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Four decades after US President Nixon declared war on cancer, the war is far from won.
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Does the sunshine vitamin reduce your risk of cancer?
By Dr. Natasha Klemm, ND, PCN Co-Chair
There has been increasing interest in the use and efficacy of supplements for cancer prevention, particularly Vitamin D.
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Should breast cancer be compensated as a workplace disease?
By Michael Gilbertson PhD
There has never been a workplace compensation claim in Canada awarded for breast cancer, but recent changes in the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifications of carcinogens might lead to cases in which the evidence is overwhelming.
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The Buzz about the “new nicotine-like” insecticides
By Meg Sears
To minimize risks of cancer and other chronic diseases, a healthy diet includes lots of fruits and vegetables. Growing many of these foods requires pollination by bees, but bees are dying en masse – this is called “colony collapse.”
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Challenging impunity: holding industry and government leaders criminally accountable for putting industry profits ahead of human life
By Kathleen Ruff
Protection of the health of children and respect of scientific evidence are surely two key characteristics of a decent society.
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Hitting Home: Wireless antennae coming closer to homes and schools
By Frank Clegg
Within one generation, continuous internet access has become everyday reality for the majority of Canadians.
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Do triclosan and other anti-microbial chemicals do more harm than good? The US FDA wants to see the proof
By Meg Sears
Rarely today do mothers gaze lovingly at their mud-encrusted offspring and remark to fellow mums, “Y’ gotta eat a peck of dirt before you die.”
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Dietary Supplements – Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)
By Morwenna Given
Dietary supplements are hugely popular, with billions of dollars spent in the hope of staving off or treating chronic diseases, including cancer.
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Precautionary Principle: the Nicole Bruinsma Story
by PCN Staff
Precautionary Principle: the Nicole Bruinsma Story tells the story of small town Québec family doctor, Nicole Bruinsma, and the pivotal role she plays in galvanizing community support and effecting a municipal ban on the cosmetic use of pesticides.
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