For pain relief, spray on some Mary Jane

The London Globe and Metrovox.co.uk
HE WAS TOO young to be on his deathbed. The 35-year-old man had smoked three joints of cannabis a day for more than 10 years. He had lung cancer and he could not breathe on his own.
“By the time I got him, it was too late,” says Dr Onn Min Kon, [...]

A challenge greater than apartheid

The London Globe and Metrovox.co.uk
A 77-YEAR-OLD man stands tall behind the podium at Chatham House in London, his hair untouched by grey. He looks out at the packed room. His serious deep brown eyes hidden behind his black wire-framed glasses suddenly turn sad and teary. There is one thing that stands in his way of [...]

Portable ultrasound is stethoscope’s companion

Calgary Herald
Page C5
The first thing that pops into most people’s minds when they hear the word, “ultrasound,” is seeing their unborn child on a monochrome screen. But ultrasound is now much more.Thanks to companies like SonoSite Inc, General Electric, Philips and others, doctors can use a hand-held, portable, ultrasound device to take a quick look [...]

Crohn’s disease sufferer a picture of perseverance: Poster child keeps chin up despite illness

Calgary Herald
Page B3
It only takes 30 seconds for 11-year-old Danielle Taylor to shove a feeding tube up her nose, down her throat and into her stomach before crawling into bed at night. That tube will pump food into her body for 10 hours.
“The feeding tube isn’t a regular regimen I have to do every single [...]

Blue light helps babies heal: Donation buys therapy cribs, pumps, scales

Calgary Herald
Page B8
Zachary Lott rests comfortably in his father’s arms as his first pair of sunglasses cover his tiny eyes. Granted, his “glasses” are only a drawing on top of a piece of white felt, but that eye mask protects the six-day-old infant’s eyes from the three blue lights over his hospital crib.
These special cribs, [...]

U of C study of eating disorders seeking volunteer subjects

Calgary Herald
Page B6
A new study at the University of Calgary requires volunteers to help explore the link between personality and binge eating disorders.”We’re basically trying to understand whether there are common personality traits that seem to underlie binge eating that might help explain why some people binge eat and others don’t,” said clinical psychologist Dr. [...]