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News: Joannie Rochette named top female athlete of 2010 by Canadian Press
Like so many Canadians, I spent February 2010 glued to my TV, brimming with patriotic pride and overcome by Olympic
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Beauty tips: Last-minute stocking stuffer ideas
If you’re down to the wire with gift giving and are headed to the drugstore for stocking stuffers, check out
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Can you get fit shopping?
How much time do you spend looking for the perfect gift? According to a recent Ipsos Reid poll, Canadians
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Debate: Would you buy your child a doll that gives birth?
Now that many of my peers are thinking about embarking on the grand adventure that is motherhood, it occurs to
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Meatless Monday: Lentil Moussaka
Now this is a great dish to please a big family for dinner in the busy run-up to the holidays.
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News: Mixing booze with energy drinks could be dangerous, study says
If you’re going to be indulging in the occasional cocktail over the holidays, I offer this one piece of advice:
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Finding the perfect gift for kids isn’t always easy
This is the first year where I was totally stumped for gift ideas for my kids. Usually by this time
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I tried it: P90X, day one
Last night was "day one" of my 90-day commitment to working out with P90X, an intense DVD fitness program that’s
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Would a great design make you take the stairs?
You hear it all the time: “To burn extra calories, just take the stairs instead of the elevator.” Elevators usually
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News: Have doctors found the cure for HIV?
A medical journal published by the American Society of Hematology called Blood has released a new study that claims an
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News: Health Canada issues warning against hair-smoothing treatments
If you’ve got frizzy hair, sister, I feel your pain. There are days when I know my frizz can’t be
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Nutrition: Imagining eating a food, reduces how much you eat
It’s first thing Monday morning and I’m sitting at my desk imagining that I’m eating a huge chunk of dark
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Help give a woman the gift of independence
There are no sequins found on any other these holiday outfits, but that makes them no less festive. Harbinger Communications’PR
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News: Don’t buy your sperm on eBay
If there’s one thing that you shouldn’t buy on the Internet this holiday season, it’s sperm. It may sound like
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News: Music helps to ease stress in critically ill patients, study
For patients who are critically ill, relying on mechanical support to breathe can’understandably’lead to high levels of discomfort and anxiety.
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10 holiday beauty must-haves
Get great gift ideas or treat yourself to some holiday glamour with our picks for winter's best beauty products
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News: What giving birth looks like from the inside
Doctors in the Charité hospital in Berlin have built an open MRI machine that allows them to take images of
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Beauty tips: Modern fragrance
Solid perfumes are a bit of a trend. In principle, they’re supposed to be easier to tote around, but they’ve
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News: Celebrities no longer digitally "dead." But do you really care?
While people from all over the world took to Facebook and Twitter on December 1st to show their support and
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5 reasons your skin is dry
Dry skin can be itchy, flaky and downright irritating'but thankfully, it's also easily treatable. Here are five reasons your skin...
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Gift guide: 5 healthy gifts for beauty junkies
Make someone feel gorgeous this holiday season with these five healthy gifts for lovers of all things beauty
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How To Set SMART Fitness Goals
Making a commitment to get fit is the first step to a healthier life. Here are five "SMART" tips to...
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News: New online video game helps drive genetic research
Have some time to kill? Playing free games online is a quick and inexpensive way to have some fun on
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Do your skincare products have to be the same brand?
If you're mixing moisturizers, sunscreens and serums of all brands, be careful! Beauty editor Rhonda Rovan asks skincare experts about...
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Events: Have a laugh, it’s good for you
Did you hear the one about how laughing is good for your health? No, joke. Typically the events listing blog
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For the love of latkes: How to make the perfect Hanukkah treat
Some of my fondest childhood memories revolve around Hanukkah (which begins tonight with the lighting of thefirst candle on the
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Guest post: Why we should still care about HIV/AIDS
Zoe Cormier is a freelance journalist specializing in science writing and a frequent contributor to Besthealthmag.ca. On this 22nd World
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News: Can you be bribed to exercise more?
Would I walk to work for a gift certificate? You bet I would. (I like to shop, don’t judge me.)
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News: Most North Americans are getting enough vitamin D
So, it looks like most of us may be getting enough vitamin D after all. New vitamin D guidelines released