PSYCH PROBLEMS HAMPER AFGHAN VETS, PG 3
TORONTO • TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009
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EMERGENCY Doug White and his family had just enjoyed a smooth takeoff and were ascending through the clouds when the pilot guiding their twin-engine plane tilted his head back and made a guttural sound. The pilot, Joe Cabuk, was unconscious. And though White had his pilot’s licence, he had never flown a plane as large as this. “I need help. I need a King Air pilot to talk to. We’re in trouble,” he radioed. Then he turned to his wife and two daughters: “You all start praying hard.” White, 56, landed the plane in Florida on his own about 30 minutes later, coaxed through the harrowing ordeal by air traffic controllers. The pilot died, but White somehow managed. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Oxford Community Police spokeswoman Const. Laurie-Anne Maitland walks into police headquarters yesterday before speaking to the media about the search for missing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford in Woodstock. Victoria has been missing since Wednesday, around the time she was captured on a surveillance video walking with an unidentified woman. Police end search, page 8.
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A little red wine is in. Red meat is unquestionably out. And the Mediterranean diet is simply golden. That is the conclusion of a study out of McMaster University that purports to offer the most definitive word yet on the foods that are good for your heart. The study, which examined almost 60 years worth of existing research on diet and heart disease, attempts to separate the whole wheat from the chaff on foods in a way that doctors
and consumers can swallow with confidence, says Dr. Sonia Anand, the study’s senior author. It ran yesterday in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine. “It’s the best that we can do yet,” Anand says of the study’s food and heart link findings. While the study’s list of foods that protect the heart has few surprises — whole grains and veg-
etables are good, processed meats are bad — researchers found little evidence to support the claims of some highly touted diets and supplements. “One area that we did not find overwhelmingly strong evidence for would be the Omega-3 fatty acids,” says Anand. Those coming from fish seem to be heart protective, while those from
plant sources like walnuts and flaxseed have little supportive research. As well, she says, while there is “moderate” evidence that eating vitamins E and C in fruits or vegetables has some protective properties for the heart, there is almost none to attest they are beneficial in pill form. Generally speaking, heart-friendly foods include such familiar fare as vegetables, nuts and Mediterranean diets. TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE
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Canadian quadriplegic reaches North Pole A lawyer from Thunder Bay has become the first known quadriplegic to reach the North Pole. David Shannon, 46, who was paralyzed after a spinal-cord injury, reached the frosty destination Saturday with his expedition partner Christopher Watkins, 40, “If we as who is also people from Thun- work der Bay. The men, together both in our lawyers, say homes, they embarked on our cities, the daunt- our couning trek to raise aware- tries and ness of ac- in our cessibility is- global sues and to show how village, obstacles there is can be over- no dream come through per- that sistence. cannot be Shannon realized.” and Watkins erected a David disabled Shannon parking sign at the North Pole to commemorate their successful trek. “This sign represents all peoples who have faced challenges or adversity in their lives and have dreamed of overcoming them,” Shannon said in a statement. “If we as people work together in our homes, our cities, our countries and in our global village, there is no dream that cannot be realized.” The journey wasn’t easy, as Shannon’s spinal-cord injury affected his ability to maintain body heat in the frigid climate, and he was also hit by a serious infection. Watkins suffered frostbite to his fingers and a cut to his foot. Both men are exhausted but are recovering in Norway and expect to come home to Canada in a few days. THE CANADIAN PRESS