Wrongful death
Powell River Peak – Letter to the editor (scroll to third letter)
I am grateful for the story “Family fights for accountability” by Chris Bolster, published in the Peak on October 24. It was wonderful that he brought to people’s attention the need to update the wrongful death act as it now excludes anyone not earning an income, such as children, seniors and the disabled who do not represent a monetary loss.
Hand-held device provides a cholesterol warning
Vancouver Sun
While the company that owns and distributes the technology for the device sees it as a way of raising awareness about the risk of coronary artery disease, a doctor at St. Paul’s Hospital’s Healthy Heart Program has reservations. Dr. Jiri Frohlich said he hopes people don’t think they can substitute skin testing for blood cholesterol tests and that they don’t confuse the results.