October 4, 2022 from The Epoch Times Across the United States, drug legalization groups and the cannabis industry lobby for the legalization of marijuana. With five more states welcoming legalization initiatives in November 2022, experts are warning that such initiatives will only increase both physical and mental harm resulting from unregulated, high-potency cannabis. […]
January 11, 2023 from Daily Hive According to a report released by HelloSafe Canada, drivers in Alberta paid the highest annual car insurance premiums in Canada in 2023. The top four of the five cities where drives faced the highest annual car insurance premiums were Calgary ($3,182), Edmonton ($3,150), Red Deer ($2,971), and Grande […]
March 4, 2023 from Western Standard A department report found that mental illness accounts for nearly half of all disability claims by federal employees. This comes after an earlier study stated that employees are “drowning in a pool of repetitive, menial and uninspiring tasks,” according to Blacklock’s Reporter. A report by the Department […]
November 29, 2022 from the Daily Mail Two studies indicate that steroid injections, intended to treat arthritis in the knee, may actually worsen the condition. Data gathered by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Chicago Medical School observed hundreds of osteoarthritis patients. Researchers gauged how participants’ conditions would react […]
August 6, 20220 from Western Standard According to an article published by Blacklock’s Reporter, the number of people caught high behind the wheel is up for the fourth year in a row. StatsCanada data also showed police reported 7,690 incidents of drug-impaired driving violations in 2021. This is compared to the 7,621 incidents reported in […]
August 6, 2022 from The Expose An article by The Expose discusses why we should expect insurance companies to sue vaccine manufacturers. Yale University epidemiologist Harvey Risch predicts that insurers will be looking for financial compensation from Covid-19 vaccine makers to cover “early expected mortality claims” which would have a big financial risk. In an […]
June 28, 2022 from DATAC A survey conducted in January 2022 by EKOS for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada found that 33% of Canadians who report having used cannabis in the previous year also reported having engaged in cannabis-impaired driving. 26% of Canadians who reported using cannabis at some point in their lives also […]
June 17, 2022 from Medscape Researchers at McGill University have reported that treating pain with anti-inflammatory medication may be counterproductive. By using medication like ibuprofen or aspirin to treat pain, we may be promoting pain in the long term. A paper published in Science Translational Medicine suggests that inflammation prevents acute pain from becoming chronic. […]
Fingernail, a keratinized protein like hair, is emerging as a popular specimen type for drug and alcohol testing.
A method for detecting traumatic brain injury at the point of care has been developed by scientists at the University of Birmingham.