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Running on the information superhighway

02/09/2007 By backofthebook.ca Leave a Comment

Marni Ko Randy Troppmann is an Edmonton multimedia developer and an avid runner. He’s also well on his way to becoming something of a household name among joggers. Getting over 20,000 visitors a month, Troppmann’s new website runningmap.com uses licensed content from Yahoo Maps in an innovative application designed to help runners, hikers, and walkers […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: internet, recreation, Technology

The mammogram scam

01/30/2007 By backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

Marnie Ko It takes a brave man to criticize long established traditions and years of prevailing medical wisdom. But on the weekend, Dr. W. Gifford Jones, aka Ken Walker, M.D., a syndicated columnist writing for over 200 newspapers, including the Edmonton Sun, did just that. And he knew when he did it that he was […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: medicine

Babies and non-smokers first

01/21/2007 By backofthebook.ca 1 Comment

Marnie Ko One week ago, I sat in a packed walk-in medical centre with my child, waiting restlessly to see a doctor on a Sunday. I had hoped the clinic would be faster than the nearest hospital, and while our visit was urgent and could not wait until a weekday, it was not a life […]

Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Canada, health, health care, medicine, U.S.

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