Is Doing More Exercise Better in Protecting You from Heart Attacks?

 It is accepted that exercise lowers your risk of cardiovascular events. The question that is being asked currently is how much exercise gives you the best outcome? Is there a level of physical activity where the benefits drop off? Emerging research is suggesting that there may be a point where

Do We Really Need to Stretch?

 We are all guilty of skipping our stretches now and then. But how important are they anyway? Stretching not only improves flexibility, it can be a tool to help keep your muscles healthy. When we stretch, we move our joints in full ranges of motion, which helps loosen up the

When is it Okay for Doctors to Let Someone Die?

 By Dr. Charles J. Wright The long overdue public, medical, legal and political debate on end-of-life care is now well underway in Canada. Medical journals and the general press are commenting regularly on the subject, the Canadian Medical Association is changing its ethics guidelines, Quebec has decriminalized assisted dying and