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ManTalks offers up a space for sharing
A Vancouver-based group wants to give men a space to freely discuss their ideas, feelings and experiences. “People have described it as TED meets Oprah, but for men,” said ManTalks founder Connor...
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Run, Layton, run!
When Layton Schweigert was at a rehabilitation centre in Vancouver recovering from brain surgery that left him paralyzed, the only movie he watched over and over again was Forrest Gump. Inspired by the...
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A story of rape, resistance and healing
It was the first hot day of spring, April 26, 1981. Two girls, giggling, talking about boys, shared a purloined cigarette on a wooded trail near their school in the University of B.C. endowment lands....
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Seniors want to keep working in 'unretirement'
A few times a week, 66-year-old retiree Ditmar Rufenach spiffs himself up, dons an orange apron and lives out a little fantasy: he works at Home Depot. Rufenach is part of a growing number of seniors...
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Video: Lipstick Project provides dignity in most trying times
The Lipstick Project serves men, women and children who are facing significant health challenges through free, professional spa services.
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Video: Can love cure cancer?
Don’t under estimate the power of kindness, love and devotion. Friends rallied to provide support to Brice Royer after he was diagnosed four years ago with a stomach tumour that would likely kill him....
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Mind Matters: Meditating on mental wellness
Open any scientific journal and you’ll see studies that report meditation’s benefits on just about everything from anxiety management to kids’ academic scores to ADHD management and reducing physical...
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B.C. researchers discover mutation that causes worst form of MS
Researchers in B.C. have discovered a single gene mutation that leads to rapidly progressive multiple sclerosis, revealing for the first time a root cause of the most devastating form of the disease....
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Video: Dragon boat for cancer a Survivor Showdown
A race called the Survivor Showdown will be held on the first night of this year’s dragon boat festival on June 17. It’s a fun event between men who have had prostate cancer – team name Butts in a Boat...
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Smoking, drinking costs a fortune, men's health expert from UBC says
Men could make themselves richer and a lot healthier by cutting back on a few vices, says a report released Monday by the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation. Knowing the personal financial costs of...
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Study aims to find out if MRIs can reduce need for biopsies in suspected...
Roughly a third of men diagnosed with prostate cancer are choosing to forgo treatment in favour of surveillance, a figure that has nearly tripled over the past decade, according to an oncologist with...
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Douglas Todd: 'Men’s work' can come at high risk
“It’s Father’s Day / and everybody’s wounded.” — Leonard Cohen, from First We Take Manhattan When Leonard Cohen referred in his famous song to...
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Don Dutton: Controversy ensues when science butts heads with liberal ideology
UBC psychology professor Don Dutton, who is about to retire at age 72, has never had a strong desire to be the centre of attention, let alone be infamous. To his mind, he just follows the evidence. But...
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Town Talk: Polo fans find food, drink, cars, homes and romance
HEAVEN’S ABOVE: When naming an enterprise further up Main Street, Rachel Zottenberg could have cribbed the MainStreet group’s song, My Main Girl. Instead, the co-owner of the Emerald, Narrow and Uncle...
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Poll: Dogs rule in households in British Columbia
On some days, dog owners in B.C. say they love their dogs more than their spouse, partner or significant other according to a new poll. The Insights West poll of 879 British Columbians in late July...
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Video: A look at B.C.’s morals – sex, infidelity, pornography, abortion and more
A recent poll by Insights West found that ethnicity, gender and age can all play a role in how British Columbians feel about so-called moral issues. The online survey found significant differences in...
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Teen wants free HPV vaccine for all boys
When Nelson Roy started grade 6 in New Westminster, he was surprised to learn that only the girls in his class would be receiving the HPV vaccine as part of a provincial immunization program. “It just...
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Worried about Alzheimer's? Be choosy about your online research, says UBC prof
Researchers at the University of British Columbia conclude that 20 per cent of online articles purporting to be about preventing Alzheimer’s disease are directly pitching a product like vitamin...
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Can a digital device help build empathy in caregivers?
A new digital device could dramatically improve the lives of people with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease by increasing empathy in caregivers. The device records muscle movement in one...
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Cops for Cancer bike rides training set to begin
For Kyle Dent, the Cops for Cancer ride is personal. The Vancouver Police Department constable lost grandparents to cancer and has a friend and another family member undergoing treatment now, and he...
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