Concerns raised about the rise of drug-resistant strains of HIV in Africa

Drug resistant strains of HIV in Africa is a very real threat and is occurring for a number of reasons.
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Vitamin D – Miracle Drug

Vitamin D has long been touted as a cure for bone loss and health but there is more and more research showing its beneficial effects. Read more

Fruit and How You Eat It Could Save Your Life

We all think eating fruit means just buying fruit, cutting it up and popping it into our mouths. It’s not that easy. It’s important to know how and when to eat fruit. Read more

Drug Studies Cut Up and Recycled Lead to Misleading Conclusions

Carving up data from clinical trials into smaller bite-sized pieces and then using those slices to write several papers in competing academic journals distorts the medical literature. This practice, known as ’salami slicing’ is on the rise. Read more

#1 New Year’s Resolution: Get fit and Lose Weight…but How?

If you are like most people, losing weight and getting fit are your new year’s resolutions. Now is the time to make a difference for 2010. Read more

800,000 doses of children’s swine flu vaccine recalled; potency dipped below required levels

Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children manufactured by French drug company Sanofi Pasteur have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday. Read more

Lululemon Trying to Cash at the Expense of Canada’s Olympics

Lululemon launches line for ‘Cool Sporting Event That Takes Place Between 2009 & 2011′ and it has more than a few people very upset. Some feel the release is nothing short of ambushing marketing of the Canadian Olympic events.
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Why Canada Can’t Stop Bullies

Canada can’t stop bullies. In fact, we rank 36th out of 40th for abuse in schoolyards.

Some would blame it on a culture where violence is glorified while some say it is lack of real policy and monitoring success of any such policy. Either excuse, shame on Canada.

Children everyday are being bullied in schoolyards without much being done at the school and board levels. Read more

American Sperm May Carry Genetic Diseases

After a recent case in the U.S. where children born using sperm from a man with a genetic heart condition suddenly started dying or becoming ill, many are worried that Canadian sperm banks are using American sperm. Read more

Be a Hero to Your Daughter

As a father have you ever wondered what impact you have on your daughter and her future outlook. How a woman feels about herself goes back to how dad treated her as a little girl. Read more

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