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Ed Stelmach gets 77 per cent support from Alta. Tories

The Canadian Press Date: Saturday Nov. 7, 2009 9:43 PM ET RED DEER, Alta. — Premier Ed Stelmach got 77 per cent support in a leadership review vote by Tory delegates meeting in Red Deer, Alta., on Saturday. Stelmach had faced...

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Housework wards off breast cancer

Sunday, November 08, 2009 Women who keep their homes clean and tidy are less likely to develop breast cancer than those who let the dust and dishes pile up, according to a new report. Around 44,100 cases of breast cancer are...

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Anger over sex classes for students

A FURORE has erupted over the content of a new national sex education package to be developed for Australian primary and high schools. Sydney's Catholic schools head Dan White is warning against the planned national curriculum...

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Over 35 million dementia patients in the world

Sunday, November 08, 2009 By Our Correspondent LAHORE FEDERAL Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Samina Khalid Ghurki has said that Ministery for Social Welfare and Special Education will not only provide...

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First casualty of Swine flu in Pakistan

Afghan woman dies in Peshawar hospital Sunday, November 08, 2009 Tauseef-ur-Rahman PESHAWAR: An Afghan woman became the first Swine flu (H1N1) victim in Pakistan when she died at a private hospital here on Saturday. “Even the...

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Boy beats phobia to save life of sick sister

Your account has been frozen. For your available options click the below button. Published Date: 08 November 2009 A SCHOOLBOY has overcome his phobia of needles to give his older sister a lifesaving bone marrow transplant. Jack...

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Hidden threat from asbestos in our gardens

Your account has been frozen. Published Date: 08 November 2009 HEALTH experts have warned that "disturbingly high concentrations" of asbestos are being found in suburban gardens across Scotland. The Edinburgh-based Institute of...

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Mushroom hunt has cost pair kidneys

Your account has been frozen. The ill-fated mushroom gathering trip has blighted the lives of Sir Alistair Gordon-Cumming, chief of the Cumming clan, and his brother-in-law Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer....

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Cancer of the system

Every day, every moment, a bitter truth stands before our eyes in all its concreteness: The system is far beyond our desire for democracy and serves as a straitjacket, constraining the very lives we are trying to lead.

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Poor lung function tied to higher stroke risk

Sunday, November 08, 2009 The chances of having a stroke are modestly increased in people with impaired lung function, even if they have never smoked nor had respiratory symptoms, researchers report. However, that finding only...

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