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According to a report released Monday by the Archives of Internal Medicine, there is a growing epidemic across developed nations like the United States. The study recommends that one possible sure fire method for slowing the escalation of obesity in America would be to add a “surcharge” ie.added taxes or fees. Ann Arbor, America are you ready to may more in order to eat less? Mitchell H. Katz, MD; Rajiv Bhatia, MD, MPH, author of the study is betting that Americans might be willing to “put their money where their mouth is.” Oh really. Perhaps the notion of paying more...

Sunday, January 5, 2003 Total ban on smoking the only solution By Laurie Mustard Hack. Powers that be, can we please impose a provincewide smoking ban -- immediately -- and move on from this nonsense? I mean, we're not talking a ban on smoking here, are we? Those who want to can still smoke, still suck in that noxious poison and shorten their lives, but they just won't be able to publicly share their death wish with others. I for one am sick to death of listening to the endless pitiful blather about "smokers' rights." Does anything make a thinking...