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Half of weight-loss battle is about getting your zzzzs
BARBARA QUINN The Monterey County Herald It’s a condition of our modern lifestyle, researchers say. We spend long hours in front of computers and televisions. We work early in the morning and late at night. We get jet lag.
Dec 14, 2012 6:00 PM
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Price of medical marijuana to hit new high with introduction of new sales system
OTTAWA - The cost of medical marijuana in Canada is set to hit a new high as the government seeks to get out of the business. Regulations posted Friday by Health Canada propose medical marijuana should be treated more like any other medicine.
Dec 14, 2012 2:47 PM
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Former Alberta health executive who expensed $370K says he didn't charge enough
EDMONTON - An Alberta health executive who quit after it was revealed he had billed taxpayers for almost $370,000 for lavish meals, car repairs and a butler says — if anything — he didn't charge enough.
Dec 14, 2012 1:37 PM
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Sherman tells inquiry he gave care to colleagues, but that's not queue jumping
EDMONTON - In a day of emotional testimony at an inquiry into health-care queue-jumping, Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said he has written prescriptions, given advice and diagnosed politicians who dropped by his legislature office.
Dec 13, 2012 5:54 PM
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Ornge reveals salary of new executive after being slammed for not disclosing it
TORONTO - Ontario's air ambulance service revealed the $240,000 salary of its newest executive Thursday after opposition critics slammed Ornge for refusing to disclose it for days.
Dec 13, 2012 4:15 PM
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Hearing disorder often misdiagnosed as ADHD in kids, experts warn
OTTAWA - A little-known hearing disorder affecting two to three per cent of Canadian children is being misdiagnosed as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, health advocates say.
Dec 13, 2012 2:37 PM
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We're living longer, but sicker: Study finds life expectancy rising but so is disability
LONDON - Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying.
Dec 13, 2012 1:26 PM
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Breast cancer survivors have modest increased risk of developing diabetes
TORONTO - Women who survive breast cancer may be more likely than other women to go on to develop Type 2 diabetes, a new Canadian study suggests.
Dec 12, 2012 7:35 PM
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Study finds puzzling behaviour of new coronavirus, may hint at pattern of spread
TORONTO - A new study reveals that the new SARS-like virus which has been causing infections in the Middle East behaves unusually in laboratory testing.
Dec 12, 2012 8:53 AM
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Women smokers, former and current, have higher risk of sudden cardiac death: study
TORONTO - Women who smoke half a pack of cigarettes a day — or even less — have a significantly higher risk of sudden cardiac death than those who never smoked, researchers say.
Dec 11, 2012 3:10 PM
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