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Western study examines high vaping rates among Canadian high school studentsThe study, published in the journal Children in February, found that roughly one-quarter of high school students in Canada reported having vaped in the previous month.HealthApr 4, 2023
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Gas stove safety tips after study links appliance to asthma: ‘A couple things you can do’Newly released research shows a possible link between gas kitchen appliances and childhood asthma, but Manitoba experts say there are measures to help minimize the risks.CanadaJan 12, 2023
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Pregnant teens face higher rates of depression, poverty and substance use: studyPregnant teenagers are more likely than their adult counterparts to live in poverty, have poor mental health and experience higher rates of substance use, a new study suggests.HealthDec 18, 2019
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Funding for new study could bring solutions for doctor shortage in KingstonWith thousands of patients currently sitting on a waiting list, finding a family physician in Kingston can take years. Now, Kingston city council is trying to come up with a solution to fix the doctor shortage.CanadaDec 3, 2019
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Overall health of Manitobans continues to improve: U of M studyAccording to the report, a health gap between rich and poor Manitobans still exists, but it stopped widening around 2013.HealthSep 18, 2019
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Canadian Armed Forces set to release study on long-term health effects of HMCS Chicoutimi fireSeveral crewmembers were injured and one died as a result of an electrical fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi in October 2004CanadaJul 10, 2019
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Could Type 2 diabetes be reversed by reducing a protein in fat cells? UBC researchers think soA possible treatment for one of the most common diseases in the world may have been discovered in a B.C. research lab.CanadaJun 17, 2019
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Many men ‘in the dark’ when it comes to prostate cancer: studyUBC researchers find men have lack of health literacy about prostate cancer.HealthApr 16, 2019
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‘Significant’ decrease in violence: UBCO study of psychedelic drug useA new study by UBC Okanagan says men who have used psychedelic drugs have a lower likelihood of committing violence against their partners. The study was published last month in the in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. According to the authors, it was based on an anonymous online questionnaire of 1,266 people, between the ages of...HealthJun 5, 2018
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Charlie Sheen effect? ‘Record levels’ of STD testing followed actor’s HIV confessionDoctors say Charlie Sheen may have inadvertently shed light on HIV prevention: since his HIV positive confession, there’s been “record levels” of HIV testing.HealthMay 18, 2017
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