Melanoma: Catching it early can mean the difference between life and death
Melanoma: Catching it early can mean the difference between life and death
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(Karen Hawthorne/ Healthing) — Is checking your skin for new moles, or moles that have changed in size, shape or colour something you do regularly? Maybe not. But what if it could save your life?
 
“Once every one to three months, when you step out of the shower, take a glance at yourself, take about a minute or two and just
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Too hot to handle: How to survive amid extreme heat and humidity
Too hot to handle: How to survive amid extreme heat and humidity
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(Laura McQuillan/ CBC News) — A few summers ago, Gordon Giesbrecht was doing work on a lakeside dock when he says he started feeling “a little funny.” Minutes later, he was vomiting — a symptom that he immediately recognized as heat exhaustion.

As an expert in how extreme temperatures affect human bodies, Giesbrecht  …