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Common Sense Health: Little relief and high costs for back pain
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on June 2nd, 2023
A humorous greeting card reads, “Technically I’m still young, but due to my back pain, I’m actually 90.” Whatever the age, including 99, back pain can be agonizing. It’s a surprisingly common problem. A new study published by the Lancet Rheumatology Journal reports that 619 million people suffer from low back pain globally. That’s nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: Pride Month
By JENNI BARRIENTOS on June 2nd, 2023
June marks Pride Month, which celebrates members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community – Two-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual + additional sexual orientations and gender identities. The Esplanade recognizes the contributions 2SLGBTQIA+ people have made to our community, and their rich personal histories. Sadly, it is often difficult to celebrate these stories in Archives, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance Understood: Grass winter kill
By Steve Meldrum on May 27th, 2023
Doesn’t it seem like we skipped spring and went right into summer this year? Unfortunately, I quickly realized how much winter kill my grass had, too. Do you have the same problem? Now what? Well, most people deal with it by raking away the old grass and then spreading new soil and grass seed. With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Finger paint, or finger food?
By Patty Rooks on May 27th, 2023
In my opinion once the long weekend in May has come and gone, summer is here! Summer is always such busy time and if you are like me, you are constantly looking for ideas to keep those little scientists engaged. This week, I have come up with an interesting twist on finger paint… not only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collector’s Corner: Different varieties of the toonie
By Ron Schmidt on May 27th, 2023
Today we will talk about the $2 coin. The first $2 coin was made in 1996 and would be the first coin in Canada to have the bimetallic metals. In 1996 you will find varieties of Cigar, Horn, and No Ice on the polar bear side of the coin. In 2006 you may find a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Growing a life
By Linda Hancock on May 27th, 2023
I have a lovely indoor garden in my kitchen. In contrast, my son-in-law and daughter have a large, well-planned container garden in their backyard. All of us had to do the same things, however, in order to get to a harvest. The process used in gardening can easily be applied to growing one’s life: PURPOSE: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Early hormone therapy has benefits
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on May 26th, 2023
It was surprising news in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. There’s another about-turn among scientists studying hormone therapy (HT) as a treatment for symptoms of menopause. This time, researchers have produced findings that suggest benefits to healthy women who start HT early in the transition to menopause. Women have long been perplexed by conflicting advice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Finding our direction
By JoLynn Parenteau on May 24th, 2023
“Oral storytelling tells us who we are, where we’ve been, and gives us lessons that we need in order to move into the future in a good way.” – Kerissa Dickie, Dene author, Fort Nelson First Nation Anytime people gather, stories and news are soon shared, drawing us closer together. That is the aim of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heritage in the Hat: The Gas City
By MALCOLM SISSONS on May 23rd, 2023
In 1883, the CPR, while drilling for water at Langevin siding west of Redcliff, inadvertantly encountered natural gas. In 1891, J. P. Mitchell and Albert Hughes, drilling to find a coal seam near the old hospital, were disappointed to strike gas instead. Until the early 1900s in Medicine Hat, coal was burned in stoves for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Traumatology
By Linda Hancock on May 20th, 2023
This week I decided to take a course through the Psychologist Association of Alberta called Traumatology and Psychology that follows the Pandemic. There seem to be so many people who are still struggling since the lockdowns have been lifted and this therefore felt like a timely thing for me to do. The pandemic was declared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: We all scream for ice cream
By Patty Rooks on May 20th, 2023
This week, there was a “crisis” at my house. I have an avid ice cream eater and with the warmer weather here, ice cream is a “go-to” snack! In order to avert a crisis and a trip to the grocery store at such a late hour, I had to think fast. Of course, this made ... Read More »
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