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What’s Up Doc: COVID-19 has contributed significantly to decline in physical and mental health

By medicinehatnews on June 22nd, 2021

Alberta Medical Association, as part of advocacy and engagement with the public has a website (albertapatients.ca) which is Canada’s largest online community for patients to share their thoughts. AMA engages in dialogue with approximately 13,500 Albertans about health care issues. AMA’s latest survey, fielded May 19 to 27, 2021 asked about people’s worries and priorities ... Read More »

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Common Sense Health: Sharing a ride to health and safety

By W. Gifford-Jones, MD and Diana Gifford-Jones on June 18th, 2021

We all hope for a breakthrough in the cure for cancer. Thankfully, scientists are making progress in the fight against this and many other devastating diseases. But on occasion, an innovation well outside of the healthcare sector can make a big difference in matters of life and death. And is there one such innovation where ... Read More »

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Science Smarts: Slush science

By PATTY ROOKS on June 18th, 2021

Of course this weekend has a very special day – Father’s Day! I hope you have someone special to celebrate in your life in order to show them just how important they are to you. After the extreme temperatures this week, I thought we could make a cool and refreshing treat in order to rejuvenate ... Read More »

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Viva Vitality: Drowning prevention

By Andrea Klassen on June 18th, 2021

As the mercury rises, we will soon be seeking relief from the summer sun at pools, lakes and rivers. Swimming and water activities can create a healthy active lifestyle, but they can also be dangerous. According to Parachute Canada, “drowning is the second leading cause of injury related death for Canadian children.” Every year in ... Read More »

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All Psyched Up: Some things in life just can’t be ignored

By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on June 18th, 2021

There are some things in life that we just don’t want to know or talk about but burying our heads in the sand doesn’t solve the issues. In fact, ignoring difficult situations just allows them to grow and our inaction actually cast us into the role of being an accessory. Today I am writing about ... Read More »

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All Psyched Up: Financial times

By DR. LINDA HANCOCK on June 12th, 2021

Lately I have been noticing and studying the many changes in the world of finance. Let’s go back to the beginning of time. I imagine that long before money was used, humans figured out a way to exchange goods and services. Perhaps they used shells or feathers or other things in nature to keep track ... Read More »

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Science Smarts: Get ready for some math magic

By PATTY ROOKS on June 12th, 2021

This week, I am venturing out a little bit. I am embracing STEM. If you do not know what STEM stands for, it is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. At Praxis we like to embrace STEM and show you each and every week in this article a bit about it. Unfortunately, I ... Read More »

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Eye on the Esplanade: So many stories, so little time

By AARON NELSON on June 11th, 2021

Do you know anyone who does needlework? Perhaps a grandmother or great aunt? Maybe you remember their hands were always busy while watching TV or at family gatherings. Have you looked at what they did? Have you appreciated the complexity of the images, the skill involved, and steady hand it requires? Now imagine someone dedicating ... Read More »

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Common Sense Health: Are you taking too much medication?

By DR. GIFFORD-JONES AND DIANA GIFFORD-JONES on June 11th, 2021

Many diseases can be effectively managed thanks to therapeutic treatments involving pharmaceutical drugs. But have we gone too far in popping pills for every ache? Or even for serious health conditions, has your doctor put as much thought into how to get you off prescription medications as has gone into putting you on them? The ... Read More »

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Parks and Recreation: Wild Weed West

By Keziah Lesko-Gosselin on June 8th, 2021

With gardening season arrives weeding season, demanding extra time in the garden pulling greenery. If weeds were humans, we might admire them for thriving in undesirable circumstances, successfully adapting to new scenarios, and for generally being very attractive. However as they are plants, these qualities can be problematic for the native plants competing for space ... Read More »

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