Just about every smart phone out there, except for a few dinosaurs used by a grandparent or two, has GPS-based location services built into them. Our cell phones can pinpoint our locations, record and track our location history, and relay location data to apps for many different purposes. Some of the ways our location […]
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Low-carb diet helps control diabetes, new study suggests
A large pilot study of low-carbohydrate diets suggests they can successfully control type 2 diabetes. A review of more than 80,000 people who gave up low-fat, high carbohydrate diets found that after ten weeks their blood-glucose levels dropped. That study was conducted after an online revolt by patients in which 120,000 people signed up […]
Back Pain – Walking With Good Posture May Help Back Pain
Is walking a good self-treatment for low back pain? People with low back pain are usually given the recommendation to remain physically active, and that advice is part of clinical practice guidelines. A few research studies have contributed to the evidence that walking is good for people with low back pain. For Low […]
Poor people more likely to have shorter lifespans – Health Quality Ontario warns
TORONTO — Health Quality Ontario issued a report Wednesday showing that the poorer people are, the more likely they are to have shorter lifespans and to suffer from multiple chronic conditions. The report found men living in the poorest neighbourhoods die, on average, more than four years earlier than the men in rich areas, […]
Sick of Winter? Kick the Blahs to the Curb
Sick of Winter? Kick the Blahs to the Curb Even though it has been an unusual winter across much of Canada, spring is on the horizon. But until it’s official, we’ve listed a few of the good things to come. Spring forward The second Sunday of March most of us will spring forward. […]
