Articles

Turismo
York Guardian Newspaper, September 15, 2006
On May 20, 2000, my 39th birthday, I made a drastic lifestyle change: I drove my 17-year-old-car – the red Turismo I purchased for $9999.01 and drove 100,000 km – to a school for mechanics. I gave them the keys, snapped a few final photos, and walked away.
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France's new diet craze - Bunk or Brilliance
Family Practice Magazine, February 7, 1994
At 49 years old, Michel Montignac, a formerly overweight administrator, has not only slimmed down to 76 kg from his high of 92 kg, but in less than seven years he's become France's $9-million diet guru by convincing thousands of Europeans that it is possible to lose, and maintain, a lower weight while sensibly eating the most luscious foods God put on this earth: dark chocolate, meat, expensive cheeses, cream desserts and, of course wine - good wine, that is.
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A Reason to Smile
Health Pulse Magazine, 1991
Lauren Richardson had little reason to smile when she was born three years ago. She didn't know how to smile really; her cleft lip and palate made it virtually impossible for her to spread her mouth apart or to gurgle loving sounds.
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Aggressive children: Do they become aggressive adults?
York University, Nov. 1994
Butch, the tough-talking, mean-looking bully in the television series "The Little Rascals," may be a cream puff compared to the knife-wielding six-year-old bullies that can be found in Canadian playgrounds today.
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Health Pulse Magazine 1991
Canadians have recently been hearing about the case of Nancy B. of Quebec, a sufferer of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) who requested that she be removed from life-support systems.
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Japanese medicine playing catch-up
The Medical Post, Oct. 18, 1988
Forty years ago Japan was a nation of war-torn families barely able to make a living. Today the average family brings home $50,000 yearly, and is able to wear the top in designer fashions and buy a new car every year.
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The battle to legalize birth control
Medical Post, July 25, 1989
Buying a condom in Canada wasn't always a snap
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Alla lega per il diritto all'aborto temono di aver perso influenza sulla classe politica
Corriere Canadese, March 1988
Era stato inferto un colpo al "Movimento per il Diritto alla vita" ("Right to life") nel Canada allorche la Corte Suprema del paese aveva dichiarato incostituzionali le norme che regolamentavano gli aborti; tuttavia, il presidente di Right to life, Laura McArthur ha affermato che gli aderenti al movimento continueranno nella loro azione di influenza su Ottawa per penalizzare tutti gli aborti.
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Cost-effectiveness of drug treatment stirs spirited debate
Globe and Mail, Nov. 10
A report by the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada suggests that prescription medicines have saved taxpayers millions of health care dollars by reducing hospital admissions and the need for surgery.
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Revolutionary surgery cures near-sightedness
Toronto Star, April 14, 1987
It took Wally Stankov less than 20 minutes to get 20/20 vision after 25 years of depending on his heavy eyeglasses to drive, eat and play sports
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The ABCs of Assertiveness Start at Home
York University, Profiles, Nov. 1994
As we approach the year 2000, more and more women will break thorugh the glass ceiling and take advantage of new opportunities in the workforce, says Esther Greenglass, a psychology professor at York University.
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