Exercise against asthma. The Niqab in Canada.
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 9, 2015
Researchers in the news
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- Reports continue to circulate about Concordia-led research that shows how asthma symptoms can be relieved through regular exercise. The research also involved Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Université de Montpellier and Université du Québec à Montréal.Simon Bacon, a professor in the Department of Exercise Science and lead-author of the study, is quoted in many of the reports: New York Daily News, Bright Surf, Cambridge Times, Ledger Gazette, Auburn Times, Belvoir Eagle, Science World Report, University Herald, The Te Cake, 1 Stop News, rediff.com, Net Doctor, Health Newsline, Radio Canada International, BangladeshNews24, Dispatch News Desk (Pakistan), Bel Marra Health, Sify News India, News Nation India, India Today, Times of India, Delhi Daily News, Jagran Post, The Hans India, Pune Mirror, The Samaya, Iatronet (in Greek), Canoe.ca, The study was recently published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research.
- An article in the Ottawa Citizen about women who wear the Niqab mentions a 2013 study by Lynda Clarke, associate professor in the Department of Religion, about the Niqab in Canada.