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The cold, dry air of fall and winter may come as a relief after a sticky summer, or it may make us mutter darkly as we crank up the heaters and huddle indoors. But either way, the dry air can bring with it dry skin, scratchy throats, congestion, and nosebleeds.



Relief from the dryness can come, whatever the season, from a humidifier to help put some moisture back into the air. It may also help to soothe the symptoms that result from colds and… Continue

To call in sick or not to call in sick? The question arises often during cold and flu season. Deciding whether you should take a day off may affect more than just you and your sickly self. Say it's Tuesday morning, and you awake coughing, sniffling, and sneezing - but you have a deadline to meet. You have a choice. You can either:



Slog in to work, spewing sneezes and rubbing your nose raw with tissue. Your eyes glaze over as you stare at your computer screen. Despite your attempts to… Continue

Study finds measurable health benefits for those with easy access to nature



The closer you live to nature, the healthier you're likely to be. For instance, people who live within 1 kilometer of a park or wooded area experience less anxiety and depression, Dutch researchers report. The findings put concrete numbers on a concept that many health experts had assumed to be true.



"It's nice to see that it shows that, that the… Continue

The following link is the PDF version of the 2009 Directory of Websites on Physical Activity, Health and Youth in Canada, the U.S. and Internationally. I found it on the santé publique website and thought it might be helpful.


http://www.santepub-mtl.qc.ca/Publication/pdfkino/2009websites.pdf

I saw this on the Mayo Clinic's website and wanted to share it...



Small changes in your everyday life might help reduce your risk of cancer.



You've probably heard conflicting reports in the news about what can or can't help you in terms of cancer prevention. The issue of cancer prevention gets confusing — sometimes what's recommended in one report is advised against in another. What you can be sure of when it comes to cancer prevention is that making small changes to your… Continue