A study of nearly 1,600 drug users on the Downtown Eastside found that people who use multiple stimulants daily cost the justice system thousands of dollars a month, and that currently available drug treatment programs do not reduce the costs of crime.

A description of the music therapy program at Youville Residence, part of Providence Health Care.

The professor also says that policy needs to be implemented to minimize risk. Dr. Patricia Daly explains the difference in consequence for overeating marijuana for adults versus children.

A Squamish city councillor, herself a survivor of sexual assault, is fighting to make the collection of sexual assault evidence more available with a new funding model.

Previously, this vaccine was offered free to only Grade 6 girls. Now it will be offered to Grade 6 boys. With quotes from VCH Public Affairs spokesperson Tiffany Akins.

Dr. Geoffrey Cundiff, the regional head of gynecology, helped to bring Angel’s Cradle to St. Paul’s seven years ago. Advocates would like to see a wider range of services and protection for mothers who want to give up their newborns.

People who exercise five days a week for 30 minutes significantly reduce their risk of dying early and of developing heart disease, even if a sports club or gym is not an option, according to a new international study led by Scott Lear, a heart specialist at St. Paul’s Hospital.

According to a recent St. Paul’s Hospital study published in The Lancet, 2.5 hours of physical activity per week — and researchers say this can include any type of activity — can reduce the risk of death by 28 per cent. The study notes your risk of heart disease also can drop by 20 per cent.

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