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To Scan or Not to Scan?

Isla Traquair | Posted 06.10.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Family Medical History, Family Health, Get an MRI, Medical History, MRI Scan, Health Risks, Mri, Canada Living News
Isla Traquair

My mother's aneurysm was a shot across my bow. There's a chance I could develop a pocket of blood in my brain and I had just agreed to an MRI. Did I want to know if there was a ticking time bomb inside of me?

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The Health Risks Of Being Left-Handed

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 12.06.2011 | Canada Living
Read More: Left-Handed, Healthy Living Health News, Adhd, Left Hand, Adult ADHD, Health Risks, Health, Canada Living News

Left-handers have been the subject of curiosity, stigma and even fear over the centuries. Researchers now, however, are recognizing the scientific imp...

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Organ Transplant Recipients Face Higher Cancer Risk

CBC | Posted 01.02.2012 | Canada Living
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People who've received a kidney, liver, lung or heart transplant may have double the risk of developing cancer compared with the general population, b...

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Green Jobs Are Not a Hoax

Keith Brooks | Posted 12.11.2011 | Canada
Read More: Green Energy Act, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Clean Energy Jobs, Green Economy, Green Energy, Green Jobs, Polluted Environment, Steelworkers, Health Risks, Wind Energy, Ontario, Job Satisfaction, Solar Energy, Wind Turbines, Solyndra, Health Care, Solar Power, Clean Economy, Canada News
Keith Brooks

For decades, people have argued that we must choose between good work and a clean environment. But that argument just doesn't hold up anymore. We need a functioning economy with good jobs, and a clean environment, which is what is meant by the term green economy.

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