Stress seems to be built into our daily lives, whether created by looming work deadlines, nerve-wracking traffic jams, or the never-ending demands of parenthood.  And for many, this stress is heralded by the blooming of a tension headache. Typified by a dull, steady pain – and sometimes accompanied by a band of tightness around the…

Most of us get headaches from time to time. Some are mild. Others cause throbbing pain. They can last for minutes or days. There are many types of headaches. How you treat yours depends on which kind you have. Headaches might arise because of another medical condition, such as swollen sinuses or head injury. In…

Anytime you come down with a headbanger after a glass or two of wine, it’s easy to blame the much-maligned sulfites in the drink for why you feel beaten down. But this preservative has for the most part been bestowed an undeserved bad rap. First, a little background. Sulfites are chemical compounds, or more precisely,…

Knowing which kind of a headache you are experiencing can help you to treat it properly. Here, we have listed six types of headaches together with their symptoms in order to help you make a diagnosis. Although a headache is defined as a pain localized “in any region of the head,” in reality, there are many…

OTTAWA—A number of Dole and President’s Choice brand salad products are being recalled because of possible Listeria contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says eight varieties of Dole salads and five from President’s Choice are included in the recall. All have best before dates of either Jan. 8 or 9. The products were sold at…