Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Executive Director Matthew Myers began his anti-tobacco advocacy career in 1980 when he was hired to spearhead the Federal Trade Commission’s tobacco-related investigation that compelled Congress to strengthen warning labels on cigarettes. Myers, 72, a trained lawyer, then served as general counsel to the anti-tobacco coalition that included the American Cancer… Read More »
Are you worried about Alzheimer’s disease? Does one of your parents or siblings have the disease? If so, your risks are between two and four times that of the general public. What about people without a family history of the disease? Unfortunately, everyone is at risk for it. By age 85, half of you reading… Read More »
Proctitis refers to inflammation of the lining of the rectum. The rectum is a muscular tube at the lowest part of the large intestine. Waste passes here from the colon just before exiting through the anus. Inflammation of the rectal lining can cause pain, discharge, and other unusual symptoms. This inflammation has a range of… Read More »
By Vanessa Hrvatin Fibre is known to be an important part of a nutritious diet, yet most of us are notoriously bad at getting enough of it. It’s estimated that most Canadians only consume about half the amount of recommended daily fibre. But why is it an important part of our diet? Here’s everything you… Read More »