Jacob McArthur Mooney Jacob McArthur Mooney grew up in Nova Scotia and attended university in Newfoundland. He is now pursuing an MFA at the University of Guelph. His first book of poems, The New Layman’s Almanac, was recently published by McClelland & Stewart (see the Mindful Bard review here). He edits the web journal ThievesJargon.com… Read more »
Background Favism is characterized as an enzymatic deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD). It is believed to be one of the most common enzyme deficiencies worldwide, affecting nearly 400 million people. G-6-PD deficiency can lead to jaundice, hemolysis (bursting of red blood cells), or acute hemolytic anemia or a chronic spherocytic type (premature destruction of red… Read more »
What is Low Back Pain? Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder leading to lower back distress. Depending on its clinical manifestations, it can be acute (transient) or chronic (persistent). Generally, acute LBP lasts less than three months. Conversely, chronic LBP lasts longer than three months and is often progressive. LBP is widespread, and… Read more »
In Tegucigalpa, summer lies over the palm-shrouded streets like a blanket some torpid god has thrown carelessly upon the slovenly city. The courtyard’s metal gate crackles when opened. It’s early in the a.m. The day’s heat will build, until my nostrils fill with a metallic smell. I hear the water vendor’s groaning cart roll downhill… Read more »
Summer is finally here and we all want to get out and enjoy the sunshine. However, as we are undoubtedly aware, the sun poses serious risks to our health, and skin cancer has been on the increase in Canada for the last 30 years. According to Health Canada, in 2005 there were approximately 78,000 new… Read more »
STUDENT: Carol Poszgai For working mom Carol Poszgai, obtaining a bachelor’s degree is so important that She’s made time to do so even while raising three toddlers. Carol, now in her final semester of Athabasca University’s Human Resources and Labour Relations post-diploma program, explains how her long-term goals are helping her combat the temptation to… Read more »
Consider a Career as an Occupational Hygienist What is occupational hygiene? Occupational Hygiene, or Industrial Hygiene, according to the International Occupational Hygiene Association, is the ?discipline of anticipating, recognising, evaluating, and controlling health hazards in the working environment with the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large.? Occupational hygienists… Read more »
Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943, by Keith Lowe Keith Lowe’s Inferno: The Devastation of Hamburg, 1943, recounts in great detail Operation Gomorrah, the Allied bombing of Hamburg, Germany 65 years ago. Between July 24 and August 3, 1943, 10 thousand tons of high explosives and incendiaries rained down upon the people of Hamburg. Lowe… Read more »
we’re in the middle of preparing for summer, which means putting the hockey equipment and sleds in the crawl space and giving our camping equipment a good airing before the season of mosquitoes and construction really start to ramp up. When camping season starts, we fish, play on the beach, go for hikes, cook our… Read more »
Now, we all have the right to change our minds. I do it frequently. I like a nice, fresh mind, with an ocean scent and clean sheets. Presumably, changing my mind harms no one except me, and possibly a few of my friends, and perhaps the guy at the pizza shop if I decide that… Read more »