CTV | Couples struggling to conceive are better off not smoking pot
Men and women who smoke marijuana could be adding to their infertility woes if they are already struggling to start a family, says an obstetrician-gynecologist who is calling for more research into reproductive aspects of the recreational drug that may be increasingly used in Canada since it was legalized.
GLOBAL NEWS | Entomologists fear urban beekeeping could be putting wild bees at risk
Some entomologists are sounding the alarm that native bees could be in danger of being wiped out, because of the popularity of urban beekeeping.
“The danger is that we’re probably losing species and don’t even know it,” says Gail MacInnis, a PhD entomology candidate at McGill University. Something needs to be done, she says, to control the number of honeybees being raised.
THE SUBURBAN | McGill's Elliot Lifson, Amanda Abrams honoured for teaching excellence
Elliot Lifson, Professor of Practice and Desautels Faculty Advisory Board member at McGill University, was honoured for teaching excellence at the university’s Desautels Faculty of Management Convocation ceremony last week.
CBC | 'She's still living, in some sense': McGill computer scientist's app Opal wins award, days after her death
When Laurie Hendren found out she had breast cancer in 2014, she wanted to learn everything she could about her condition, but she soon realized how hard it is for patients to access their own medical information. The McGill University computer science professor, who had dedicated her career to research and sharing knowledge, shared her intense frustration with her radiation oncologist, Dr. Tarek Hijal.
THE TORONTO STAR | Canada's changing climate - Open for business
n 2007, a team of mining executives and geologists prospecting about 540 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay hit a motherlode of high-grade nickel, copper, platinum and palladium in the 2.7-billion-year-old rock. The area the dozers and graders could soon be heading into is a vast but delicate carbon reservoir that cleans the air we breathe and helps to regulate the temperature of the planet.
MONTREAL GAZETTE | EpiPens are not used enough in severe allergic reactions, study shows
The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, shows clearly for the first time that epinephrine in a pre-hospital setting is superior to antihistamines, lead author Dr. Moshe Ben-Shoshan, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, said in an interview Thursday.
In most cases, antihistamines are used in place of epinephrine, “but epinephrine should always be first.”
YAHOO | INFINITI Announces Top 10 Canadian Finalists for the 2019 INFINITI Engineering Academy
Recruitment for the 2019 INFINITI Engineering Academy closes on a high note with another Canadian student registration record. 10 finalists from across Canada will compete next week to secure one of the seven, one-year placements with INFINITI and Renault F1® Team. The two-day finals will take place on June 5th and 6th in Montreal, trackside prior to the FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2019. One of the finalists is Thomas Lee from McGill University.
YAHOO NEWS | In the Americas, right to learn a second language gains support
“In the 21st century with so much internationalism, we really need to be giving all children the opportunity to learn another language,” says Fred Genesee, an expert on dual-language education in Canada at McGill University in Montreal. “We’re not talking about icing on the cake anymore. We’re talking about a life skill that actually gives these kids a real advantage.”
THE STAR | Canadian universities find new models to boost funding for women’s sports
In the fall, Guelph and McGill announced new multimillion-dollar initiatives focused on gender equity and advancing women in sport.
Research in the United States shows that male alumni donate more money — double, on average — to their college teams than women. American law mandates that educational institutions provide equal opportunities and a proportional level of funding for each gender to participate in sports. In Canada, no such law exists.
CNN | Just 4,400 steps a day tied to women living longer, study says
Women whose step counters reached 4,400 each day had a 41% lower rate of death than women who took 1,700 fewer steps each day, a new study of older women found.
GLOBAL NEWS | McGill students push for free menstrual products in Quebec schools
A group of McGill 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. They say their En Règle initiative would improve the experience of young girls at school.
NATIONAL OBSERVER | A new study says there are 'strikingly high' rates of cancer in some Ontario industrial cities
For years, residents in some of Canada’s largest industrial cities have wondered whether toxins from petrochemical plants and other manufacturers are making them sick.
MARKETWATCH | You may need a measles or shingles vaccination, especially if you’re older
You probably know there’s a measles outbreak. And you may have heard that there’s a shortage of the most effective vaccine to prevent shingles, a cousin of the childhood disease chickenpox.
“If you don’t know you’re immune, you can have your antibodies levels checked. If you’re not immune, you might need a booster,” says Dr. Christopher Labos, an associate with the McGill Office for Science and Society in Montreal.
DOCTOR NDTV | How Safe Are Herbal Products? Know What Happens If You Overuse Them
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.
MONTREAL GAZETTE | Google chief sees continuous learning as key to overcoming ‘disruption anxiety’
“Disruption anxiety is in every single field,” Sabrina Geremia said Friday during an exchange with Jui Ramaprasad, a professor of information systems at McGill University. “Part of the anxiety is rooted in the pace of change. It is moving fast. Right now, your life is the slowest it’s ever going to be.”
