Jeannie Collins Beaudin

Two studies, one in Canada and another in Australia, have found plastic in supermarket seafood – not just in the stomachs of the fish,...

Canada has a new government-approved app, called COVID Alert, to detect possible exposure to the Coronavirus. It is designed to function...

People around the world have been reporting stranger, unsettling and more vivid dreams since the start of the pandemic. And research...

Edgar Allen Poe called sleep “Those little slices of death”… but our sleeps are really essential slices of life, needed to keep us...

I had a new experience this week…I tried to pull a weed from an indoor plant, and it bit back! Turned out that the weed was stinging...

Most of us think of acne pimples as a teenager’s problem and that, as adults, we’ve left all that far behind. But adults can get acne...

Some years ago, as a compounding pharmacist I became interested in making cosmetics. I had stumbled on a book by a dermatologist in...

I’ll bet you didn’t know we’re all cooler than we used to be… I’m talking about our body temperature, of course. You always thought 37C...

Everyone has their ups and downs in life, but major depression is different than feeling sad for a short while after a negative event....

The internet can be an amazing source of information, but some health news reports we see there can be based on sketchy science, and many...

I came across an article that really resonated with me on a site called Mind Café…about 2 secrets to learning faster and remembering more...

A new study has found that “Airborne transmission of COVID-19 represents the dominant route for infection” and “wearing of face masks in...

Oooh... really? I have a riddle for you this week. How are face masks and condoms alike? Answer: Most people would rather not use either...

Working virtually—from home—has become a reality for an estimated one-third of workers, but what about health care? There are many forms...

Why do some people get sick and die from COVID-19 while others don’t know they’ve even had it? While we still don’t know all the answers,...

Years ago, when I was a pharmacy student, we did formal training with various pharmacists. One of the first I worked with, Carl, talked...

Losing your hair can be very distressing, especially for a woman, but it can often be treated successfully. Getting a correct diagnosis...

Some years ago, when my husband and I owned a pharmacy, we attended huge pharmacy buying shows in Toronto each year to find new products...

I received a question from a reader whose daughter has decided to follow a vegan diet. She is wondering whether her daughter is making a...

We received a delivery the other day…brought it into the kitchen where we keep a box cutter, like we always do. My hubby cut open the...