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Fri, 25 May 2012 21:07:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/will-cancer-screening-actually-save-your-life/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/will-cancer-screening-actually-save-your-life/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 13:00:48 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260742 Science-ish looks at the evidence on PSA testing, mammograms and the true benefits of screening]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/25/will-cancer-screening-actually-save-your-life/feed/ 0 Science-ish looks at the evidence on PSA testing, mammograms and the true benefits of screening http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/meet-canadas-first-male-midwife/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/meet-canadas-first-male-midwife/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 16:29:48 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260288 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/meet-canadas-first-male-midwife/feed/ 0 He just graduated and is ready to deliver babies. But are moms up for it? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/how-reading-about-coffee-may-harm-your-health/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/how-reading-about-coffee-may-harm-your-health/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 15:11:44 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=259451 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/18/how-reading-about-coffee-may-harm-your-health/feed/ 0 Or perhaps we’re grossly exaggerating... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/rebranding-the-name-game-and-the-brain/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/rebranding-the-name-game-and-the-brain/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 14:43:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257835 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/14/rebranding-the-name-game-and-the-brain/feed/ 0 That's why the American Academy of Neurology became the American Brain Institute http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/can-facebook-solve-the-organ-donor-crisis/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/can-facebook-solve-the-organ-donor-crisis/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:38:23 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=257346 Science-ish looks at the evidence on what drives decisions to donate--and how social media might factor in]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/11/can-facebook-solve-the-organ-donor-crisis/feed/ 0 Science-ish looks at the evidence on what drives decisions to donate--and how social media might factor in http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/toola-the-super-surrogate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/toola-the-super-surrogate/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 14:20:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256460 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/10/toola-the-super-surrogate/feed/ 0 The unique story of a marine mammal foster mom raised awareness—and donations http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/on-why-we-have-breasts-what-we-dont-know-about-implants-and-the-future-of-breastfeeding/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/on-why-we-have-breasts-what-we-dont-know-about-implants-and-the-future-of-breastfeeding/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 15:11:01 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256403 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/08/on-why-we-have-breasts-what-we-dont-know-about-implants-and-the-future-of-breastfeeding/feed/ 0 On why we have breasts, what we don’t know about implants, and the future of breastfeeding http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/nutritious-nutella-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-pitfalls-of-food-labels/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/nutritious-nutella-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-pitfalls-of-food-labels/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 13:40:06 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=256536 Science-ish ponders the health impact of nutrition content information]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/04/nutritious-nutella-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-pitfalls-of-food-labels/feed/ 0 Science-ish ponders the health impact of nutrition content information http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/medicines-deadly-gender-gap-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/medicines-deadly-gender-gap-2/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:01:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254982 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/30/medicines-deadly-gender-gap-2/feed/ 0 New research on pain, medical devices and even PMS reveals big holes in our knowledge of the female body. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/monday-morning-blues-your-employer-should-care/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/monday-morning-blues-your-employer-should-care/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:39:16 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=254361 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/24/monday-morning-blues-your-employer-should-care/feed/ 0 Workplace mental health is as important as physical safety, say experts http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/is-canada-discriminating-against-foreign-trained-doctors/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/is-canada-discriminating-against-foreign-trained-doctors/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:28:51 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253284 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/is-canada-discriminating-against-foreign-trained-doctors/feed/ 0 A new survey suggests they are disproportionately more likely to be charged with professional misconduct http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/are-we-discriminating-against-foreign-trained-doctors-chart/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/are-we-discriminating-against-foreign-trained-doctors-chart/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:22:51 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=253887 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/20/are-we-discriminating-against-foreign-trained-doctors-chart/feed/ 0 ... