Finland: Northern berry may find use in cancer therapy
Research by a team at the University of Helsinki shows that an extract from wild cloudberries is effective in preventing
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Mushroom rush in Yukon, Canada
Morel mushrooms are one the best and most-prized in culinary circles. And that’s the reason for the current mushroom rush
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Sweden’s Society for Nature Conservation: some plastics should be phased out
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation is calling for a ban on certain plastics following a two year investigation. “We
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National Nursing Week – Working in the Arctic
National Nursing Week kicks off in Canada on Monday, May 12 and runs until May 18. In honour of the
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The effects of climate change on human health in the North
The High Arctic is experiencing serious effects from the changing climate. It’s also affecting the health of Inuit who live
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Alaska seaweed may be potent weapon against diabetes, obesity
Plants growing in the waters of Southeast Alaska have to be tough to withstand the strong tides, cold temperatures, relentless
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Nunavut couple questions medical travel mixups
An elderly couple from the community of Arviat in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has been through an ordeal
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Finland struggles to deal with diabetes explosion
Every ninth person in Finland already suffers from diabetes, but experts say that figure could double in the next decade.
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Canada spends $1M to fly Inuit children south for dental surgery
The Canadian government is spending a million dollars to send five chartered plane loads of children from Canada’s eastern Arctic
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Warming Arctic may be aiding the spread of disease
A Canadian team of scientists have discovered that pathogens have been spreading to new species and killing them, and it
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Nunavut coroner to launch inquiry into suicides
The chief coroner in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is calling an inquiry into the high rates of suicide
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Nunavut suicides reach record numbers
A record number of people took their own lives in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut in 2013, yet young
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Drug/alcohol abuse high among Yukon miners
A depressed mining economy isn’t the mining industry’s only concern in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory. The rate of drug and
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Alcohol consumption falls in Finland
The latest figures from the National Institute for Health and Welfare THL show a decline in alcohol consumption in Finland,
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Canadian Inuit community applies for holiday booze ban
The alcohol education committee in the Inuit community of Kimmirut in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is asking for
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