Imagine that the players on your favourite football team were smaller than their opponents, and had to play without helmets or pads. Left defenseless, they would become easy prey for other teams. Similarly, changes in Canadian lake water chemistry have left small water organisms known as plankton vulnerable to their predators, which may pose a serious environmental […]
Outpatient heart failure clinics, which provide patient education on risk factor and ways to manage the condition, prescribe home-based exercises and monitor therapy compliance, have shown they reduce morbidity, mortality and health care costs, a new study has found. Published in the current issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology, the study reports that despite […]
Think you know what one serving of food looks like? You may want to think again, according to a new study from York University. Many people overestimate the size of one serving of food as defined in Canada’s Food Guide, so they may be overeating even if they believe they are being careful, according to […]
A York University study finds that trying to cheer yourself up can actually bring you down, depending on your personality. The study, published this summer, examined the effects of exercises that build positivity on more than 250 participants. It found that people with needy personalities reported lower self-esteem after listening to three or four uplifting […]