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/in-conversation-with-dr-sanjay-gupta/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/in-conversation-with-dr-sanjay-gupta/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:19:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=252066 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/12/in-conversation-with-dr-sanjay-gupta/feed/ 0 CNN chief medical correspondent on his new novel, medical mistakes and the Canadian health care system http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/dan-hill-tells-all/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/dan-hill-tells-all/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:32:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250678 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/05/dan-hill-tells-all/feed/ 0 The singer-songwriter's candid and moving account of prostate cancer, along with a video interview and new song—for your iPad http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/what-you-need-to-know-about-prostate-cancer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/what-you-need-to-know-about-prostate-cancer/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 03:29:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250689 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/what-you-need-to-know-about-prostate-cancer/feed/ 0 Leading prostate cancer specialist, Dr. Nam, who saw Dan Hill through his fight with the disease, offers this primer http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/hospital-performance-is-all-over-the-map/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/hospital-performance-is-all-over-the-map/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:08:24 +0000 Tamsin McMahon http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=250619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/04/04/hospital-performance-is-all-over-the-map/feed/ 0 Quality of care varies from province to province and hospital to hospital, according to newly released data http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/hard-of-hearing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/hard-of-hearing/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:54:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=247253 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/28/hard-of-hearing/feed/ 0 The shortage of audiologists is not helping matters http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/who-you-gonna-call/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/who-you-gonna-call/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 06:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=245743 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/22/who-you-gonna-call/feed/ 0 Meet Dr. Joe: chemistry professor, radio host, newspaper columnist for the Montreal Gazette, author of 13 books and tireless tub-thumper against pseudoscience http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/bye-bye-jagged-little-pill/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/bye-bye-jagged-little-pill/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:45:54 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244990 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/bye-bye-jagged-little-pill/feed/ 0 In the future, we’ll be consuming fast-dissolving, flavoured film strips the size of postage stamps http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/the-latest-opium-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/the-latest-opium-war/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:48:50 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244988 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/15/the-latest-opium-war/feed/ 0 Our understanding of severe pain is inadequate http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/time-is-not-on-your-side/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/time-is-not-on-your-side/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:10:43 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244986 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/14/time-is-not-on-your-side/feed/ 0 Levels of the hormone AMH correspond to to the number of eggs a woman has left in her ovarian reserve http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/health-news-you-wont-want-to-sit-down-for/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/health-news-you-wont-want-to-sit-down-for/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:50:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/health-news-you-wont-want-to-sit-down-for/feed/ 0 And exercising won't necessarily save you http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/thats-how-many-calories/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/thats-how-many-calories/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:47:46 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/12/thats-how-many-calories/feed/ 0 But confusing portion sizes and calorie counts could do with some clarifying http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/life-with-binky-and-chance/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/life-with-binky-and-chance/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:20:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241256 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/01/life-with-binky-and-chance/feed/ 0 Excerpt from the book by Andrew Westoll, a finalist for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-medical-politics-behind-ccsvi-trials/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-medical-politics-behind-ccsvi-trials/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:40:19 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242981 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-medical-politics-behind-ccsvi-trials/feed/ 0 A defeated private member's bill shows how pitched the battle has become http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-mourning-after/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-mourning-after/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:40:01 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241260 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/the-mourning-after/feed/ 0 Devastated by perinatal deaths, parents reach out in sometimes disturbingly public ways http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/get-a-wife/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/get-a-wife/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:30:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=241258 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/29/get-a-wife/feed/ 0 Functioning households need two days of domestic labour a week. Guess what? Working couples don’t have the time. http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/bad-behaviour/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/bad-behaviour/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:20:01 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240005 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/bad-behaviour/feed/ 0 Almost every psychology student has met the pseudonymous infant who was the subject of a famous experiment by John B. Watson http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/enjoy-a-breath-of-fresh-caffeine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/enjoy-a-breath-of-fresh-caffeine/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/02/enjoy-a-breath-of-fresh-caffeine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/01/enjoy-a-breath-of-fresh-caffeine/feed/ 0 After a couple of hits of the aeroshot, energy levels spike and the gym beckons