When I inteviewed Southpark Motors former owner Hugh Mccoll for this story on donors, I not only discovered this couple's lifetime of generosity to our community, I discovered what medical physicists at Edmonton's Cross Cancer Institute were up to. They're developing a prototype of the world's first hybrid 3D-MRI machine that can capture an image of... Continue Reading →
All that glitters is not gold at Sparkling Hill Resort
All that glitters is definitely not gold at the new Sparkling Hill Resort in Vernon, B.C. It's crystal all the way. About 3.5 million crystals worth $10 million to be precise. We just returned from a beautiful long, long September weekend at this wellness hotel sitting atop a mountain near Predator Ridge Golf Resort off... Continue Reading →
Genetic testing for hereditary diseases – do you want to know?
More than 3,000 genes have been linked to known diseases and researchers are routinely discovering new genes to predict genetic disorders. Doctors use the test results to clarify a diagnosis and specialists refer unaffected family members for predictive genetic testing to see if they were born with a mutant gene. Now that you can find... Continue Reading →
