Local Life
SPCA issues challenge to help bunnies
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2018
Medicine Hat News The Medicine Hat SPCA has issued a challenge and hopes you will hop to it. The Some Bunny Needs You Challenge asks locals to first donate to the bunnies at the SPCA, offering food pellets, wood pellets, timothy hay or grocery store gift cards as suggested donations. When donating take a photo, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Expect the unexpected and don’t let it get you down
By Medicine Hat News on March 2nd, 2018
Just when you think that you have everything under control, the unexpected happens. This week I placed an order for office supplies but my credit card was denied. How surprising to find out that someone was using the number in Germany and Italy! So, here I am again waiting for a new credit card to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clubs Calendar Feb. 26-March 4
By Medicine Hat News on February 26th, 2018
MONDAY — Do you have a drinking problem? Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held seven days a week in Medicine Hat. For times and locations, call 403-527-2065. — Moms’ Walking Group, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., meet in Mall Food Court in front of A&W. Walk, then have coffee. — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 5:30 p.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sleep loss can affect memory in seniors
By Medicine Hat News on February 26th, 2018
Metro Editorial Poor sleep can leave people feeling groggy, disoriented, depressed, and not up for facing the day. And now there’s new evidence that insomnia can contribute to memory loss and forgetfulness among the elderly. A study — the first of its kind — unveiled a new link between lack of sleep and memory loss. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buds and Blooms: Air cleaning houseplants
By Medicine Hat News on February 24th, 2018
Here we are in the middle of February and with the weather being quite wonderful it is making us all get a little itchy for spring. We can’t really do much about it just yet but while being stuck inside our houses for a while yet, we could add a few house plants which will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Praxis: Jumping to a scientific conclusion
By Medicine Hat News on February 24th, 2018
Well, do I have a story to share with all of you, my closest friends! As I look back today, I am not sure why, but I was recently “convinced” to take an extended long weekend and hit the slopes. Let’s be honest, I am not as young as I used to be (which I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: God’s love offers the path to healing
By Medicine Hat News on February 24th, 2018
Human history presents an alarming picture of our tendency toward violence. The stories we tell on ourselves — the grand myths of ancient cultures — reveal the struggle between the harsh reality of our behaviour toward one another, and the faint, sweet desire to be better than we are. When I think of the scriptural ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viva Vitality: A different sort of P.A.R.T.Y.
By Medicine Hat News on February 23rd, 2018
Every Thursday throughout the school year, students and teachers arrive at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital for a P.A.R.T.Y but this P.A.R.T.Y is different. This P.A.R.T.Y is about awareness and prevention. It is about learning from those who have real-life experiences with risk-related trauma such as nurses, EMS, police, and injury survivors. This P.A.R.T.Y takes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: The costs of running a business aren’t always obvious
By Medicine Hat News on February 23rd, 2018
So many people have a dream of having their own business. They focus on benefits that they could enjoy including freedom to choose schedule, pride of ownership and hopefully large profits. Unfortunately, according to Innovation, Science and Economic Development in Canada as many as 97 per cent of new start-ups with less than 100 employees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) revisited by local microbiologist
By Medicine Hat News on February 23rd, 2018
Submitted by Dr. John Cherwonogrodzky In the early 1990s, Dr. John Cherwonogrodzky, a microbiologist at DRDC-Suffield Research Centre, was asked by the military to test soils from the Persian Gulf. There were hardly any bacteria, but there were a lot of fungi. Also, when supplies were returned from this area, Cherwonogrodzky noticed that the packaging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most popular ethnic cuisines in North America
By Medicine Hat News on February 20th, 2018
Metro What constitutes “ethnic” food differs from person to person. Someone of Italian descent may dine regularly on garlic-infused pasta dishes, while a person from another area of the world may find such foods exotic. In the cultural melting pot of North America, various cuisines representing countries that span the globe are within arm’s length ... Read More »
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