Mapped: What kills Canadians
A province by province post-mortem
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Health
Mapped: The skinny on fat in Canada
The percentage of the population with a body mass index of 30 or higher
Bringing mindfulness to the school curriculum
More and more kids across Canada are learning meditation techniques. Not everyone thinks it’s a good use of time.
You should not have to win a lottery to die in dignity
From the archives: End-of-life care is a ’national embarrassment,’ doctors tell federal government
What you need to know about Botox from the Vancouver couple who pioneered it
Two of the first doctors to use Botox on their regrets about not securing a patent, its use by teenagers, and why it could be a generation’s penicillin
Why CrossFit is attracting middle-aged women
Meet the newest converts to high-intensity workouts like CrossFit
Judging mental pain
More and more people are turning to the courts for payback for anguish
Why vital statistics are a matter of birth and death
’We don’t know who’s dying, or why they die,’ Melinda Gates says
What I can tell you from the maternal and child health summit
... not much, thanks to the Prime Minister’s Office
Saving newborn babies for just $1.15 a day
In conversation with Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta ahead of Canada’s international summit on maternal and newborn health