The Truth Behind E-Cigarettes

 An ongoing study about nicotine addiction is showing that e-cigarettes are more effective than they’re given credit for. For some time, many believed that e-cigarettes were an ineffective way to quit smoking, but a study by Dr. Mark Eisenberg and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), may be proving

The Scientific Link Between Culture and Health for Canada’s Indigenous Populations is Strong

 Wab Kinew has been telling scientists and health care professionals for years that culture is medicine. Epidemics of obesity, diabetes, infectious diseases and suicide that plague First Nation children across Canada are complex and multi-faceted.  Yet government solutions often focus on simplistic bio-medical approaches – when they address the crises

Community Leaders Rally to Support the OICC Approach to Cancer

 Spring has finally sprung in Ottawa and with it tulips and daffodils are popping up everywhere… not just the daffodils in your garden but the ones you pin on as a reminder that cancer is all around too. But there are havens of hope, and one such oasis of healing

Mind Over Matter tour comes to Ottawa and calls attention to the lack of research on women’s brains as they age

 Deloitte and The Honourable Dr. Hedy Fry, MP and Liberal Health Critic, help raise awareness of gender imbalance in research. Ottawa is the next stop on a six-city national tour that will bring leading neuroscientists and business leaders together in an effort to raise awareness of the need to enhance