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February 15, 2006
Cartoon ire intensifies
Global protests by Muslims continue over the recent publication of cartoons they believe defame the prophet Muhammad. Meanwhile, the European Union is backing the UN's efforts to address the issue. SFU humanities professor emeritus Don Grayston says the UN's move to create a blasphemy protocol to apply equally to all religions is a step forward. He can look at the issues driving the protests.
Deciding medicare's fate
The provincial government is launching a sweeping review of medicare and says it will give citizens a chance to decide on such issues as whether they want access to more private clinics. SFU's dean of health sciences, David MacLean, can look at the state of health care in BC.
Boomers health at risk
Soaring obesity rates and inactivity are threatening the future health of Canadian baby boomers. The sobering details are spelled out in the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation's annual report card on national health. SFU kinesiology professor Diane Finegood, who is overseeing a national study on obesity, can look at the concerns. David MacLean, dean of health sciences can also address the report and its implications for health care.
On the flip side: the power of love
Love may help us achieve better health as we age, suggests SFU assistant gerontology professor Norman O'Rourke. He is recruiting couples for a three-year study to determine whether love may help sustain people in their later years. His research to date shows that people who idealize their partners in their later years are less plagued by chronic illness.
Global protests by Muslims continue over the recent publication of cartoons they believe defame the prophet Muhammad. Meanwhile, the European Union is backing the UN's efforts to address the issue. SFU humanities professor emeritus Don Grayston says the UN's move to create a blasphemy protocol to apply equally to all religions is a step forward. He can look at the issues driving the protests.
- Don Grayston, 604.709.0883, donald_grayston@sfu.ca
Deciding medicare's fate
The provincial government is launching a sweeping review of medicare and says it will give citizens a chance to decide on such issues as whether they want access to more private clinics. SFU's dean of health sciences, David MacLean, can look at the state of health care in BC.
- David MacLean, 604.291.5361; dmaclean@sfu.ca
Boomers health at risk
Soaring obesity rates and inactivity are threatening the future health of Canadian baby boomers. The sobering details are spelled out in the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation's annual report card on national health. SFU kinesiology professor Diane Finegood, who is overseeing a national study on obesity, can look at the concerns. David MacLean, dean of health sciences can also address the report and its implications for health care.
- Diane Finegood, 604.291.6598; diane_finegood@sfu.caDavid MacLean, 604.291.5361; dmaclean@sfu.ca
On the flip side: the power of love
Love may help us achieve better health as we age, suggests SFU assistant gerontology professor Norman O'Rourke. He is recruiting couples for a three-year study to determine whether love may help sustain people in their later years. His research to date shows that people who idealize their partners in their later years are less plagued by chronic illness.
- Norman O'Rourke, 604.291.5175; orourke@sfu.ca