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Arrivals Travel: Hong Kong beyond the layover

Arrivals Travel: Hong Kong beyond the layover

Sunday, April 4th, 2010 | 9:00 am

Daydreaming about an exotic vacation? Let Arrivals Travel tour you through the highlights of Hong Kong.

Paul Latimer: Proper use of medication for panic disorder

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010 | 1:10 pm

Last week’s column dealt with panic disorder. In a short column it is hard to address everything. One thing I wanted to say more about was the proper use of medication in panic disorder.

Paul Latimer: Panic disorders

Paul Latimer: Panic disorders

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 11:16 am

Marshall Melnychuk: Diabetes, surgery and the cure word

Marshall Melnychuk: Diabetes, surgery and the cure word

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 | 1:34 pm

Over the last two decades as bariatric surgery has become a popular intervention for the obese and morbidly obese the number of procedures has climbed dramatically.

Paul Latimer: Goals, interests a key to success and happiness

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | 6:15 am

By Dr. Paul Latimer

Frequently, my patients tell me they have no reason to get up in the morning. They have no hobbies or interests and sometimes even have no job to get to. Not only is this saddening to me,…

Marshall Melnychuk: Common foods you may think are healthy but really are junk

Marshall Melnychuk: Common foods you may think are healthy but really are junk

Monday, March 15th, 2010 | 12:41 pm

Life is busy. It’s a battle to get everything done on our ‘to-do’ list. Work, study, family, and oh yes let’s fit in some fitness and try to eat well. We know that eating well is important, but not only is it difficult and time consuming to do well; it is also hard to be sure if what you’re eating really is healthy. Big Food industry marketers like it that way.

Arrivals Travel: Sun Peaks is another one of Canada’s silver medal winners

Arrivals Travel: Sun Peaks is another one of Canada’s silver medal winners

Sunday, March 14th, 2010 | 9:46 am

With Sun Peaks Resort recently receiving a well-deserved nod from the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, we decided to take a break from Kelowna’s balmy double-digit temperatures and make the two-and-a-half hour drive to visit Canada’s 2nd best (Whistler ranked number one), and North America’s 10th best ski resort.

The car drives great, but the pricing may leave you scratching your head

Friday, March 12th, 2010 | 6:16 am

Canwest News Service

The 2011 XJ may perform exquisitely, but there's something wonky in Jaguar's pricing strategy (thanks to Jaguar's home office). While the base V8 costs $88,000 in Canada, it is $72,500 south of the 49th, and you don't need…

Paul Latimer: Stigma of medication

Paul Latimer: Stigma of medication

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 | 7:05 am

By Dr. Paul Latimer

Many people respond to a psychiatric diagnosis and medication recommendations by saying they are simply “not a pill person”. It seems the idea of having to take a pill every day is a daunting thought to some and…

Marshall Melnychuk: Shining happy people holding hands

Monday, March 8th, 2010 | 6:11 pm

By Marshall Melnychuk

I’d like to buy the world a home, and furnish it with love.

When I was, let’s go with younger, I remember well the song from the Coca Cola commercial that had hundreds of people standing in a grassy field singing…