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Can Canadians Learn From Rob Ford's Weight Loss Journey?
Few issues have received as much media coverage as the recent public announcement by Toronto mayor Rob Ford (and his brother Toronto councilman Doug Ford) to lose 50 pounds in the next six months.This has prompted a wide range of responses, including from media celebrities like Dr. Oz, who chips in with rather whimsical tips like recommending Ford eat more green tea ice cream and devour 30 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking. But is this appeal truly in the public's interest? Think about this: Losing weight is never the problem - all 'diets' work. The real challenge in obesity treatment is keeping the weight off - this is where most 'diets' fail. More from Dr. Arya M Sharma here
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- Impact of Information Technology on Human Resources in Healthcare
- The Expanded Chronic Care Model: An Integration of Concepts and Strategies from Population Health Promotion and the Chronic Care Model
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- A Conversation about Leadership and Quality with James Reinertsen and G. Ross Baker
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- LHINS at 5 Years – Further Thoughts
- Chapter 14: Make the Most of Your Turn
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- WASH YOUR BLOODY HANDS
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- Guest Editorial
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- Nursing News
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- "Nurse” vs. “Doctor”
- Publisher's Note
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- Population Aging and the Determinants of Healthcare Expenditures: The Case of Hospital, Medical and Pharmaceutical Care in British Columbia, 1996 to 2006
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- The Essay
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- The Impact of Diagnostic Imaging Investments on the Canadian Healthcare System
- The Editor's Focus: Amnesic Déjà Vu: The feeling that you have forgotten this before.
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- The Authors Respond
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- Canadian Experts' Views on the Importance of Attributes within Professional and Community-Oriented Primary Healthcare Models
- Ten Key Principles for Successful Health Systems Integration
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- Research: Evidence-based Nursing Practice: How to Get There from Here
- Interns Over 40 for Healthcare
- Perspectives on Nursing Policy
- CMA Emerges Dazed from Cave, Writes Report
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- "Ethics? But It's Only Quality Improvement!"
