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What patients need to know before getting that prescription filled
It is a well-worn ritual. Near the end of your medical visit, the doctor gives you a prescription. Traditionally, it is handwritten, and because calligraphy isn't a prerequisite for medical school, you may not be able to read it.
Local author shares story of escaping from Africa
Burnaby's Mohammed Jawara will be reading from his self-published memoir on Tuesday, July 2 at the Tommy Douglas library branch.
Nurses blast Fraser Health for wheelchair charge plan
The Fraser Health Authority is being heavily criticized by the B.C. Nurses' Union for its plan to charge residential care home residents a fee for wheelchair use.
B.C. crisis line saved
A suicide hotline that directs calls to crisis lines throughout the province will not be shut down after all.
Coca is good for what ails you - in Peru
CUSCO, Peru - Things, as they say here in Cusco, go better with coca. That's because the Peruvian city and UNESCO World Heritage Site is perched vertiginously at 3,400 metres in elevation, and nothing combats the effects of altitude sickness quite as effectively as this leafy member of the plant family Erythroxylaceae.
Restaurateurs angered over liquor sales stings
Restaurateurs are upset at what they say is the British Columbia Liquor Control and Licensing Branch's (BCLCLB) heavy-handed approach to stamping out underage drinking.
Record numbers race from beach to mountain peak
A record number of racers lived the Sea-to-Sky dream - or perhaps nightmare, depending on when you ask - of running from the beach to the top of a mountain in the 10th annual Seek the Peak race held Saturday.
Family travel takes planning
THE kids were toddlers, the wedding was in Toronto and we lived in Vancouver. Our oldest, Chelsea, was just barely toilet-trained and her brother was in diapers.
Know the simple science of urban agriculture
THROUGHOUT human history, plants have been used to create sanctuary, feed and clothe humanity and to cure illness.
WV hosts longboarding meet
THE District of West Vancouver, its police and schools are all hoping to reduce longboarder injuries with a public safety meeting next week.
What you need to know before filling prescriptions
It is a well-worn ritual. Near the end of your medical visit, the doctor gives you a prescription. Traditionally, it is handwritten and because calligraphy isn't a prerequisite for medical school, you may not be able to read it.
Nurses blast plans for wheelchair fee
The Fraser Health Authority is being heavily criticized by the B.C. Nurses Union for its plan to charge residential care home residents a fee for wheelchair use.
Be prescription informed
It is a well-worn ritual. Near the end of your medical visit, the doctor gives you a prescription. Traditionally, it is handwritten and because calligraphy isn't a prerequisite for medical school, you may not be able to read it.
These creatures feel pain
A Nova Scotia fisherman made headlines recently for catching (and releasing) a bright blue lobster. According to an Associated Press story published last year, reports of brightly coloured lobsters are becoming more common.
B.C. Should do more to help seniors in care
Re: "Residential care plan is not working," letter to the editor, Wednesday, June 12.
Smaller lot owners one step closer to raising chickens in Surrey
Surrey residents are one step closer to being able to raise chickens - hens, specifically - on lots smaller than one acre following a unanimous vote by the Surrey Agricultural Advisory Committee.
Vacations translate to anxiety
As summer vacation time is fast approaching, many pet owners plan to travel by car and airplane with their pets, rather than leave them behind.
Medical marijuana dispensary founder a free man
Langley Medical Marijuana Dispensary founder Randy Caine feels vindicated with the Crown recommending an absolute discharge of trafficking charges against him.
First Nations leaders look to their own waistlines
B.C. First Nations communities are invited to take part in the Beefy Chiefs and Champions Challenge.
