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    Chiropractic

    Chiropractic is the manipulation of the spinal column as a means of curing disease. The word comes from the Greek chiro ("hands") and practic ("to practice"). The theory of chiropractic originated with D.D. Palmer, who was born in Port Perry (Ontario) in 1845.

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    Cholera in Canada

    Cholera first reached Canada in 1832, brought by immigrants from Britain. Epidemics occurred in 1832, 1834, 1849, 1851, 1852 and 1854. There were cases in Halifax in 1881. The epidemics killed at least 20 000 people in Canada.

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    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on April 15, 2002. Partner content is not updated. Ashley Roll's mother is reluctant to have her come to the phone. She's worried that answering questions will take too much out of the 19-year-old, but Ashley says she's feeling up to it. Because of chronic fatigue syndrome, Roll is almost a prisoner of her home in Burnaby, B.C.

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    Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Recognized

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on May 4, 1998. Partner content is not updated. Sharon Baillie once loved to read. Not any more. By the time she gets to page 3 of a book, she has generally forgotten what she read on page 1. She used to enjoy 25-km hikes on weekends. Now, she can barely manage a 20-minute walk with her golden retrievers, Buddy and Dusty.

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    Cigarette Packaging

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on January 31, 2000. Partner content is not updated. Perhaps, but if Rock gets his way cigarette packaging is about to go from colourful and cool to downright disturbing.

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    Cod Liver Oil

    Cod Liver Oil was in the past a primary source of vitamin A, essential for bone growth, health of skin and mucous membranes, and night vision. Today, many other preparations containing vitamin A are available. Before the 1920s, most cod liver oil came from Norwegian COD.

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    Cold-Weather Injuries

    Hypothermia may be defined as a "lower than normal" body temperature. Normal body core temperature is 37.5°C. Mild hypothermia and shivering may occur at body temperatures as high as 36°C. Lower body temperatures are considered as moderate to severe hypothermia.

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    Colon Cancer in Decline

    In July, 1994, Cindy Stewart was playing first base in a Vancouver softball game when she stretched to catch a ball - and felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. When the pain persisted, Stewart checked into hospital and, after testing, was diagnosed with colon cancer.This article was originally published in Maclean's Magazine on September 8, 1997

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    Contemporary Medicine

    The years since 1939 have seen great changes in Canadian medicine.

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    Contraception

    Contraception, see BIRTH CONTROL.

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    COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada

    COVID-19 is a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by a new type of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that emerged in 2019. The virus caused the first cases in China and then quickly spread around the world. As of early March 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 759 million confirmed cases and 6.87 million deaths globally, including over 4.6 million cases and 51,447 deaths in Canada. It is one of the deadliest pandemics in world history and among the most disruptive and transformative on many levels, especially economically and socially. Click here for definitions of key terms used in this article. This is the full-length entry about the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada. For a plain-language summary, please see COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada (Plain-Language Summary).

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    COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada (Plain-Language Summary)

    COVID-19 has a negative affect on respiration. Respiration means breathing. COVID-19 is a new type of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. It appeared in 2019. In approximately three years about 759 million people around the world had COVID-19. In Canada, about 4.6 million people had COVID-19. Around 51,447 died in Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most dangerous pandemics in world history. This article is a plain-language summary of COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada. If you are interested in reading about this topic in more depth, please see our full-length entry, COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada.

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    Criminology

    Most of the criminological research in Canada has been done at those universities where centres focusing on research have evolved. The Université de Montréal established Canada's first School of Criminology with Denis Szabo in 1960.

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    Cystic Fibrosis Canada

    Cystic Fibrosis Canada is a national, nonprofit, voluntary health agency established 15 July 1960. Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that occurs when a child inherits 2 genes for the condition, one from each parent.

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    David H. Hubel

    David Hunter Hubel, FRS, Nobel Laureate, neurobiologist (born 27 February 1926 in Windsor, ON; died 22 September 2013 in Lincoln, Massachusetts). Dr. David Hubel advanced our understanding of how our eyes transmit and reconstitute the images we see moment by moment to our brains. He was a research scientist who used innovative craftsmanship to design and create the instruments and procedures he used to conduct studies on the visual cortex of the brain. His meticulous observations revolutionized cognitive neuroscience and his pioneering approach to the recording of individual neuronal cells propelled the field forward.

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