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A group of 9I制作厂免费 medical students want to change the way young women experience their periods.

Carolanne Gagnon, Ariane Litalien and Alicia Lessard are lobbying the provincial government to make menstrual hygiene products free in all Quebec schools.聽They say their聽En R猫gle聽initiative would improve the experience of young girls at school.

鈥淧eriods happen to half of the population who is of reproductive age, so why not adapt to this fact and really make sure that women and other who menstruate have to miss school because of that,鈥 said Ariane Litalien.

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Published on: 29 May 2019

For years, residents in some of Canada鈥檚 largest industrial cities have wondered whether toxins from petrochemical plants and other manufacturers are making them sick.

A new peer-reviewed study has found 鈥渟trikingly high鈥 rates of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in Canadian border towns, including Sarnia, Ont., a city whose manufacturing sector is referred to as Canada鈥檚 Chemical Valley. The paper was produced by a team of researchers led by Ivan Litvinov, a Montreal dermatologist at the research institute of the 9I制作厂免费 Health Centre.

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Published on: 29 May 2019

You probably know there鈥檚 a measles outbreak. And you may have heard that there鈥檚 a shortage of the most effective vaccine to prevent shingles, a cousin of the childhood disease chickenpox.

鈥淚f you don鈥檛 know you鈥檙e immune, you can have your antibodies levels checked. If you鈥檙e not immune, you might need a booster,鈥 says Dr. Christopher Labos, an associate with the 9I制作厂免费 Office for Science and Society in Montreal.

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Published on: 29 May 2019

Herbal products can have harmful side effects too, says a study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It was corroborate by an incident in Canada when a man landed up in a hospital for high-blood pressure emergency after over-consuming homemade tea made from licorice root.

"Excessive amounts of some herbal products can have harmful side effects," said Jean-Pierre Falet from 9I制作厂免费 in Canada. And products containing licorice root extract can raise blood pressure leading to headache and chest pain.

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Published on: 28 May 2019

鈥淒isruption anxiety is in every single field,鈥 Sabrina聽Geremia said Friday during an exchange with Jui Ramaprasad, a professor of information systems at 9I制作厂免费. 鈥淧art of the anxiety is rooted in the pace of change. It is moving fast. Right now, your life is the slowest it鈥檚 ever going to be.鈥

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Published on: 27 May 2019

At the age of 20, the Montreal linguistics student can already speak 19 different languages, most of which he taught himself through a combination of internet videos, music and conversation with friends.

鈥淚鈥檓 a very auditory person, so I try to expose myself as much as possible to the language, by listening to music, videos, films if I find them, and by listening to conversations and having them with friends,鈥 he said in a phone interview.

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Published on: 27 May 2019

May 24, 2019 | Conservative leader Andrew Scheer revived the idea of a coast-to-coast energy corridor, a policy that has picked up interest in recent years.聽Chris Ragan, Director of the Max Bell School of Public Policy, comments on this policy. He warns that, given the difficulty of securing approval for energy infrastructure in Canada, "the country will want to find ways to get through tough approval processes to run more east-west energy grids".聽

Classified as: max bell school, max bell school of public policy, chris ragan, energy, Election, Canadian elections, Andrew Scheer
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Published on: 24 May 2019

How can we help our immune system to balance the two main host defense strategies: attacking pathogens (called聽host resistance) and preserving our own tissue (called聽disease tolerance)?聽Dr. Erwan Pernet and Dr. Maziar Divangahi聽from te Research Institute of the 9I制作厂免费 Health Centre (RI-MUHC), have identified a lipid target to 鈥渢one down鈥 the hyper-active immunity to influenza infection. Image credit: 9I制作厂免费 Health Centre

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Published on: 24 May 2019

Thomas Hecht鈥檚 memories of his first school days in Montreal weren鈥檛 pleasant. He was bullied because he looked different, dressed differently and spoke no English.

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Published on: 24 May 2019

Back in 2013, we heard about an all-terrain walking robot known as聽RHex. Designed in a collaboration between 9I制作厂免费 and the University of Pennsylvania, it used six flipper-like legs to scamper around. Now, its successor is taking to the briny depths.聽

Called the Aqua2, the new robot is soon to be commercially manufactured by 9I制作厂免费 spinoff company Independent Robotics.

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Published on: 24 May 2019

Unexpected happy occurrences in everyday life鈥攕ay, an underdog local sports team wins or the sun emerges after several days of rain鈥攃an lift the collective mood of a city鈥檚 residents. That鈥檚 the good news. The bad news is that it also increases the likelihood that people will engage in risky behaviors.

So say researchers at 9I制作厂免费 in Montreal and the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in聽a paper published in November聽in the scientific journal PLOS One.

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Published on: 22 May 2019

I thought I was a clean eater. I wash my fruits and vegetables. I scrupulously scrub my cutting board after use. If I thaw meat in the fridge, I make sure the juices do not contact any other food. I don鈥檛 buy into the 鈥渇ive-second rule,鈥 so I don鈥檛 eat food that has dropped on the floor. I鈥檓 also careful to keep my meals from attacking my shirts and ties. But it seems that according to a number of 鈥渨ellness鈥 books that are flooding the market and numerous memes on social media, I鈥檓 not really 鈥渆ating clean.鈥

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Published on: 21 May 2019

Three medical students from 9I制作厂免费 鈥斅Carolanne Gagnon, Alicia Lessard听补苍诲听Ariane Litalien聽鈥 think so and they're lobbying the provincial government to make it happen.聽

Last week,聽鈥嬧嬧嬧嬧嬧婰italien submitted聽a petition to the National Assembly that demanded聽free menstrual products be offered in Quebec schools. It has gathered around 150 signatures so far.

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Published on: 21 May 2019

May 15, 2019 | Digital media expert and Professor at the Max Bell School of Public Policy, Taylor Owen explains聽Canada's Digital Charter, the federal government'a latest engagement to provide a framework for accountability and transparency from social media platforms. He believes the greater question to date is whether, and how national regulations will apply to tech giants and corporations based in the United States.聽

Classified as: max bell school, max bell school of public policy, public policy, Taylor Owen on Digital Governance, digital charter
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Published on: 17 May 2019

May 12, 2019 | Social media companies are beginning to worry politicians around the world. In the context of聽the coming 2019 election, elected officials are worried that non-compliance with current laws may pose a threat to Canadian democracy. Max Bell School Professor and digital expert聽Taylor Owen asserts that it is not too late for Canada to beef up its laws and regulate tech giants.聽

Classified as: max bell school, max bell school of public policy, taylor owen, Taylor Owen on Digital Governance, Digital Media, Canada, regulations, Radio Canada
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Published on: 17 May 2019

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