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Marijuana: an issue of health... and safety As more British Columbians turn to pot to alleviate pain, there's a growing municipal concern about... 20 May 2011
Drug epidemic has root cause If policy-makers want to prevent a drug epidemic in Saint John, they must figure out why users are... 26 May 2011
Needle exchange needed A smarter community would not have gone without a fixed needle exchange for three years. The... 3 June 2011
In Iran, a brotherhood of doctors and patients Few doctors anywhere in the world have done their country a greater service than the Iranian... 21 June 2011
San Francisco policy may cut HIV for gay men by 60 percent San Francisco's policy of recommending HIV treatment to all infected patients upon diagnosis,... 30 June 2011
Bedbugs with drug-resistant bacteria found Residents of an impoverished area of Vancouver were infested with bedbugs carrying antibiotic-... 30 June 2011
Vancouver AIDS candlelight vigil and memorial The annual AIDS Candlelight Vigil and Memorial is being held on May 26th, 2011 in the Carnegie... 30 June 2011
Life After Death Thirty years after HIV/AIDS was first identified — after it decimated gay communities across the... 19 August 2011
Award-winning health economist joins BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) has announced that Dr. Bohdan Nosyk has joined... 16 September 2011
Mayor, police chief oppose safe injection site in Ottawa A prominent Ottawa doctor says he’s ready to lead an effort to bring a safe injection site for drug... 6 October 2011
Art Spirit Community presents Tiko Kerr Art Spirit Community is a group in the Granville/Point Grey Deanery in the  Archdeaconry of... 7 October 2011
Are we ready to subsidize heroin? After the supreme court ruling, Montreal and Victoria are planning safe injection sites. Others... 13 October 2011
Picking up Bad Habits The pioneering Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are back, and just in time for Halloween. A new... 13 October 2011
No Abby injection site after court result Better suited for "horrific problem in Vancouver"   The Supreme Court of Canada's decision to... 18 October 2011
Vancouver mayor won’t lobby for more drug injection sites Mayor Gregor Robertson will not lead a charge to get more drug injection sites open in the city... 18 October 2011
Criminalization biggest threat to HIV prevention, conference hears Criminalizing the nondisclosure of HIV status prior to sex could have a stigmatizing effect on the... 19 October 2011
Insite: ‘Too early to tell’ it works? “I think it’s just too early to tell.” Ontario Health Minister, Deb Matthews, on whether she... 17 November 2011
Patient Zero: Hero or Criminal NOTE: The article below was originally written by Guy Babineau and published in Vancouver's... 22 November 2011
Public health agents want every adult having sex in BC to get HIV tests If you’re an adult living in Vancouver or Prince George who’s had sex, chances are very good that... 10 January 2012
Keep Vancouver's Insite open, Supreme Court rules The Harper government said Friday it is disappointed but will comply with a unanimous Supreme Court... 11 January 2012
Incarceration associated with risk of poor HIV treatment adherence Incarceration is associated with poor adherence to HIV therapy among injecting drug users, an... 19 January 2012
Harm-reduction programs threatened Activists say federal omnibus bill will put drug users, prisoners at greater risk Ottowa advocates... 19 January 2012
British Columbia: Aggressive strategy lowers the number of new HIV cases and AIDS deaths New HIV cases and AIDS deaths are both going steadily down in British Columbia, according to data... 15 March 2012
Pilot project aims to cut out spread of HIV It’s not quite the HIV morning after pill, but a new pilot project in Vancouver hopes to help cut... 13 July 2012
Vancouver's Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life 2012 raises over $230,000 Over 1,000 people took to the streets of Vancouver, and across the country, to participate in the... 28 September 2012
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