Does your doctor's office feel like a revolving door? One patient in, another patient out—with no time to spare? Well, a new study from The Cochrane Collaboration, an international... Read more

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We’ve know for some time that second hand smoke results in a higher risk of heart disease, now new research indicates an increased risk of stroke for the partners of smokers. In a study... Read more

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The CBC is reporting today that Ontario hospitals will soon make reporting of superbugs like C. difficile mandatory. Okay, that’s a start—albeit... Read more

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In the September 2008 issue of Best Health magazine, on newsstands today, advice columnist Ellie Tesher, host of the Slice-TV... Read more

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I'm not personally interested in how to get pregnant right now, but I know a lot of people are, and fertility has been in the news a lot lately—plus, we've got several useful articles on the website on increasing fertility. So if you are trying... Read more

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I love avocados. I love them on sandwiches, I love them in salads (green or grain), I love them as soup toppers, I love them in sushi. Sliced avocado seems to make just about anything better, and guacamole... well. That just goes without saying. And... Read more

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I generally prefer body wash for my morning shower—I've always found soap to be drying. But I'm trying to cut back on the plastics in my life, and body washes all come in plastic tubes and bottles, whereas bar soap has much less packaging, if... Read more

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I like to cook, and to bake, and I like to have fun tools and gadgets that make the job easier and more fun. Last summer I acquired that holy grail of kitchen appliances, the Read more

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This summer, normally too-hot Toronto has felt like Vancouver in November—either it's raining, it's going to rain, it's just rained or there's a risk of a severe thunderstorm (well, that part is more Toronto than West Coast). I've been wanting... Read more

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Last week, I tried out an adult ballet class at the National Ballet School, here in Toronto. It was a small victory me. I had attended ballet classes for years as a little girl but by the... Read more

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