CHARBONNEAU – Ozempic’s effects go well beyond losing weight
THE MASS MEDICATION of a weight reduction drug is giving hope to millions. Its effects will go beyond weight loss. About 3 million now use GLP-1s such as Ozempic. Now [Continue]
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CHARBONNEAU – Prostate cancer deaths rise as simple test unused
A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST can reveal the early presence of prostate cancer but its use has been discouraged. Rates of incurable prostate cancer have jumped 50 per cent in Canadian [Continue]
LETTER – About the ‘professional marksmen’ who shot the ostriches
Dear Armchair Mayor, I didn’t realize that there were “professional marksmen” in Canada. Apparently, those are the folks who shot the 300+ ostriches inside a corral [Continue]
EDITORIAL – ‘Culling’ of ostriches at B.C. farm is a tragic necessity
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE OSTRICH SAGA is coming to an end and it’s not a happy one. During the last several months the controversy over a Canadian Food [Continue]
CHARBONNEAU – I have no right to spread disease
THE CULT OF INDIVIDUALISM leads us to believe we can do anything we want. But when it comes to public health, the rights of individuals to spread disease are scondary. If I [Continue]
FORSETH – The absolute nonsense being spouted by the anti-vaxxers
FRIDAY, an on-line friend, and co-moderator with me on the Politics and More in B.C. and Across Canada Facebook page, wrote a commentary; “Florida Drops all vaccine [Continue]
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