The Globe and Mail - Andre Picard Columns

Fishing: the cause of more drowning deaths

Thu, 14 May 2009 09:04 EDT

While we revel in water's delights, we too rarely consider its dangers

Fishing: the cause of more drowning deaths

Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00 EDT

apicard@globeandmail.com''Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after,'' Henry David Thoreau said philosophically.On a more practical note, it is worth observing that at the start of a new fishing season, many men also go fishing and never come home.

The Soloist actually gets it right - to a point

Thu, 7 May 2009 10:36 EDT

Welcome to the world of schizophrenia, Hollywood-style. It's a true story, but sugar-coated

The Soloist actually gets it right - to a point

Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00 EDT

apicard@globeandmail.comIn the new hit movie The Soloist, Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless man making beautiful music on a downtown L.A. street, is asked by journalist Steve Lopez about his hopes and dreams.

Rare diseases deserve special attention

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:18 EDT

Canada is one of the only countries without a plan to support people with 'orphan' disorders

Scan use is up, but the value is questionable

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:05 EDT

While much energy (and cash) has been expended on improving capacity, far less attention has been paid to the appropriate use of scans

Scan use is up, but the value is questionable

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00 EDT

In recent years, there has been a steady growth in the use of imaging technologies.Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) are, like the X-ray of old, terms that are now an integral part of the medical lingua franca, for patients as well as health professionals.

18 years, overbudget, still no hospitals

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 09:13 EDT

Montreal's 'super-hospitals' are desperately needed and should be a model to follow

Disabilities not a reason to send a person to 'jail'

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:58 EDT

It is unjustifiable to 'jail' someone for want of a few IQ points.