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Tackling obesity. (includes related information)
December 1, 1994... A dramatic rise in obesity over the past 10 years and its escalating health costs were the worrisome focus of the 7th International Congress on Obesity recently held in Toronto. The research presented was mind-boggling-- with details about...
The latest on baldness cures. (includes related information)
December 1, 1994... Although it's a phenomenon deplored and often considered abnormal, hair loss is a genetically determined, irreversible, normal event in most men with advancing years. Some balding occurs in both men and women, but the pattern and type of hair...
Lung cancer update. (includes related information)
December 1, 1994... Almost one third of all cancer deaths in Canada and other industrialized nations is due to lung cancer. In Canada, this cancer claims about 17,000 lives annually and recent estimates predict about 20,000 new cases in 1994, with 16,600 deaths....
Update: hot tips for surviving winter's chill.
December 1, 1994... With winter fast approaching, and given the frigidity of Canada's climate, it's well to remind ourselves of ways to avoid cold injury and winter travel mishaps. Above all, listen to and heed weather forecasts, dress correctly to combat the...