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Dr. Art Hister
Our lead columnist, Dr. Art Hister, graduated from McGill University, in Montreal, Canada, in 1970. In 1971 he moved across the country to Vancouver to become the first full-time physician with the Pine Free Clinic, the first Canadian clinic established to deal exclusively with transient youth. Dr. Hister left the Pine Free Clinic in 1977 to enter private practice.
In 1991, Dr. Hister became a full-time "media doctor". Currently, he hosts the national radio call-in show House Calls with Dr. Art Hister on the Corus Radio Network; he is a daily health analyst on the Morning News on Global TV in BC, he is a daily contributor to CKNW's The Morning News with Philip Till, he is the resident health analyst for Up All Night on BBC 5 (yes, the BBC!), he is a health columnist for Global TV's Noon News and Weekend News, he is a guest host and a bi-weekly contributor for The Fanny Kiefer Show on Shaw Cable TV, and he is the producer/host of Health Matters and Back to Health seen on Shaw Cable stations across western Canada. Learn more about Dr. Art Hister...
Claire Sowerbutt
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Claire is a widely published and respected health and medical writer with hundreds
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Guenther Krueger
Guenther Krueger is a PhD Candidate at Simon Fraser University with interests in research methodologies, computer mediated communication and palliative care. With a background in nursing and counseling psychology he has spent the past fifteen years working as a freelance medical journalist. Learn more about The Action For Health Project.
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January 4, 2009
Some things you need to know if you’re considering taking weight loss products
At the risk of stating the obvious, it’s January again, which means that countless hundreds of us have decided it really is time to get that extra weight off. That can mean using whatever aids might be deemed necessary, including weight loss supplements, to help shed those unwanted pounds. But reading the labels of products promoted as weight loss aids will not give you enough information to make safe decisions.
So here are some very useful tips from Health Canada about the safe use of health products – both prescription and over the counter. I’ve started with the ‘be ware of’ category, so we can finish with the good news.
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