Lift heavy or smaller weights with high reps? It all depends on your goal

Oct 19, 2022 08:51 am UTC| Health

So you want to lift weights but arent sure where to start. You scroll through your Instagram feed looking for guidance but all you see are fitness influencers touting the idea you either lift big or dont bother. Thats...

Gatorade to launch smart water bottle

Oct 18, 2022 22:03 pm UTC| Economy Business Health

Gatorade has partnered with ImpacX, a smart packaging platform company, to launch a water bottle featuring a patented smart cap technology that tracks and collects users hydration data. The data is based on beverage...

What is DLD - the most common disorder you have 'never heard of'?

Oct 16, 2022 13:35 pm UTC| Health

Developmental language disorder or DLD is a lifelong disorder that affects language comprehension and expression. People with DLD find it more difficult to say what they mean and to understand others. About two students...

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Social media use and poor wellbeing feed into each other in a vicious cycle. Here are 3 ways to avoid getting stuck

Oct 16, 2022 13:34 pm UTC| Health

We often hear about the negative impacts of social media on our wellbeing, but we dont usually think of it the other way round whereby how we feel may impact how we use social media. In a recent study, my colleagues...

Drug overdoses in public bathrooms are common: new tools could prevent harm and improve response

Oct 13, 2022 11:57 am UTC| Health

The drug poisoning crisis in Canada is at its worst in British Columbia, with over 10,000 lives lost since 2016. A key setting for overdoses in B.C. is bathrooms, though this information has not always been readily...

Parkinson's disease: treatment is best started early

Oct 13, 2022 11:56 am UTC| Health

BBC broadcaster Jeremy Paxman was brought to hospital after he collapsed in a park while walking his dog. A doctor in the emergency department said to Paxman: I think you have Parkinsons. The doctor had noticed that...

Late night eating may cause greater weight gain – new research points to why

Oct 13, 2022 11:51 am UTC| Health

Its long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking. Its no wonder, with a host of research showing that late night eating is linked to greater body weight and increased risk of...