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March 26, 2019
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Data sharing by popular health apps is 'routine', research finds

These apps pose unprecedented risk to consumers' privacy given their ability to collect user data, including sensitive information that is highly valuable to commercial interests, new research demonstrates.


Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?

Several previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but a new study suggests that this might not be because drinking alcohol is beneficial.


Walking downhill after meals boosts bone health in postmenopausal women with diabetes

Walking downhill after eating can reduce bone resorption, the process in which old bone is broken down and removed from the body, in postmenopausal women with diabetes.
 
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Hockey on ice

Groin and hips of hockey players examined in five-second test

For the first time, a simple field test, called the five-second squeeze test, has been used on ice hockey players to see if it can indicate current hip/groin function and hip muscle strength. » Learn more
 
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RMTBC Annual Symposium

April 12-13, 2019
Location: New Westminster
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MTAM Annual Conference

May 3-5, 2019
Location: Winnipeg
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