By Jasminee Sahoye; A former prominent Toronto lawyer, who heads a company that is scientifically developing medical marijuana products, supports the new Liberal government’s plan to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes as it relates to decriminalization. Courtney Betty, president and CEO of Timeless Herbal Care Ltd (THC), a nutraceutical and pharmaceutical company, told The […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Little is known about whether chemicals are in our clothes, spurring researchers at Stockholm University to find out because thousands of chemicals are used in clothes manufacturing. Several substances related to health risks were identified and not even organic cotton was a guarantee for non-toxic textiles, they found. In a thesis, 60 […]
By Jasminee Sahoye While many of us will be enjoying the outdoor weather, there’s the possibility you may encounter mosquitoes, those bloodsucking insects that can leaves marks on your skin from their bites. The way we smell is a big factor in getting bitten, according to Zainulabeuddin Syed, a mosquito biologist with the University of […]
By Jasminee Sahoye There is speculation that chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the environment can affect our wellbeing. A study is confirming that women whose bodies have high levels of the chemicals, experience menopause two to four years earlier than women with lower levels of these chemicals. Researchers at Washington […]
By Jasminee Sahoye In a surprising discovery, Munich brain researcher Ernst Peoppel found that a healthy brain just keeps getting better with age. He found that vocabulary, verbal memory and spacial and associative reasoning reach peak performance between the ages of 40 and 56. Poeppel says young and old brains show very little difference. So […]
By Jasminee Sahoye High blood pressure or hypertension is associated with stroke and heart disease but a new study reveals that people with a genetic predisposition to high blood pressure could have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease. But the researchers state the connection may have more to do with anti-hypertension medication than high blood […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Sleep disturbances and undiagnosed sleep apnea occur more frequently among racial /ethnic minorities and they are common among middle-aged and older adults in the U.S., according to a recent study. The study population was recruited from six U.S. communities and comprised 2,230 racially and ethnically diverse men and women between 54 and […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Stroke and other brain blood flow problems have been found to be prevalent among women who experience more hot flashes, especially while sleeping and during menopause transition, according to a pilot study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine published online in Menopause. More than 70% of women […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A University of Michigan (U-M) study has found that African-American women are equally, if not more, likely to experience infertility than their white counterparts. It also revealed that these women often cope with this traumatic issue in silence and isolation and more often feel that infertility hinders their sense of self and […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A study by researchers at the University of Cambridge’s Division of Biological Anthropology shows that males with higher “reproductive potential” are better distance runners. The study of marathon runners using finger length as a marker for hormone exposure shows that people who experienced higher testosterone in the womb are also better at […]
