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H1N1
Everything you need to know about the swine flu vaccine
Latest news and analysis, as well as answers to more of your questions
Exer-gaming
Me and my (anatomically perfect) shadow
Your Shape game lets you and your avatar star alongside each other on your home TV
Paul Taylor's Small Doses
Obesity may delay puberty in boys
Researchers are uncertain why excess weight appears to postpone sexual maturation in males while speeding it up in females
Andre Picard's Second Opinion
Hospital admissions – and costs – for lung disease rising
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder lands more people in hospital that any other chronic disease, yet is under-diagnosed, report says
Sugary soda linked to pancreas cancer
Regular soda drinkers had 87 per cent higher risk of pancreatic cancer, an unusual but deadly cancer
CT scan rules developed to cut kids’ exposure to unnecessary radiation
One CT scan delivers 300 to 600 times the radiation of a single chest x-ray, and their use after minor head injuries has surged, researchers say
Drugs
Paxil halts breast-cancer drug benefits
The combination of the antidepressant and tamoxifen ‘potentially life-threatening’
Idle time
Boring ourselves to death, literally
A study of civil servants finds that those reporting high levels of boredom tend to die younger of heart disease
Power Crunch
How he looks good naked: Makeover host Zain Meghji takes himself on
Our expert advises Zain Meghji of How to Look Good Naked Canada on how to shed fat and add muscle
SickKids first to offer teens surgery for obesity
New program focuses on youth suffering severe weight-related problems, such as type 2 diabetes or heart disease
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Leslie Beck's Food for Thought
How to eat less salt
Though most Canadians worry about the amount of salt in their diet, few know how to control it: Here's a primer
Jockology
How does a performance mouthpiece improve my game?
If you're going to use one, stick with a device that's backed by high-quality research
Canadian Health Measures Survey
Fat Nation: Canadians are heavier, wider, weaker
According to a landmark new study, we’re less fit in almost every way than we were 28 years ago. How did this happen – and what can we do about it?
RUNNING
Six ways to winterize your run and avoid workout chill
Just because it's snowing out doesn't mean you have to stop pounding the pavement
Power Crunch
If you do karate at 79, you can have ice cream too
Lawyer John Weingust's fit at 79 formula: karate, slalom and Haagen-Dazs
Seriously?
Does being the eldest, middle or baby in your family determine personality?
We ask the experts to settle common questions we've all wondered about
Fit at 50
My mid-life crisis
Some guys buy a sports car or let their eye wander. Wayne Bourque decided to train so hard he'd 'want to vomit' - just for a last chance in the boxing ring
Leslie Beck's Food For Thought
To curb salt, cut the condiments, read labels
There are easy ways to reduce the amount of sodium from your diet
Childhood obesity
The formula to battle the huge problem of overweight children?
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Mental Health Crisis
Globe series tackles the stigma, tells stories of suffering Canadians.
Confronting cancer
Award-winning Globe series on Canada's biggest killer.
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