Health
Skating into 2012, More Resolutions
Three vows for the year ahead: confront public scarcity, support networked generosity, and play defensively. What's yours?
Have We Created an Incurable TB?
Report from India suggests so. Can we ever trounce the mutant bacteria?
Are Cuts to Canadian Meat Inspection a Spoiler?
Gov assures safety, but critics warn of increased health risks and cost burden for BC.
Cost of Medicine Stops BCers More than Rest of Canadians
British Columbians indicating they couldn't afford prescriptions near double the national average: UBC study.
Nicotine Patches a Waste of Public Money: Harvard Report
Suppliers of controversial anti-smoking products donated cash to BC Liberals.
Sex Without HIV Disclosure: Should It Remain a Crime?
Why the Supreme Court is about to hear public health experts say it's time to soften the law. A special report.
Voice from Grave Pleads for Canadian Asbestos Ban
Quebec minister challenged to honour cancer victim's deathbed wish not to fund Jeffrey mine.
The 10 Most Underreported Health Stories of 2011
Sickening inequality, climbing cholera, drug resistant bugs, and more.
Christmas and Cancer
Grieving for my father each December, I found solace in the gift of poetry.
Federal Govt Plays Deadly Politics of Salt
Health panel wants life saving, sodium lowering policies. Tories say no.
Asia Pacific Fdn Pressured to Disavow Former Fellow's Pro-Asbestos Stance
Baljit Chadha rebuts claim his views violate ethical standards.
Time to Test Corporate Leaders to Weed out Psychopaths
Shark-like, they rise fast but risk killing the world economy, concludes a business professor.
Lean Times for BC Health Research Dynamo
Diminished provincial funding for Michael Smith Foundation is 'a step back' says NDP's Dix.
Bias Built into Feds' Pesticide Use Review: BC Doctor
Health Canada relies on studies funded by pesticide makers says Physicians for Environment founder Warren Bell.
Province Has Chance to Make Your Medicine Cheaper
NDP’s Dix urges Clark government to seize opportunity to drive down price it pays for generic drugs.
To Rule, It Helps to Be Crazy
Startling new book linking leadership to mental illness suggests being too well balanced may be dangerous.
After Injury, a Job Can Be Vital Medicine
To get people with disabilities back to work, what works? BC's plans are controversial.
Suppressing Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is invisible in Canada's new mental health strategy.
Breast X-Rays: The Pros and Cons May Surprise You
Mammographies save lives, but not as often as you might think. Know the downsides. Last in a series on medical screening.
Screening for Prostate Cancer: 'Poster Child' for Overdiagnosis
Before you get that test, know the potential problems as well as payoffs. Fifth in a series on medical screening.
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- Skating into 2012, More Resolutions
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