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The Secret Benefits of Germs

Jason Tetro | Posted 04.12.2013 | Canada
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Jason Tetro

2012-05-28-GermGuyBanner.jpg Pathogens only make up a fraction of the diversity of germs on Earth and a number of environmental germs have been examined for their financial and environmental benefit. For the most part, these germs are unknown and kept away from the science spotlight.

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For Those With Mental Illness, the Facts Matter

Marvin Ross | Posted 02.02.2013 | Canada Living
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Marvin Ross

Selective quotes taken out of context do not benefit our understanding of serious and persistent mental illness. It is important for all (consumers, family and professionals) to have a shared understanding of all the facts.

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Rachel Mendleson

Poor Earnings, Mental Illness Stalk Canada’s Laid-Off Auto Workers

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 07.12.2012 | Canada Business
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Canada’s labour market may be bouncing back, but many of the auto workers who used to power southwestern Ontario’s manufacturing sector continue t...

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Don't Believe This Research, Antidepressants Work

Marvin Ross | Posted 06.27.2012 | Canada
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Marvin Ross

A research report on anti-depressant use out of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario strikes me as a denial of mental illness and a denial of the need to relieve suffering from mental illness when we can. For those with a severe clinical depression, anti-depressants are needed.

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Canadians Help Crack Black Death Genetic Code

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.12.2011 | Canada
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TORONTO - A team of Canadian, German and American scientists has cracked the genetic code of the bacteria that is believed to have caused the Black De...

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