Seven per cent of Canadian women and 3 per cent of men engage in “compulsive overeating in harmful and unhealthy ways,” according to a new study from Memorial University in the eastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador. While some people… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Society
Sierra supports eco-laundry detergent
Canadians throw out 134 million plastic, laundry detergent jugs every year but instead they could use a new, environmentally-friendly detergent, says the Sierra Club of Canada. A product called Dizolve is available in many countries of the world but is… »
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Research clarifies risks for very premature babies
Medical advances mean babies born between 22 and 25 weeks gestation may survive in Canada, but between 14 and 31 per cent of them will have severe developmental problems by school age, according to a recent study. Researchers in Ottawa… »
Environment & Animal Life, Society
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup needs you
You’d be amazed at what washes up on Canadian shores, say organizers. © Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup Litter ruins shorelines across Canada and in many parts of the world. Volunteers are about to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Great Canadian… »
Grizzly bear whisperer urges peaceful co-existence
Grizzly bears have been inaccurately demonized and that is dangerous, says Charlie Russell, a western Canadian naturalist who has been compared to Jane Goodall. Russell has studied bears extensively and has spent a good deal of time close to them.… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology
Huge sea ice loss changing entire arctic ecosystem
The massive loss of sea ice in the arctic is happening so fast that species there cannot possibly evolve fast enough to adapt, says Ian Stirling, an adjunct professor at the University of Alberta and one of the co-authors of… »
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Call for stepped-up action on world’s top killer
Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer around the world according new rankings from the World Health Organization and two Canadian doctors are calling for more action to prevent it and resulting complications like heart attack and stroke. Anti-smoking campaigns,… »
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