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Dentists seeing ‘mask mouth’ and stress-related issues during COVID-19 pandemic…

Dr. Elena Hernandez-Kucey says it’s a something dentists across North America have been talking about: a noticeable increase in stress-related dental issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are seeing more joint problems, people arriving (in clinics) saying: ‘I’m not sleeping well, I’m waking up, my face hurts,’” Hernandez-Kucey told Global News. The Edmonton dentist explains tension and […]

California groups track face masks, gloves bound for ocean…

  Disposable masks, gloves and other types of personal protective equipment are safeguarding untold lives during the coronavirus pandemic. They’re also creating a worldwide pollution problem, littering streets and sending an influx of harmful plastic and other waste into landfills, sewage systems and oceans. In Northern California, environmental groups are tracking the issue along the […]

Health Canada warns of more fake 3M Masks…

  Health Canada is warning of counterfeit 3M N95 respirators after recent seizures of counterfeit products in Canada and at the border. Since February, Ottawa said close to 330,000 counterfeit 3M-branded N95 respirators were seized from Canadian distributors and nearly 365,000 at the border. The new warning was issued for three versions of the 3M […]

Poll shows support for mask mandates across Canada, U.S. and U.K.

  Despite all the complaining people do about wearing masks due to COVID-19, polling done across three different countries shows most people say they wear a mask on a regular basis. The survey, conducted by Maru/Blue in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom at the end of February, shows more than 90% compliance […]

Which face mask is best for communication? A new study weighs in…

  “We have been concerned about this issue from the start of the pandemic as many with hearing loss struggle much more in conditions where others are wearing masks,” said Dr. Debara Tucci, who directs the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, a part of the National Institutes of Health. A new study published Wednesday in […]