Canadian Online Health News

Talk therapy or Prozac?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

For patients with depression, there isn't much hard science to help you or your doctor decide your best course of treatment � if talk therapy is right for you, or if you need antidepressants, such as Prozac. The wrong choice can bring on months of added suffering. But now a new study involving brain scans could change that.

Tai chi: Getting there more slowly, but gracefully and intact

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

For modern, harried lifestyles focused on getting and spending, fitness experts say tai chi, the ancient Chinese slow-moving exercise, can be an ideal way for anyone to stay fit.

Is there a benefit to eating one's placenta?

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Once upon a time, a mom only had to remember to get her newborn’s photo taken. Today she has to remind her doctor or midwife to keep her afterbirth so - like most creatures in the animal kingdom - she can consume the bloody byproduct that would normally be discarded as waste.

Canadian researchers study why people attempt suicide

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of British Columbia have evaluated why people try to kill themselves.

Men's health report

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

As Father’s Day approaches, Canadian dads will be showered with burgers, brunches and baseball tickets.

A 20-minute yoga session may boost your brain power

Thu, 6 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Yogis may be enjoying a surprising benefit when they unroll their mats and strike a pose. A new study finds that just 20 minutes of hatha yoga stimulates brain function.

Ketamine could treat depression: Study

Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A common anesthetic may be a viable treatment for depression, new research has found.

Talk therapy can help depression, but no one style is best: study

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Talk therapy, without the use of antidepressant medication, can help boost depression, but no one form of therapy is better than the others, a new Swiss study finds.

Is Kinect 2.0 the future of health tech?

Mon, 27 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Last week Microsoft unveiled its new generation Xbox One video game console and Kinect 2.0 -- and while the company has made no official health care announcement, the Kinect motion-detecting sensor could do a whole lot for the future of fitness.

One way to boost sleep: turn off your tablet, smartphone

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

If you want to improve your sleep, a new report published in the journal Nature on Wednesday advises shutting off your tablet well before bedtime.