Scientists warn of Arctic microbial threats induced by climate change
Climate change in the Arctic is not only melting permafrost, transforming landscapes, wreaking havoc with northern infrastructure, releasing greenhouse gases
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Finland’s lingonberries can fight obesity, study says
Lingonberries can have significant health benefits and counteract many problems caused by being overweight, according to a recent study by
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Canadian FedElxn 2019: “The silence is deafening” on Arctic, says Canadian Inuit leader
When it comes to Arctic issues during the current federal election campaign, the silence is “deafening” says the president of
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Organization representing Canadian Inuit to lead national Inuit health survey
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the organization which represents Inuit in Canada, is launching an ambitious new project to gather up-to-date health
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Health impacts of wildfire smoke can linger for years, U.S. study says
This summer has been filled with smoke for communities near the Swan Lake fire like Sterling and Cooper landing in
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New addictions centre in Northern Quebec to focus on treating whole family
The Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre is breaking ground on a new addictions treatment centre in Nunavik this month. The official
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Canada’s Northwest Territories to overhaul smoking laws, raise minimum age to buy tobacco
The Northwest Territories, in Northern Canada, is set to raise minimum age to buy tobacco to 19 as part of
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Greenpeace Russia calls for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires
Greenpeace Russia is calling for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires, saying the smoke is having consequences everywhere from big
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Nearly 3,000 people, 50 aircraft mobilized to fight wildfires in Russia
Nearly 3,000 people and 50 aircraft are working to extinguish wildfires across Russia said the country’s aerial forest protection service
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Hospital wards across Finland clogged with “unnecessary patients”
Senior physicians at five major central hospitals in Finland have issued a “wake-up call” on the issue of congestion in
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Saskatchewan, Canada researchers to establish Indigenous-led centre focused on HIV rates among First Nations, Inuit & Métis
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research has awarded a federal grant to First Nations researchers at Canada’s University of Saskatchewan
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Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically unique from any present-day population, study finds
Researchers have found that Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically distinct from any present-day population, and say studying the genes
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Alaska sees first measles case since 2015
According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, the diagnosis was confirmed Tuesday, in an unvaccinated teenager from
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Wildfire smoke brings more respiratory complaints in Anchorage, Alaska
Anchorage, Alaska health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality.
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Wildfires in Alaska and Yukon producing smoky conditions
Yukon’s chief medical officer of health issued an air quality advisory Monday as much of the territory was blanketed by
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