Past experience determines how anxious pre-schoolers will be about getting vaccinations but it’s not about past pain during immunization. The biggest determinant was their parent’s or caregiver’s behaviour, according to a recent study. More than half of children afraid In… »
Lynn Desjardins
Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Lynn has dedicated her working life to journalism. After decades in the field, she still believes journalism to be a pillar of democracy and she remains committed to telling stories she believes are important or interesting. Lynn loves Canada and embraces all seasons: skiing, skating, and sledding in winter, hiking, swimming and playing tennis in summer and running all the time. She is a voracious consumer of Canadian literature, public radio programs and classical music. Family and friends are most important. Good and unusual foods are fun. She travels when possible and enjoys the wilderness.
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Who’s at highest risk of death from overdose?
People who have experienced a drug overdose are more likely to later die from an overdose. And the more times a person overdoses, the more likely he or she will die from one, according to new research from the BC… »
Will legalizing pot increase impaired driving?
Canadian police should be ready to crack down on impaired driving once marijuana is legalized, warned a U.S. police officer in April. But a Canadian expert says Canada already has a law prohibiting impaired driving and provincial police have measures… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Hybrid bear shot, less rare as climate warms
A hunter in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut recently shot what was once-rare cross between a grizzly and a polar bear, reports CBC reporter Mitch Wiles. Climate change is hitting the world’s circumpolar regions hard with temperatures rising faster there… »
Youth hooked on videogames risk sleep deficits
Children and youth who have trouble controlling the time they spend playing videogame may have higher risks for sleep deficits, obesity and cardiovascular risk, according to a study from McMaster University in Ontario and California State University. Dr. Katherine Morrison… »
Popular tours of notorious prison resume in June
People are apparently fascinated with the historic Kingston penitentiary which, before it closed three years ago, held famous serial murderers, rapist and bank robbers. After the federal prison closed in 2013 and relocated its inmates, it was reopened for a… »
Health, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Stem cell guidelines aim to assure integrity
Stem cell research is evolving so fast that new international guidelines have been developed to insure rigour, oversight and transparency. The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR). is the world’s largest professional organization of stem cell scientists and while… »
Health, International, Society
WHO warns Olympic goers against Zika
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning people going to the Olympics in Brazil to protect themselves against the mosquito that carries the Zika virus. It also is warning pregnant women to not travel to areas with Zika infections. And… »
Emails after work may be counter-productive
Increasingly, employees are answering work emails after hours in Canada and, besides being stressful, at least one researcher says it can be counter-productive. “It’s a growing problem,” says Rhonda McEwen, an assistant professor of new media at the University of… »
Sex abuse of children ‘endemic’ around the world
More children are sexually exploited than ever before says ECPAT International, calling the situation “an endemic phenomenon throughout the world.” And more of it is going on in Canada. Dedicated to ending the commercial exploitation of children, ECPAT initiated a… »
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