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No Bed of Roses
The good-night wish, "Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite" may have lost its charm with the recent spate of bedbug outbreaks. Across Canada reported cases of bedbug infestations have increased as much as 600 percent in the past decade.
Tiny and furtive, bedbugs can easily stow away in luggage. With high volumes of international travellers, hotels can be easily infested, becoming hubs where travellers pick up and bring home the pests. If you're planning a trip, here are some tips to keeping bug-free both abroad and at home.
Review and Inspect
Read online hotel reviews; guests often post bedbug encounters.
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The Curse That ain't
By the time you read this magazine, the birth control pill Seasonale will have Health Canada's approval and be available to consumers. So what's the big deal about another birth control pill?
Seasonale, available in the States since 2003, is the pill that allows users to have only a four periods a year. The marketing for this product is all about freedom-from cramps, from pads and tampons, and from the general hassle of having periods.
Of course, Paladin Labs Inc., the company that licensed Seasonale in Canada, is trying to convince us that not only do we not need periods but that we're better off without them.
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Let the Light in with Lutein
The macula is the area of the retina where images are focused. It is the portion of the eye responsible for fine vision.
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The Perfect Cup
Now that coffee is officially on the antioxidant list, we may as well really up the ante and add another newcomer to the "health food" family-chocolate!
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Abs of Steel
The other night, while suffering through one of my occasional bouts of insomnia, I was channel surfing at an hour when there is only one type of television program playing-infomercials.
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Making Sense of Soy
Soy is the Jekyll and Hyde of the plant world. With reported benefi ts often contradicted by accounts of negative effects, confusion about soy's true nature abounds.
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Organic Bounty
How can organic agriculture help feed the world's growing population? This highly debated question was discussed by 350 participants from 80 countries at a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Rome in May 2007.
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Sea Buckthorn
Sea buckthorn has captivated the natural health food industry recently. It's in everything from soaps to ice cream.
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Got Stress?
Cold season is here, and people are talking about natural approaches to reduce risk for catching a cold, or at least improve recovery time.
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