http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/the-end-of-illness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/the-end-of-illness/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/26/the-end-of-illness/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/23/the-end-of-illness/feed/ 0 A 'rock star' doctor says throw away the vitamins, load up on baby aspirin, and keep moving http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/saskatchewan-goes-rogue-on-ms-clinical-trials/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/saskatchewan-goes-rogue-on-ms-clinical-trials/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:58:24 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=233655 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/13/saskatchewan-goes-rogue-on-ms-clinical-trials/feed/ 0 Brad Wall: 'It’s a good day in the province of Saskatchewan' http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/asking-for-an-outbreak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/asking-for-an-outbreak/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/12/asking-for-an-outbreak/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/01/09/asking-for-an-outbreak/feed/ 0 With vaccination rates plummeting, are anxious parents putting everyone at risk? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-turn-for-the-%e2%80%98murse%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-turn-for-the-%e2%80%98murse%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:30:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-turn-for-the-%e2%80%98murse%e2%80%99/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/22/a-turn-for-the-%e2%80%98murse%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 The number of male nurses across Canada has doubled in 10 years http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-brain-injury-library-online/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-brain-injury-library-online/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:33:47 +0000 Cathy Gulli http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=229133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/08/a-brain-injury-library-online/feed/ 0 Sport Concussion Library features information for parents and coaches–and testimonials from those who've suffered the injury http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/hurry-up-and-wait-for-a-ccsvi-strategy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/hurry-up-and-wait-for-a-ccsvi-strategy/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:51:55 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227767 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/30/hurry-up-and-wait-for-a-ccsvi-strategy/feed/ 0 MS drugs get fast-tracked all the time. Why can't a clinical trial get the same treatment? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/routine-mammograms-evil-necessary-or-both/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/routine-mammograms-evil-necessary-or-both/#comments Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:12:36 +0000 Anne Kingston http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=227138 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/25/routine-mammograms-evil-necessary-or-both/feed/ 0 Radiation oncologist Eileen Rakovitch on the latest confusion over breast cancer screenings http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/how-aids-really-got-started/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/how-aids-really-got-started/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Brian Bethune http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/24/how-aids-really-got-started/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/23/how-aids-really-got-started/feed/ 0 A Canadian doctor claims the ‘dead-end’ virus was hiding in plain sight for decades http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/headache-free-wine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/headache-free-wine/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:30:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/headache-free-wine/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/headache-free-wine/feed/ 0 A Vancouver microbiologist wants to make the world a better place for oenophiles http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/predicting-problems/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/predicting-problems/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:20:43 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225161 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/predicting-problems/feed/ 0 A Vancouver doctor is working on a blood test to detect acute and chronic rejection of organ transplants, or predict its occurrence http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing-2/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:00:57 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225157 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing-2/feed/ 0 A new rinse test identifies gum disease by measuring the amount of white blood cells in the mouth http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:40:01 +0000 Ken MacQueen http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/painless-gum-disease-testing/feed/ 0 A new high-tech spittoon collects DNA from saliva, making medical research less invasive http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/where-the-clinic-hits-the-road/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/where-the-clinic-hits-the-road/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:50:01 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/where-the-clinic-hits-the-road/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/where-the-clinic-hits-the-road/feed/ 0 In Saskatoon’s inner city, the health bus delivers medical treatment straight to the hood http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/heart-in-a-box/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/heart-in-a-box/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:20:01 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/heart-in-a-box/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/heart-in-a-box/feed/ 0 Will a new technology extend the six-hour transportation time limit for heart transplants? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/the-end-of-blood-samples/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/the-end-of-blood-samples/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:10:11 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=225159 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/the-end-of-blood-samples/feed/ 0 High-tech spittoons collect DNA from saliva http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/your-chia-pet-is-good-for-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/your-chia-pet-is-good-for-you/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:10:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/17/your-chia-pet-is-good-for-you/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/11/16/your-chia-pet-is-good-for-you/feed/ 0 The ancient aztec seed that grows on the novelty pet is the newest superfood