as C. difficile in Vancouver, Angus the English springer spaniel is giving his nose a rest as he retires from the job. Angus was part of Vancouver General Hospital’s pilot project in 2015 to see if a dog could sniff out the […]
Family fighting to bring B.C. senior home after she fell into a coma in China | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova, 78, who is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian heritage, […]
The Reason(s) You Always Fall Asleep When You’re Watching TV Or A Movie
[ad_1] If you’re like most people, you’ve probably drifted off to sleep as soon as you put on a movie or show at night. It’s a common occurrence – you sit down with your partner to finally watch the season finale of the show everyone is talking about, only to fall asleep, jolt awake, pretend […]
33% of Canadian women wait more than 2 years for menopause care: survey – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A new GreenShield survey conducted by Ipsos has found that 33 per cent of Canadian women “wait more than two years for effective menopause care.” The survey states that this is due to “a complex series of barriers ranging from confusion over symptoms and dismissed concerns to not knowing where to turn for help.” […]
City of Calgary reaches major milestone in repairs to Bearspaw feeder main | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The City of Calgary has reached a major milestone in the work to repair the beleaguered Bearspaw South Feeder Main as crews were scheduled to begin the process of slowly refilling the pipe with water on Friday — a task that will take several days to complete. The water will then need to be […]
Five Gut-Healthy Foods That Might Actually Be Bad For Your Heart
[ad_1] Probiotic and fibre-rich foods are great for our guts (which, it turns out, influence a lot of our overall health). But the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have warned that not all of these are as kind to our hearts, even though happier guts usually mean better cardiovascular health. BHF nutrition lead Tracy Parker said […]
Ontario to boost home care funding, may miss long-term care bed goal | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario is investing $1.1 billion more in home health care as it grapples with the reality that it is unlikely to achieve its goal of building 58,000 new long-term care beds by 2028. The funding boost for home care is part of Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy’s 2026 budget that projects a $13.8 billion deficit […]
Tumbler Ridge shooting victim Maya Gebala gets some good news | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] One of the victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, Maya Gebala, finally got some good news on Wednesday. In an update posted online by her mom, Cia Edmonds, she said that on Wednesday, they “got some good news (finally)” about Maya’s abscess. It still has no cultures, but it also has not grown […]
New Brunswick unveils senior care plan but critic says it lacks urgency during a crisis – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] New Brunswick is promising to spend almost a billion dollars in this year’s budget on senior care, but some argue it still falls short of the urgency needed in a growing crisis. The province’s long-term care plan was announced Thursday and aims to create a system for seniors that adapts to evolving needs. “The […]