Cold dehydrates the skin, which is the first barrier of protection against the environment, allowing irritants and allergens to get in.
This challenging pose improves coordination, stretches the backside and strengthens the legs.
The anxiety that comes with health issues can prompt people to get needed treatment, but the anxiety can become its own problem.
Sugar has been shown to have an effect on the brain similar to that of an addictive drug. Quickly removing it from your diet can cause withdrawal symptoms, including fatigue, depression and headaches.
Headaches are often innocuous, but they can sometimes be symptomatic of more-serious conditions.
Speed Skating Dog is a whimsical pose that breathes new life into the yoga classic, Downward Facing Dog Pose.
Critics are concerned that viewers and potential patients may not be getting a full picture of the risks involved.
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Sleep disturbances, lack of motivation and moodiness all possible warning signs of overtraining syndrome.
This move will help limber up your spine, liberate your shoulders and improve athletic performance.
Study by Ontario researchers says the flu can trigger a heart attack, reinforcing the importance of getting vaccinated.
Ontario doctors, surgeons and dentists are still prescribing opioids at too high a dose for too long a time to patients just starting the drug.
Jay Sinha, co-author of Life Without Plastic, offers tips on how find alternatives to using plastic.
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Through the Carrot Rewards app, which is being rolled out across the country, Canadians can earn rewards from loyalty programs like Aeroplan and Scene when the user performs tasks such as, filling out an easy online quiz on smoking cessation.
A number of entrepreneurs have recognized that they can use cutting-edge technology to help companies give their workers better benefits plans to fend off illness.
The democratization of medical data through do-it-yourself health care apps and technology will have a profound impact on the role a physician plays.
A new program at MaRS issued an open call to health-care providers to describe a challenge their institution faces, and then directed these asks to entrepreneurs to work on solutions.
Many Canadian companies face challenges in finding buyers at home despite receiving Health Canada’s green light.
The future of medicine has always seemed out there, as fantastical as Star Trek’s fictional “tricorders.” But in the realm of diagnostics, cutting-edge innovation is rapidly drawing this future within arm’s reach of today’s patients, professionals and health-care system.
In today’s economy, the best companies understand that education never stops, and provide venues for employees to take advantage of learning opportunities.
One student from the Future Design School came up with a system of electric-car-charging stations that would allow homeowners to sell electricity, while two others focused on delivering clean water to remote communities.
The red handlebar moustache, speedskater's mullet and Mexican skiers' look of death are turning heads in Pyeongchang.