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Sugary drinks weigh heavily on teenage obesity

Students in B.C. schools where sugary drinks were available ...

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Mar 26, 2014

Canadians spend more on private health insurance for smaller payouts

A new study found that Canadians paid $6.8 billion more in ...

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Mar 24, 2014

Texting for HIV care in Kenya receives Grand Challenges funding

The grant will enable expansion of a texting program to HIV ...

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Mar 06, 2014

South African healthcare workers face greater risk for TB, HIV

UBC’s Annalee Yassi is helping South Africa implement World ...

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Feb 14, 2014

Air pollution and asthma

Depending on your genes, traffic-related air pollution can double ...

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Jan 30, 2014

Emerging Issues in Data Privacy and Protection

What are the emerging issues that may well re-define the privacy ...

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Jan 27, 2014

Research Spotlight: Metagenomics for Public Health

Metagenomics may be a new and powerful tool used to study for ...

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Jan 23, 2014

Spotlight: Acoustic environments in long-term care facilities associated with stress in workers

Led by Dr. George Astrakianakis, the research team measured sound ...

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Dec 17, 2013

Canadian Cancer Society names obesity mapping research by Cancer Prevention Centre one of top stories of 2013

Dr. Carolyn Gotay and the Cancer Prevention Centre team updated ...

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Dec 16, 2013

Canadian Rx atlas maps billions in savings – for now

Dr. Steve Morgan says Canadians are currently spending less, but ...

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Dec 12, 2013

SALOME: A controversial study explained

The rhyme and reason behind the Study to Assess Long-term Opioid ...

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Dec 10, 2013

Physical activity equivalent in cancer survivors and the population

Cancer survivors have similar physical activity levels as those ...

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Nov 22, 2013