Fitness, aging, and finding work-life balance are just a few of the areas of personal health explored by our researchers. Take a look at how these discoveries can help more individuals take an active role in a Brighter World.
Concerted effort by friends, family and non-physician health workers can make a dramatic difference in reducing the risk factors for heart problems in patients with hypertension, an international study by Hamilton researchers has found.
The study, published in a Lancet journal, found no difference in risk between home and hospital births for women with low-risk pregnancies.
The benefits of midwifery for women and babies globally are clear. In Canada, innovations in midwifery centres and services are tempered by low pay and high rates of burnout.
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