Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will have many responsibilities as commander of the International Space Station this winter.
Roma Luciw, The Globe and Mail
Despite their best-laid plans, a new poll says more than one-third of retired baby boomers did not choose when they left the work force.
By Matthew Theunissen, The New Zealand Herald
A new study has discredited the tobacco industry's assertion that there is no proof plain packaging on cigarette packs reduces the appeal of smoking.
Scientists from Canada, the United States and Brazil conducted a study of 640 young Brazilian women to determine if cigarettes had the same appeal when presented in plain packaging.
Ben Kaplan, National Post
With the launch of Nike’s new $300 basketball sneakers, a shoe called the LeBron X Nike Plus, named for NBA basketball player LeBron James, a new threshold has been crossed in sportswear. While the average name-brand running shoe still sits somewhere around $150, it’s an opportune time to examine our relationship with how much we’re willing to spend on a shoe.
JANE GEORGE
More than two of every three Nunavut Inuit smoke daily despite the increased risks to these smokers of developing tuberculosis, lung cancer and other illnesses, along with the high cost of a daily tobacco habit, which can range up to $6,000 a year for an individual smoker.
Pokemon and Strawberry Shortcake figurines trump fries and cola when it comes to meal time.
The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) has launched a new report on the effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Uruguay.
Kelly Anthony, lecturer in public health and health systems, has been appointed faculty teaching fellow in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences for a two-year term beginning May 1, 2012.
WATERLOO REGION — You won’t see them climbing the podium, marching in the Opening Ceremonies or competing on TV.
But a handful of locals are part of a shadow army of Olympic support staff who have behind-the-scenes roles at the 2012 Summer Games in London. They’ll stay out of the limelight, doing everything from soothing aching muscles to overseeing doping tests, and their work will help athletes perform their best.
WATERLOO — As a student of nutritional health, Lana Vanderlee falls off the wagon sometimes and eats junk food like the rest of us.
But the PhD student at the University of Waterloo says she would never eat a plate of loaded nachos in a pub.
“That’s your whole calorie intake for the entire day,” said Vanderlee, whose research in nutritional labelling on menus has made her more aware of what she eats and how active she is.