A New and Improved (?) Canada’s Food Guide
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Health & Wellness
Smoking Doubles Aneurysm Risk
By Wendy Haaf Here’s another really good reason to quit. Smokers have a 1 in 9 chance of developing a potentially life-threatening condition called abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), compared with an overall risk rate of 1 in 17. The statistic…
Understanding Sepsis
It’s the most prolific killer you’ve never heard of—and the lethal weapon it uses to attack is your own body’s…
Why Should You Be a Guinea Pig?
Because you might help save lives By Wendy Haaf Photo: iStock/GrashAlex. It’s a fact that most of us never think…
Yoga Can Reduce Back Pain
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Ticks Can Cause an Allergy to Meat
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Let Rover Walk You Healthy
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Prostate Cancer Drug Improves Survival Rates
By Lola Augustine Brown British researchers have reported promising results in the fight against prostate cancer. The drug abiraterone…
Get More Whole Grain Into Your Diet—Without Really Trying
Here’s the final instalment in our series on fixing the holes in your diet By Wendy Haaf Photo: iStock/Solovyova. …
Canadian Research Offers New Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment
By Lola Augustine Brown It’s early days, but an exciting announcement from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto suggests…
