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Your Good Health: Benefits of statins outweigh small risk of diabetes
For nearly all people, the benefit of keeping blood pressure and cholesterol under control greatly outweighs the small increased risk of diabetes.
Jan 28, 2023 4:50 AM
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Your Good Health: New drug for Type 2 diabetes has so far proven safe
New drugs that show promise are often approved on the condition that risks are both communicated to patients and studied after the drug is marketed
Jan 27, 2023 4:54 AM
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Your Good Health: Age alone is a risk factor for heart disease
There are many people with pretty good cholesterol numbers who will benefit from treatment with a statin drug because of other risk factors they may have
Jan 25, 2023 4:53 AM
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The solution to B.C.’s primary healthcare crisis is hiding in plain sight, BC Green Party says
The BC Green Party says now is the time for the Ministry of Health to adopt the ‘community health centre’ model across British Columbia
Jan 23, 2023 7:30 AM
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Your Good Health: Case of hot flashes has yet to be resolved, despite therapy
A reader looks for new advice for an old problem: After more than 40 years of hot flashes, is there anything else she can try?
Dec 31, 2022 10:00 AM
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Receive stigma-free mental health help any time, anywhere in B.C. with TELUS Health MyCare
The service opens a new door to convenient access to mental health support for those loving in British Columbia
Dec 16, 2022 7:30 AM
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Vancouver Island hearing care company encourages getting your hearing tested after the holidays
With locations in Sidney and Victoria, Beltone Hearing can ensure you don’t suffer connection loss when gathering with loved ones
Dec 5, 2022 7:30 AM
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Your Good Health: HPV vaccine still worth getting even after infection
Should you get the HPV vaccine if you already have a history of the human papillomavirus?
Nov 24, 2022 2:00 AM
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Your Good Health: Boogie boarding is OK in moderation after knee surgery
Nov 22, 2022 5:01 AM
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Your Good Health: Leaky aortic valve cannot improve solely on its own
Can a leaky aortic valve improve on its own without any medication or surgery?
Nov 15, 2022 11:00 PM
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