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Monday, August 24, 2009

Lawmakers urged to ban teens from tanning salons

Health

The Ontario government is under growing pressure to pass a proposed law that would bar teenagers from using tanning salons, the Toronto Star reported.

A private member’s bill sponsored by Liberal MPP Khalil Ramal to regulate the tanning industry has been stalled at the committee stage since it passed second reading – or approval in principle – in June 2008.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

“Mature” teens given say in medical treatments

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The Supreme Court of Canada has told the nation’s courts that they must take into consideration the views of “mature adolescents” – teenagers under the age of 16 – in cases involving their refusal to submit to potentially life-saving medical treatments, the National Post reported.

The 6-1 ruling handed down on June 25 stresses that the “best interests of the child” remains the overriding principle in such cases. But it does require judges to take into account a minor’s intellectual capacity and his or her level of “mature, independent judgment” to decide these things for themselves.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Kids still not getting enough exercise

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Parents concerned that their children are spending too much time watching television, playing video games or at the computer are being urged to consider ways to make physical activity more of a family affair, Canadian Press reported.

“Rather than . . . watching television together, we’d say just schedule time in perhaps before dinner or right after dinner and have a little bit of family time that’s physically active,” said Kelly Murumets, president and CEO of ParticipAction.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Daily alcohol intake can lead to binge drinking

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New Canadian research suggests that people who consume alcohol three or four times a week are susceptible to becoming binge drinkers, Canadian Press reported.

About 11,000 men and women took part in the study conducted by researchers at the Université de Montréal and the University of Western Ontario. Participants were asked to report their levels of alcohol consumption over one year.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Childhood abuse can increase suicide risk

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The trauma caused by having been abused as a child can leave permanent genetic scars linked to suicide, according to a new study reported by the Montreal Gazette.

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Christian Influence in Society

What does the Bible say about becoming involved with politics? Is there a reason why Christians should vote or care about an election?

HEARD AROUND

“Sarah Coyne, professor of family life at Brigham Young University, co-authored a recent study on media aggression and found that out of 120 hours of programming, an average of 52 acts of hostility (physical and verbal) are broadcast per hour on reality TV. Non-reality programming contained only 33 such incidents per hour. Coyne concludes, ‘[Programming is] producing this culture of being mean to each other,’ Coyne said. ‘We're setting up our culture to being overreactive.’ (The study was published in June's Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.)”

[Pluggedin.com 7/6/10; USAtoday.com 6/29/10]

Listing of Pregnancy Care Centres

Pregnancy centres provide loving counselling, practical assistance and a variety of resources to pregnant women. For more information about these services available across Canada, please click here.

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In answer to our previous survey question, the number of Canadian children living in poverty is one in 10.

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It is intended as a general, practical reference and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical, mental health or legal advice.

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