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Common Sense Health: Urinary incontinence in women
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on April 1st, 2022
Some women say, “You only know a place well if you know where the restrooms are located.” They’re suffering from urinary incontinence (UI). They know if they delay too long, there’ll be an accident. But there are ways to correct this nerve-racking problem. A report from the University of California claims that only one in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: A journey in rainbow moccasins
By JoLynn Parenteau on March 30th, 2022
J”It’s my hope this is just the beginning of the evolution of acceptance, safety, self-determination, and celebration of all Two-Spirit, Indigiqueer, trans and sexual identities.” – Raven Davis, Two-Spirit Anishinaabe artist and educator Teddy Syrette is a star in his own right. The award-winning advocate, artist and storyteller also bears the Anishinaabe spirit name Ozhawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s Up Doc?: Long term use of alcohol will shrink your brain
By Noorali Bharwani on March 29th, 2022
A recent article in Natural Communications (March 4, 2022) titled “Associations between alcohol consumption and gray and white matter volumes in the UK Biobank”, says there is evidence to show even moderate drinking is associated with changes in brain volume in middle-aged and older adults. We know heavy alcohol consumption has been associated with brain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All Psyched Up: Think back on the life lesons you’ve learned
By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on March 25th, 2022
My paternal grandparents were hard working, wise people. I used to love to visit them and see how different their lives were from the one I was living. Almost everything was homemade – food, furniture and clothing. They canned chicken and vegetables that were then stored in a dirt cellar which was accessed through a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By the Way: Two ears, one mouth
By REV. JEFF DECELLE on March 25th, 2022
There’s that old saying that we have two ears and only one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. We tend to think conversation is mostly about the speaking part, and we don’t consider much about the listening. More often than I care to admit, I spend time in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Static electricity butterflies
By PATTY ROOKS on March 25th, 2022
Static electricity is a fascinating subject – I was going to say shocking, but I had some groans earlier when I used that line! This time of the year, I am finding that everything is either sticking to me, or my hair is sticking straight in the air. I seem to carry an extra charge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Collector’s Corner: How to start a stamp collection
By DENNIS VICKERY on March 25th, 2022
Part 1 of a two-part series The best way of course is to inherit one from your grandfather. Most of us, however, have to start from scratch. Probably the most important factor is to determine if the hobby is something that you would like to do. Talk to people who you know are collectors, have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eye on the Esplanade: A day in the life of my new job
By JOSIE DOLL on March 24th, 2022
Back in October I transitioned to my new role with the City of Medicine Hat – a dream job, for sure! I went from selling sponsorships to booking talent; a huge change, but one I was so excited for. Over the previous three years as corporate partnership coordinator, I had become familiar with both the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Common Sense Health: Common sense in end-of-life choices
By DR. GIFFORD-JONES & DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on March 24th, 2022
Few want to think about it. But there are choices to be made about death. Doing nothing is one option. Life will, inevitably, one way or another, come to an end. But making common sense decisions about personal preferences for end-of-life should not be taboo or disallowed. And politicians should get out of the way. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miywasin Moment: Haunting history unveiled at Native American museum
By JoLynn Parenteau on March 23rd, 2022
The Miywasin Moment presents Part 2 in a series of Native American history gleaned from the columnist’s travels. “[Boarding schools] were started to stamp out the Indian from the Indian, [to] make us all into white people, and it didn’t work. Actually … it was the exact opposite: it made us stronger as Indian People. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science Smarts: Stretchy water
By PATTY ROOKS on March 18th, 2022
Water, what an amazing substance. Yes, I know I have said this before, but is so much fun (not to mention inexpensive and often messy) to investigate the properties of water. Did you know water has the ability to stretch itself out and not break? How can that be…well, we better investigate further. Let’s get ... Read More »
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