The general aim of the survey was to gather social and health information on a set of themes including various health indicators, physical measurements, and social,...

Traditional Inuit diet is contaminated by environmental pollutants such as organochlorines, methylmercury, and lead. Prenatal exposure to such contaminants has been linked to...

As the intensive research of the International Polar Year draws to a close, there is a need to understand how to share important findings with northern communities. Furthermore,...

We used a rat perinatal exposure model to investigate the modulation of developmental MeHg toxicity by an extract of Rhododendron tomentosum ssp. subarcticum, a plant rich in...

The present study has been conducted since 2006 as part of the Nutrition Program in Nunavik Childcare Centres which aims to provide healthy meals rich in iron and containing...