Finns eat too much meat, study says
Adults in Finland eat too much meat and not enough vegetables. According to a fresh report from the National Institute
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Younger Finns more and more attracted to winter swimming
People of all ages have traditionally engaged in winter swimming – especially in Finland – but regulars have begun to
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Envisioning recovery and rebuilding a life in the Alaskan Arctic
Karen Mitchell is the Behavioral Health Aide in Noatak, a small village in the Northwest Arctic. Twenty-five years ago, as
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Microbes pose no threat to winter swimmers, according to Finnish Health Institute
The Finnish tradition of ice swimming poses very little risk of microbial infection to swimmers, the National Institute for Health
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Housing crisis in Canada’s east-Arctic worsens as homes become too old to live in
Residents are demanding repairs as Nunavut’s public housing stock ages, but the government says that budget constraints means people shouldn’t
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Canadian Inuit organization releases strategy to eliminate TB by 2030
Canada’s national Inuit organization released Monday its strategy to eliminate by 2030 the “staggeringly high rates” of tuberculosis (TB) among
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Northerners cope in different ways with prolonged winter darkness
Ten days ago, on 24 November, the sun rose above the horizon for the last time in Utsjoki, Finland’s northernmost
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Arctic Quebec: Inuk woman’s botulism symptoms not taken seriously by nurse, widower says
A man from Inukjuak said the failure of a nurse stationed in the Arctic Quebec community to recognize the signs
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Faster treatment for latent tuberculosis coming to Northern Canadian territory
A drug that can cut the amount of time it takes to treat latent tuberculosis, or TB, down to just
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Canada to apologize for treatment of Inuit with tuberculosis in mid-20th century
The federal government is poised to apologize for how it treated Inuit who were plucked from their communities across the
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Fewer people suffering strokes in Sweden
The amount of people suffering strokes in Sweden is declining with 600 fewer cases in 2017 compared to the year
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Officials in Canada’s east-Arctic say cannabis legalization is start of longer conversation
Wednesday marked the start of legal cannabis in Canada and a larger conversation about its pros and cons, according to
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Dental health crisis affecting hundreds of children in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Around 550 Nunavut children are waiting for dental treatment requiring general anesthetic — meaning they need to be put to sleep
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Elder in Arctic Canada wants to teach about cannabis using simple language
Ellen Smith says Fort McPherson, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, isn’t ready for cannabis. That’s not to say it’s bad or
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Mother in northern Canadian village calls for change after baby waits days for medical care
A mother from Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) wants the health-care system in Wrigley to change after it took days to
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