From the CMA
Tough questions, tough choices

Editor's note
What else could it be?

From our readers
The overweight weigh in, the doctor’s protector, men are emotional eaters, too

Short takes
Avoiding lightning strikes, autism and close-spaced pregnancies, new labelling rules for allergens, more than just a yawn, slimmer for summer

Stat bites
Get moving, Canada

Patient relations
First name, last name

Your time
Treat your nails right

Blueprints for health
The heat is on

Oral health
Getting a handle on halitosis

Real health
The accidental weight loser

Diet detective
Food-label reading made simple

Intelligent eating
Barbecued salmon filets with mango-fennel salsa

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• Study of NHL players sheds light on concussion
• Timely rescue essential for avalanche survival
• Sex during pregnancy
• Treatment of scoliosis improves with prompt surgery
• Drug combo potentially dangerous for the elderly

Last word
Making child drowning a thing of the past

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Medicine goes mobile
How smart-phone apps are impacting health

Electromagnetic fields
They’re not as scary as you think

Sciatica
Oh, my aching back!

Not this year, darling
Has your sex life gone into permanent Sleep mode?

Be sun-savvy
A Q & A on summer skin protection

Hit the road, Jackie!
Walking for a cause helps you get fit and feel good