Category: Health

  • Online tool could prevent some cancer incidents in Ontario

    Online tool could prevent some cancer incidents in Ontario

    At the London Spring Home and Garden Show this weekend, you can get tips on gardening, home care and cancer prevention. The Southwest Regional Cancer Program, which is one of 14 regional cancer programs created by Cancer Care Ontario, is promoting MyCancer IQ for the first time in the region. MyCancer IQ is an online…

  • Bringing organic food to the community one box at a time

    Bringing organic food to the community one box at a time

    Spring has definitely not sprung. The sun is not shining. The birds are not chirping. The flowers are not blooming. But, one woman is trying to bring a little sunshine into the community. And, you can find it in a box. It’s called the Food Box Project. “It’s a food buyers group,” said co-founder Abby…

  • Video Feature Stories 2015

    Video Feature Stories 2015

    Students in the Master of Arts in Journalism program at Western University produce stories in all mediums – video, audio, print, and online. Here are some of the video stories they’ve produced in their final semester.   Ethical Dairy Farming by Amanda Whalen There are approximately 4,000 dairy farmers in Ontario. As new barns are…

  • Lifestyle Choices and Health Symposium: A healthier London and a happier softball team

    Lifestyle Choices and Health Symposium: A healthier London and a happier softball team

    We all know exercise is good for us, but does that mean we do it? Most people don’t, according to Dr. Peter Lemon, Western University professor and Director of the Exercise Nutrition Research Laboratory. That’s why he organizes the Exercise and Nutrition Symposium, an event aimed at informing both students and the wider London community.…