Calcium, Vitamin D Protective for Colorectal Cancer

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Viable Probiotics Might Help the Critically Ill

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Nuts for your heart: Good for your arteries and for lowering cholesterol, walnuts are the way to go

Nuts for your heart: Good for your arteries and for lowering cholesterol, walnuts are the way to go National Post Tue 13 Feb 2007 Page: A17 Section: Body & Health Byline: Rosie Schwartz Column: The Enlightened Eater Source: National Post A...

If you snooze, you win - at least your health: Naps cut stress: study

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Homeopathic remedies no better than placebo, study finds

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Pet ownership can keep your heart purring like a kitten

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Reader's Response to the Book Review Entitled Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United

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Alternative medicine needs firm standards

Alternative medicine needs firm standards The Toronto Star Sun 07 Aug 2005 Page: A16 Section: Editorial It has taken some time, but society appears to be tempering its blind trust in alternative medicine. There is growing awareness, at least at Que...

NEWS FROM THE AHNA Vol. 4 No. 9 August 2005

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HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE ON FRONT BURNER

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New lighting may boost health

New lighting may boost healthwww.globeandmail.comBy MALCOLM RITTERThursday, September 1, 2005 Associated Press NEW YORK — Scientists have been taking a closer look at the lighting in our homes, offices and vehicles, and they're seeing potential for...

Mushrooms, olive oil can guard against disease

Mushrooms, olive oil can guard against disease National Post Thu 01 Sep 2005 Page: A22 Section: Body & Health Byline: Margaret Munro Source: CanWest News Service Foodies take heart -- high-end olive oil and mushrooms have been shown to have unusu...

Helping the ill remain hopeful: New book by doctor who survived cancer

 Helping the ill remain hopeful: New book by doctor who survived cancer National Post Thu 08 Sep 2005 Page: A20 Section: Body & Health Byline: Jane E. Brody Source: The New York Times How can you find hope when your chances of survival seem ...

95% of Ontarians Want More Information on Alternative Health Care Delivery Models

95% of Ontarians Want More Information on Alternative Health Care Delivery ModelsPresident of the OMA embarks on a province-wide tour to tackle the issue. Canada NewsWire TORONTO, Sept. 15 /CNW/ - A staggering 95 per cent of Ontarians want more infor...

NEWS FROM THE AHNA American Holistic Nurses Association Vol. 4 No. 10 September 2005

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Meditators have more grey matter, study finds: Practice found to thicken vital brain areas

Meditators have more grey matter, study finds: Practice found to thicken vital brain areas National Post Mon 14 Nov 2005 Page: A1 / Front Section: News Byline: Sharon Kirkey Source: CanWest News Service People who meditate have thicker brains, accord...

Distress signals; Some people are certain that cellphones and power lines are making them sick

Distress signals; Some people are certain that cellphones and power lines are making them sick U.K. acknowledges their belief in electrical sensitivity, Tyler Hamilton writes The Toronto Star Fri 11 Nov 2005 Page: D1 Section: Life Byline: Tyler Hamil...

Canadians a toxic lot, study finds

Canadians a toxic lot, study finds'We all carry inside of us hundreds of different pollutants and these things are accumulating inside our bodies every day 'The Globe and MailBy ANDRÉ PICARDWednesday, November 9, 2005 Page A17PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTER:...

Medicine combinations risky for the heart, doctors say

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Music therapy for seniors

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2-TIER CARE FOR THE RICH; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG TEENS TIED TO WEALTH

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New bill governs Chinese healing; Ontario will get regulatory body It'll set standards for ancient a

New bill governs Chinese healing; Ontario will get regulatory body It'll set standards for ancient arts The Toronto Star Thu 08 Dec 2005 Page: A4 Section: News Byline: Rob Ferguson Source: Toronto Star It will take four years before Ontarians can be ...

Ban animal-based Chinese medicines

Ban animal-based Chinese medicines The Toronto Star Mon 12 Dec 2005 Page: A25 Section: Letter New bill governs Chinese healing Dec. 8. There are some very disturbing aspects to the proposed regulation of traditional Chinese medicine by the Ontario he...

PRACTIONERS WELCOME NEW LEGISLATION; WILL CREATE REGULATORY COLLEGE RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING STANDARD

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What's causing cancer?

What's causing cancer? The Toronto Star Mon 13 Jun 2005 Page: A15 Section : OpinionByline: Mitchell Anderson Chemicals fingered as rates reach epidemic proportions, Cancer in Canada is now projected to afflict one in every 2.2 men and one in every 2....