AltWeeklies Wire
How Effective is Canada’s Meat-Inspection System?new
Insiders say Canada’s meat-inspection system isn’t keeping consumers safe from food-borne illnesses.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
10-21-2010 |
Science
Pfizer's Popular Pill Neurontin Has Side Effectsnew
A UBC drug-research group has issued a “therapeutics letter” concluding that a widely used pain reliever has very little effect. The Therapeutics Initiative states in its public letter that gabapentin has a “minor role in pain control.”
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
03-29-2010 |
Science
One Key Point Lost in the H1N1 Flu Hysteria: Best Prevention is Basic Hygienenew
How do we stay healthy in a germy world? In Soap and Water and Common Sense, Dr. Bonnie Henry suggests we scrub our hands well -- and vaccines don't hurt, either.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
10-20-2009 |
Science
Canada's Harmonized Sales Tax Will Hurt Alternative Healthnew
Peter Wood, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, is just one of many B.C. health professionals who are going to have to start charging the 12-percent harmonized sales tax when it comes into effect next July.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
08-18-2009 |
Science
Take a Pass on Back Surgery and Decompress Your Spine Insteadnew
Spinal decompression, a procedure what involves computer-assisted application of "distraction forces" may provide relief for individuals with chronic back problems. However, critics feel that laypeople may be forking over large amounts of cash for a treatment that hasn't been scientifically proven to work.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
07-27-2009 |
Science
AIDS Professionals Urge Expansion of HIV Care to Vulnerable Communitiesnew
The goal of a new HIV prevention program in British Columbia is to drastically increase access to effective treatments among vulnerable communities.
The Georgia Straight |
Jessica Werb |
05-18-2009 |
Science
Avian Influenza Confirmed in B.C. Commercial Poultry Farmnew
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the presence of H5 avian influenza virus in a commercial poultry operation in Southern British Columbia.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
01-26-2009 |
Science
Homes Face Possible Smoking Ban in Canadanew
The Greater Vancouver Housing Corporation is moving cautiously to designate nonsmoking rental accommodations in its properties in the absence of a law against smoking in multi-unit residential buildings.
The Georgia Straight |
Carlito Pablo |
03-07-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Doc Offers New View of Menopause Pillsnew
Dr. Jerilynn Prior has found that estrogen levels do rise during perimenopause and don't drop until after the symptoms normally associated with menopause subside. It's a drop in progesterone during perimenopause that creates the uncomfortable symptoms, she said.
The Georgia Straight |
Pieta Woolley |
01-11-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Diabetes Ravages Native Populationnew
According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than two million Canadians have diabetes, and by 2010 the disease will cost taxpayers an estimated $15.6 billion every year. Health Canada says Native Canadians are three to five times more likely than the general population to develop Type 2 diabetes.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
12-10-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Documenting Proof of Darwin's Natural Selectionnew
While Darwin explained how the "natural" world worked in theory, no one had been able to fully and methodically document and describe having actually seen it work that way in practice. Until Peter and Rosemary Grant came along, that is.
The Georgia Straight |
Terry Glavin |
11-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Amino Acids May Help Treat Drug Addictionnew
Jay Dodd was travelling through Thailand in 2002 when he took the wrong drugs and died. Five years later, Dodd's mother has nearly completed the journey that began with her son's untimely death.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
11-19-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Parkinson's Controllednew
Learning to live with electrodes in your head.
The Georgia Straight |
Rex Moore |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
What to Do When Your Tattoo's Appeal Fadesnew
"The amount of regret we see is amazing," says Dr. Sachit Shah as he's about to perform a tattoo removal at Surrey's Beautiful Canadian Laser and Skincare Clinic.
The Georgia Straight |
Jon Azpiri |
11-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Quest for the Ultimate Cure for Addictionnew
Ibogaine has been lauded as a miracle cure for addiction to cocaine, crack, heroin, and more.
The Georgia Straight |
Alex Roslin |
10-29-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
