Winter Health

• Health expert creates greeting cards to help Canadians ‘gently decline’ holiday invites

  December is often described as "the most wonderful time of the year," but it can also be the busiest and most stressful, leaving you more susceptible to illness.

  Consumer

  Dec 12, 2019
  
• Extreme cold hazards: what wind chill is and how cold can lead to frostbite, hypothermia

  The term wind chill is used to indicate how cold it feels outside, considering the temperature and wind speed.

  Health

  Feb 5, 2019
  
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• Vitamin D and winter: How Canadians can get the nutrient without sunshine

  Canadians don't get a lot of sunshine in the winter, but they can still get enough vitamin D.

  Health

  Jan 9, 2018
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• Why this year’s flu season is off to a slow, nearly non-existent start

  Canadians managed to stave off influenza so far this year. Doctors and infectious disease experts are pointing to a handful of reasons why.

  Canada

  Feb 2, 2016
• Cold-FX company hid study results, lawyer leading class-action lawsuit alleges

  A Vancouver lawyer who’s filed a class-action lawsuit against the makers of Cold-FX, says manufacturers knew the product wasn’t more effective than placebos and withheld research that came to that conclusion.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2016
• Fingers, toes that go dead white in cold could be sign of Raynaud’s: doctors

  When Michelle Richard was in her teens, she noticed the tip of one finger would periodically feel cold, turn dead white and then go a purplish-red colour.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2013