Health
Link between chronic stress, increased heart risk may be found in hair: study TORONTO - Whether you’re sporting a cropped cut or long curls, your hair may do more than reflect your personal style ? researchers say it may serve as a means to measure stress.
According to a new study, a stress hormone that’s captured in the hair may act as a biological marker for chronic... Thursday , September 02, 2010
Drugs to strengthen bones may slightly raise the chances of throat cancer: study LONDON - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.
The findings are in contrast to another recent study that used the same database of 80,000 patients and concluded that there was no link between the... Thursday , September 02, 2010
Harper government firm on refusal to fund abortions in Third World OTTAWA - The Harper government insists it hasn’t backed down from its refusal to fund abortions in Third World countries.
International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda appeared to muddy the waters Thursday when she said Canada would indirectly support abortion in countries where the procedure ... Thursday , September 02, 2010
New NFB film examines stress on children of soldiers in Afghanistan MONTREAL - Stress. Worry their dad will be killed by the Taliban. Long absences. More responsibilities. Coping with their father’s post-traumatic stress disorder.
That’s the toll on the children of some military families with members serving in Afghanistan illustrated in the new National Fil... Thursday , September 02, 2010
25% of animal hoarders were once rescuers; trend growing in U.S., experts say LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn’t care for from hundreds of kilometres away ? unaware it was a death camp for cats.
Investigators who raided the place two years ago found kill... Thursday , September 02, 2010
