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Waterloo researcher is working to help doctors find the best treatment for their patients – fast.

Tobacco is the largest preventable cause of premature death in the world. One billion people worldwide will die of tobacco related illnesses in this century if current patterns and trends persist.

John Hirdes of the School of Public Health and Health Systems played an unexpected role in getting help to vulnerable people after the disastrous earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.

Dr. George Heckman joins Waterloo as the Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine with the Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, and Associate Professor in the School of Public Health and Health Systems.

It’s not good news: Canada’s young people are overweight, and the chief culprits are poor eating habits and lack of exercise.

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.

The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (the ITC Project) has launched a new report on the effectiveness of tobacco control policies in Uruguay.

The University of Waterloo is about to embark on what they are calling an extensive study to discover the health effects, if any, of wind turbines on residents living nearby... all in our own backyard.

The Propel Centre for Population Health Impact at the University of Waterloo has released Tobacco Use in Canada, Patterns and Trends: 2012 Edition, which provides a high-level overview of tobacco trends in Canada.

An ambitious partnership involving the Ontario government, postsecondary sector and Schlegel Villages will develop a centre of excellence for research, training and innovation in senior health care and wellness at the University of Waterloo.