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Good mental health starts with education

Good mental health starts with education

By Gail Johnson | March 18, 2010
Reaching people before they hit desperate lows is the goal of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Bounce Back: Reclaim Your Health program, a free service that is now being offered to British Columbians in Cantonese and Mandarin.
Students learn health is more than skin deep

Students learn health is more than skin deep

By Bronwyn Laurie | March 11, 2010
What the government doesn’t know is that programs focusing solely on healthy eating and obesity prevention can cause more problems than they solve—and have potentially deadly results.
UBC MS group wants to test Italian professor's treatment claim

UBC MS group wants to test Italian professor's treatment claim

By Gail Johnson | March 4, 2010
The treatment of multiple sclerosis could change dramatically if the results of a controversial approach by an Italian doctor can be backed up by rigorous study.
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Even the best skiers bend to knee injuries

Even the best skiers bend to knee injuries

By Gail Johnson | February 25, 2010
It’s no wonder that knee injuries are the most common affliction among skiers and snowboarders alike, and the most dreaded.
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Acupuncture starts to penetrate sports world

Acupuncture starts to penetrate sports world

By Gail Johnson | February 18, 2010
Acupuncture as a treatment for sports ailments gained widespread recognition during the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, when the service was offered for free to athletes and officials in the Olympic Village.
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Stephen Lewis values sport's power for good

Stephen Lewis values sport's power for good

By Gail Johnson | February 11, 2010
Stephen Lewis admits that he has, in the past, doubted the contribution the Olympics can make to society’s greater good. That all changed in 1996, when the humanitarian and AIDS activist attended the Games south of the border.
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Professor Chris Shaw offers safety tips for Olympic protesters

Professor Chris Shaw offers safety tips for Olympic protesters

By Carlito Pablo | February 4, 2010
Olympic critic Chris Shaw has seen firsthand what police are capable of doing to break up rallies.
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Pelvic-exam consent at issue in Canada

By Shadi Elien | February 4, 2010
Women in Canada are being subjected to pelvic examinations by medical trainees while under general anesthetic and without their consent, according to a recent study.
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Mixed martial arts a kick to get fighting fit

Mixed martial arts a kick to get fighting fit

By Gail Johnson | February 4, 2010
Besides the obvious physical benefits from martial arts training are the positive psychological effects.
Cross-train your diet with good food as fuel

Cross-train your diet with good food as fuel

By Gail Johnson | February 4, 2010
Olympic athletes might spend every waking moment preparing for the Games, but there’s more to their regimen than strength training, cardiovascular conditioning, and mental discipline. Equally important is chowing down.
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B.C. Compassion Club provides more than pot

B.C. Compassion Club provides more than pot

By Matthew Burrows | February 4, 2010
Jeet-Kei Leung admits that the B.C. Compassion Club Society is better known for the “medicinal-marijuana side of things” than for its adjoining Wellness Centre, which provides a number of subsidized treatment services on a sliding scale.
Traditional Chinese medicine enters the mainstream

Traditional Chinese medicine enters the mainstream

By Charlie Smith | February 4, 2010
The B.C. Cancer Agency is backing a complementary medicine education and outcomes program, which is examining how to safely combine complementary approaches with traditional cancer treatments.
Outdoor therapy in Arizona

Outdoor therapy in Arizona

By Carolyn Ali | February 4, 2010
The athletic crowd has already dented my preconception of Phoenix-area locals as retired golfers, and the hike up Camelback Mountain is about to change my perception of the desert.
Rocky Sleep Study helps sleepless babies to get shuteye

Rocky Sleep Study helps sleepless babies to get shuteye

By Gail Johnson | January 28, 2010
Despite the vast amount of existing information, there is a void when it comes to easily accessible, affordable, and practical support for parents who are sleepless in Vancouver.
Runners can get a grip on winter's challenges

Runners can get a grip on winter's challenges

By Gail Johnson | January 21, 2010
Although Vancouver has had an unseasonably warm winter so far—pity the poor Olympic organizers at Cypress Mountain—avid runners don’t always have it so easy here.
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