Panoramio.com Being admitted to a private room in a hospital’s intensive care unit can dramatically decrease the likelihood of a patient contracting an infection, a recent McGill study suggests. About one in three patients admitted to hospital ICUs contract some sort of infection, which increases the length of the average[Read More…]
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Influenza outbreak in Montreal worries area hospitals
An influenza and gastroenteritis outbreak has stretched Montreal emergency rooms to 150 per cent capacity. According to the Montreal Health Agency, the worst hit hospitals are the Lakeshore, Royal Victoria, Montreal General, and the Santa Cabrini. “Flu outbreaks are predictable, and what we are seeing this post-holiday is no[Read More…]
Music can be your aeroplane, study says
Those who experience euphoria when listening to their favourite music could be achieving the same pleasure as that which comes from good food, sex, or drugs, a McGill study has found. In a first in the field, neuroscience researchers at McGill have discovered a connection between the neurotransmitter dopamine, a[Read More…]
Martlets think pink while showing rivals the power of red
Alice Walker The McGill Martlets improved their regular season record to 6-0 as they defeated the Concordia Stingers 72-61 Thursday evening in a game that doubled as a fundraising event. The “Shoot for the Cure” game was part of a nation-wide initiative by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WCBA) which[Read More…]
Tree Planting
Have you ever wanted to take a helicopter to work? Could you ditch hourly wages for self-motivated piecework? Despite the intensive labour, thousands of Canadian university students opt out of retail jobs and internships each summer to attempt to make a killing replanting Canada’s forests. What is tree planting? When[Read More…]
WebCT quotation of the week
Subject: Assignment answers Student 1: I don’t understand what resource utilization is. I’ve searched the slides and I haven’t found anything on it. Are we supposed to Google the answers??? Student 2: All the answers can be found from the textbook. I suppose Google could work too. Student 3: I’m[Read More…]
Burgeoning Redmen upset seventh-ranked Stingers
Ryan Reisert The McGill Redmen made a statement Thursday night, knocking off the number seven seed Concordia Stingers at Love Competition Hall. In front of a large crowd left over from the Martlets’ “Shoot for the Cure” game earlier in the evening, the Redmen (4-3) dispatched their cross-town rivals by[Read More…]
Brendan bids goodbye
When I sat down to write my final column for the McGill Tribune, I didn’t really know the best way to wrap up my time here. I could review criticisms of my work or what I have learned. But neither of these options seemed to be the best way to[Read More…]
Baked brie
blogspot.com Having holiday bread and cheese withdrawal? Fear not. This baked brie is easy, oh-so-delicious, and guaranteed to disappear in 10 minutes or less. It’s served with caramelized onions and wrapped in puff pastry. If you don’t like onions, you can use cranberry relish and almonds, or even raspberries tossed[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor
RE: SSMU to give opt-outable groups chance to speak out, Jan. 11, 2011 In case anyone felt, in reading this article, that VP Clubs and Services Anushay Khan’s recent undertaking to provide McGill students with information on opt-outable groups and services and to prevent the growth of “shadow opt-outs” is[Read More…]