| Study affirms Asian babies usually smaller at birth
VANCOUVER -- Ethnicity plays a significant role in the size of newborns, according a study of nearly 2,700 infants born at B.C. Women's Hospital, the first study of its kind in Canada. In B.C., where 40 per cent of women delivering at Women's Hospital are of East Asian (China, Hong Kong) descent and 10 per cent are of South Asian (India, Pakistan) descent, there has been a growing awareness of possible size differences, so researchers set out to determine whether they are statistically significant enough to stop basing norms on somewhat arbitrary Caucasian standards. "The greatest utility of this study is that we can inject some common sense into the discussion, so that we don't label as malnourished babies who may be a little small, relative to Caucasian standards, and so that we don't give parents the anxiety-causing idea that their child is not normal," said co-researcher Dr.
A flood to remember
'We were back to normal after a month and a half,' 78-year-old Dorothy Kostrzewa says of the flood of 1948 that sent her, two brothers and a sister-in-law to the second floor of the family home in Chilliwack. Once they got a raft built, things became 'fun'
CHILLIWACK - In flood terms, Dorothy Kostrzewa is not what you would call higher ground.
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Camps, clinics and leagues
Entering grades 5-6, Aug. 20-Oct. 6, Pulaski High School. Practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Scrimmages on Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. $80. Deadline Wednesday. Dennis Bogacz, 822-6820. Green Bay flag football leagues: 3rd and 4th grades. Games Thursday nights beginning Sept. 6. Deadline Aug. 27. $25 residents, $37.50 non-residents. To register, go to www.green-bay.org, go to Parks, Recreation & Forestry tab, click on "recreation link" then "3rd-4th grade flag football" link, or get form from city office at 100 N. Jefferson St., Room 510. Coaches needed, too. I9 Sports flag football leagues: Ages 6-14. Saturday mornings at Green Isle Park, Allouez. 10-week league begins Sept. 8. $99. www.i9sports.com or Greg, 337-1949. Sports Emporium developmental league: Ages 8-12.
Zoos kill healthy tigers for the skin trade
ZOOS are killing healthy tigers and other endangered species and selling their skins to be stuffed and mounted as trophies for private collectors, an investigation has found. The skins are sold by the zoos to taxidermists who prepare them for clients in defiance of attempts by the government to stifle the trade in tiger products. Last week undercover reporters from The Sunday Times were offered the skins from two zoo tigers, which were both only a few years old when they died, for £6,000. "There are too many of them and if they are not put down they will die of old age, get incinerated and thrown away," Andre Brandwood, a Hertford-shire taxidermist, told them. He said zoos had recognised there was a market and were placing a "shelf life" on animals to cash in by having them stuffed before they got old, suffered illness and then cost them money.
BioLife Remedies, Inc. Announces the Opening of Sales of Dia-X ...
Vancouver, B.C. and Guangzhou, China (PRWEB) May 29, 2007 -- BioLife Remedies, Inc. announces the opening of sales of Dia-X(former name Di-Agra) for the remedy of Erectile Dysfunction for Diabetics. BioLife Remedies, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BLRS) is pleased to announce that DIA-X™ is now available for retail and wholesale at www.blfrproducts.com. DIA-X™ is an herbal product developed by the company for men with Erectile Dysfunction from Diabetes.
The President and CEO of the Company, Jack Guo commented, "DIA-X™ is developed for diabetic male with E.D., and the product was derived from a century-old TCM herbal formula used traditionally for men with Diabetes Mellitus who have problems in their sexual activity. Our researchers did extensive studies and tests on the formula and identified the herbs that are effective in getting and keeping an erection for sexual activity while helping people to control blood glucose level." Mr.
Canada: Sleep Supplements Found to Contain Habit-Forming Drug
Health Canada advised consumers not to use Optimum Health Care SleePlus TCM or BYL SleePlus, saying the products contain the undeclared drug clonazepam, which can be habit-forming when used for a few months. Consumers are advised to consult with a healthcare professional before they stop taking the pills because of the risk of withdrawal symptoms, said Health Canada. Optimum Health Care SleePlus TCM and BYL SleePlus have different names but are the same formulation, and both products are promoted as a sleep aid, the agency said. The products are not authorized for sale in Canada. The side-effects associated with the use of products containing clonazepam vary according to the individual and can include dizziness, drowsiness, confusion, depression, loss of memory and hallucinations, Health Canada said.
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