Margaret Thatcher, Leonardo da Vinci, even Winston Churchill indulged in napping. It's good for the ticker, and for the mind. Now napping is becoming a popular feature in universities and businesses, but too much of a good thing could also be risky.

If you live in Ontario and come down with pink eye or a skin rash, you may soon be able to go straight to your local pharmacist for help. The Ontario Pharmacists Association will recommend to the province that its members be allowed to prescribe and renew medication for minor ailments.

Almost 13,000 people died in 2018, the vast majority from illicit fentanyl use. However, medicinal dependency on opioids has also been a problem for a long time. Many doctors have prescribed them for patients who suffer from chronic pain an affliction that affects one in five Canadians. Doctors have started to reduce the pills, but it may leave some sufferers feeling stigmatized and in pain.