Consumer Attitudes & Behavior

Home blood pressure devices are not all equal
Many home blood pressure devices sold in Canada, especially those sold online, haven’t been validated by Hypertension Canada, according to an Edmonton-based study.
Cannabis used by youth under 18 increases risk for schizophrenia
Use linked to changes in grey and white matter in the brain.

Poll: Should poverty be treated as a health condition?

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.
Quebec town’s bylaw requires kids to collect signatures to play in the street

The bylaw, intended to increase safety, has caused confusion and controversy among residents.
Safety of combining PDE5 inhibitors and nitrates

Some studies have demonstrated lower mortality with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor treatment for erectile dysfunction in men with stable coronary artery disease, compared with no treatment.
If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how—and why—to try again

When you inevitably get distracted—everyone does—notice the thought or urge to move, acknowledge it and bring your attention back to where you are.
Animals self-medicate with plants—behaviour people have observed and emulated for millennia

When a wild orangutan treated his own wound with a plant that has antibacterial and antioxidant properties, the story was touted as a first. But there is a body of accounts from ancient to medieval times that describe self-medication by many different animals.
Study examines racism reported by Black medical students at Saskatchewan school

CMAJ study reveals incidents such as a senior doctor’s repeated use of a racial slur and comments that perpetuated stereotypes.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder common among medical trainees

Female students, younger trainees, depression and stress increase the risk.
Does melatonin have any effect on the development or progression of AMD?

Study examines the association between melatonin supplementation and the risk of the development or progression of age-related macular degeneration.

Home blood pressure devices are not all equal

Cannabis used by youth under 18 increases risk for schizophrenia

Poll: Should poverty be treated as a health condition?

Quebec town’s bylaw requires kids to collect signatures to play in the street

Safety of combining PDE5 inhibitors and nitrates

If you’ve tried meditating but can’t sit still, here’s how—and why—to try again

Animals self-medicate with plants—behaviour people have observed and emulated for millennia

Study examines racism reported by Black medical students at Saskatchewan school

Obsessive-compulsive disorder common among medical trainees

Does melatonin have any effect on the development or progression of AMD?