November 21, 2019 – ODHA Dental Hygiene Newswire

Oral Health November 21, 2019

Tips for caring for LBGTQ2S clients

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, 2-spirit (LGBTQ2S) persons experience a number of health care disparities for many reasons: discrimination and social pressures, personal sexual behaviours, limited access to health insurance, higher rates of smoking and alcohol/substance misuse, higher rates of anxiety and…

ODHA News November 21, 2019

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Board Strategic Planning weekend

The ODHA Board of Directors had a productive weekend working on a new strategic plan October 19 – 20, 2019. It was a wonderful weekend connecting and working as a team developing a plan that will continue to move the association forward.…

Wellness November 21, 2019

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Sleep apnea: Nothing to snooze about

Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. Sleep apnea affects 6.4% of Canadians including men, women and children. It has personal, social and economic impacts that affect the Canadian healthcare system. There are three…

Wellness November 21, 2019

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Food for thought: How the brain reacts to food may be linked to overeating

The reason why some people find it so hard to resist finishing an entire bag of chips or bowl of candy may lie with how their brain responds to food rewards, leaving them more vulnerable to overeating. In a study with…

Addictions Cannabis November 21, 2019

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Cannabis withdrawal can be ‘highly disabling’

A recent study led by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, set out to investigate what percentage of people who frequently use cannabis may experience cannabis withdrawal syndrome (CWS). According to the Diagnostic and…

Addictions Opioids November 21, 2019

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Opioid overdose detection using smartphones

Opioid addiction and overdose remain a serious health concern. Naloxone can reverse opioid overdose but requires timely intervention. Toward this goal, a University of Washington research team converted a smartphone to detect changes in respiration that precede opioid overdose. Using sonar, the…

Mental Health November 21, 2019

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Grief in adults

A fact sheet on grief in adults was prepared for the Canadian Psychological Association by Dr. Lorne Sexton, Psychology Program Site Manager at St. Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, and Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Health Psychology, University of Manitoba.…

Mental Health November 21, 2019

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Seasonal Affective Disorder: Symptoms, risk factors, treatment

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that occurs during the same season each year. Researchers think that SAD is caused by changes in the level of exposure to sunlight. Light therapy is the main treatment for SAD. Medications and…

Diabetes Diseases November 21, 2019

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Could muscle strength lower diabetes risk?

Many people worldwide have type 2 diabetes, a metabolic condition in which the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels. Experts already know that lack of physical activity can contribute to the risk of diabetes, but what type of exercise might lower…

Cancer Diseases November 21, 2019

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Low-cost ‘cancer probe’ could spot deadly melanoma early

Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is diagnosed in more than 130,000 people globally every year. Now, work is being done on a tool to help in its early detection: a simple, compact laser probe able to distinguish between harmless moles…

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