CAMH – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health conducted a national survey in Canada to understand how COVID-19 has had an impact on the mental health and substance use in Canadians. Their most recent survey data was published on January 7, 2022, which included over a 1000 Canadians over the age of 18 years. Similar…
Read moreThe New COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
The 1st ever plant-based vaccine and the first made in Canada vaccine by Medicago, has been submitted to Health Canada, FDA (Food & Drug Administration), and other agencies for approval to use in protection against COVID-19, by people over the age of 18 years. This vaccine candidate has shown positive phase three clinical trial results, with…
Read moreOmicron: A Variant That Has The World On Edge
More than 2 weeks later, we are starting to get some answers to the newly identified, Omicron variant causing COVID-19. A team of research scientists led by Dr. Michael Chan Chi-wai, an associate professor in the division of public health laboratory sciences at the University of Hong Kong’s Li Ka Shing (LKS) Faculty of Medicine…
Read moreOmicron: The New Variant causing COVID-19
**Reference: WHO What do we know so far? Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) was given the “variant of concern” designation by the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 26, 2021, after being flagged by research scientists and clinicians in South Africa. If you have been infected with any other variants causing COVID-19, you may be at an…
Read moreAlcohol: A culprit of cognitive decline?
Yes. No. Maybe. Who do you think will perform better on a cognitive assessment?a) 70-year old male name Bob, who drinks 10 drinks a week, or b) 70-year old male named Tom, who has never had a drink in his life Now, if you are thinking that Tom will most likely score better on a…
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