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Eat more fresh foods to reduce sodium consumption |
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 It’s probably not news to you that Canadians are consuming too much sodium. What you may not know is B.C. residents have some of the highest intakes in the country, second only to Quebec. Teenagers tend to have the highest intakes, perhaps not so surprising when you think of all those salty snacks they seem to enjoy.
The greatest source of sodium in our diets is processed foods. Prepackaged, ready-to-eat foods and restaurant meals account for 77 per cent of our sodium intake. Which means that making a meaningful dent in your sodium intake requires eating more fresh foods prepared at home.
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Hair today, gone in December |
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  Kyle Hills' handlebar moustache has been turning heads for the past month.
And he couldn't be more proud.
The 25-year-old Corunna resident has recruited more than 50 local men to flaunt their facial follicles for the month of November -- or, "Movember" as it's been dubbed -- to raise money for prostate cancer research and encourage awareness about the most common cancer among Canadian men.
"You basically get a group of guys together that want to raise awareness and grow moustaches for the month," said Hills. "It's a really unique, and interesting concept."
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Professional Santas want H1N1 shots |
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 A U.S.-based group representing people who portray Santa Claus during the Christmas season wants its members to be designated a priority group to receive the swine flu vaccine.
Over the next few weeks, Father Christmases will come into contact with thousands of children at shopping malls and Santa Claus parades.
The Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas, a fraternal organization that provides training and resources for people who work or volunteer as Santa Clauses, said the health of its roughly 700 members is a real concern.
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A federal about-face on medical marijuana |
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 Reporting from Washington - Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. said today the Obama administration is officially reversing the federal stance on medical marijuana and ordering authorities not to arrest or charge any users and suppliers who conform to state laws.
In guidelines issued today, Justice Department officials are telling prosecutors and federal drug agents that they have more important things to do than to arrest people who obey state laws that allow some use or sale of medical marijuana.
The move clarifies what some critics had said was an ambiguous position of the Obama administration on the controversial issue, especially in the battleground state of California, where authorities have raided numerous clinics and made arrests over the years. Some of those California raids followed Obama's inauguration in January, after, as a presidential candidate, he had pledged to stop them.
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Health
The US government Wednesday distanced itself from a report that has triggered an outcry here after it recommended that women under 50 should not be routinely screened for breast cancer.