Ten healthy last-minute gift ideas
It’s hours, not days, until Christmas. But don’t panic. If last-minute Christmas gifts have got you stumped, try choosing one of the following: These ten gift ideas are easy to find, won’t break the...
View ArticleThe downfall of Derek 'Turk' Sanderson
What would it be like to be the highest paid athlete in the world, the toast of Boston, the winner of two Stanley Cups, the rich devil-may-care playboy? Then to find yourself broke, alcoholic, drug...
View ArticleIt’s the 90 day-90 dollar Augustana Fitness Centre MUSH Membership
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Henry Ford
View ArticleCamrose welcomes new doctors
The Camrose Primary Care Network (PCN) has added two new faces to it’s network of physicians and healthcare providers.
View ArticleBeat winter fatigue with these easy steps
Feeling fatigued isn’t just a winter worry. But sludge and snow, icy temperatures and long dark days sure make these months hard to get through. We all want to be and do our best, but where do we find...
View ArticleFlu hits early and hard in Canada this year
A flu bug that's hit the country harder than previous years is starting to wane in central Canada. But whether the worst is over is anyone's guess.
View ArticleDiets DO work
News flash! Diets do work. The trouble is, just not forever. When you lose the weight and stop the diet, what then?
View ArticleMoms not heart smart
Listen up, ladies -- it’s time for a heart-to-heart. Contrary to what we’ve heard, symptoms in women who are having a heart attack are NOT that different than those experienced by men.
View ArticleLove Chemistry 101
Love is in the air -- and if you’re lucky enough to catch a whiff of it this Valentine’s Day, chances are your hormones are in tip-top shape.
View ArticleHPV: Three little letters that confuse
When Hannah tested positive for HPV, she freaked out – and so did fans of HBO’s award-winning TV series, Girls. The mega-hit follows 20-something Hannah, played by writer/actor Lena Dunham, as she and...
View ArticleFrozen beef recalled after E. coli outbreak
At least two people have become sick due to an E. coli outbreak from tainted frozen beef, according to reports.
View ArticleCheese recalled over listeria fears
An Italian-made cheese sold in Canada has been recalled over concerns it may be contaminated with listeria.
View ArticleWhy dementia makes us uncomfortable
They say there’s nothing to fear but fear itself. But many of us are afraid when we see someone showing signs of dementia or hear that a friend or colleague has "memory problems."“The fear is that the...
View ArticleFacial fillers
Photos of trout pout, pillow face and chipmunk cheeks – facial fillers gone wrong – dot the pages of celebrity and style magazines these days. But look around and you’ll also see these facial mishaps...
View ArticleSkin diet
Face it, when it comes to our skin most of us worry more about what to put on it than what to put into it.
View ArticleBirth control pills recalled
Health Canada has announced a recall of birth control pills because packages contain two weeks of placebo pills instead of one.
View ArticleApotex Inc. recalling birth control pills
Apotex Inc. is recalling more packages of its Alysena-28 birth control pills while it investigates why one lot of the product contained packages with extra placebo pills in place of active pills.
View ArticleDo you need a vitamin B12 boost?
My father, who lived until he was 89, always swore that the Vitamin B12 shots his doctor prescribed gave him a boost of energy and helped him think more clearly.
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