Docs Talk archives
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The value of biodiversity and its impacts on human health
May 20, 2010May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity, marking the day on which the United Nations adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. In the past two decades,... More »
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Environmental chemicals and cancer
April 19, 2010A couple of years ago, I reviewed a landmark report on the connection between breast cancer and the environment. State of the Evidence 2008 made headlines with its conclusion that... More »
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Is climate change getting you down?
March 18, 2010Mosquitoes. Mosquitoes will like climate change. As things get warmer and weather patterns change, they will spread and take their biting, whining, malaria, dengue and yellow-fever-containing selves to new altitudes... More »
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Pesticides and your health — a family physician's perspective
February 25, 2010Ultimately, the controversy surrounding pesticide use comes down to health — if these chemicals are harmful, they should be banned; if they are safe they can be used widely and freely without restriction. More »
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Your environment, your health
January 28, 2010Why have I, a family physician from a small town in south central B.C., been given the honour of writing the inaugural "Docs Talk" column? And why are the David... More »
