Exposing Sufferville Almost 60 years ago, eager young army recruits were unwittingly subjected to medical tests Involving mustard gas and other poisons, then were denied treatment, even pain relief. For decades, the Canadian government denied it ever happened. PHOTO: War veteran Norm Amundson courtesy Norm Amundson

Radiation: Does it cause more cancer than it cures? Medical science has hunted tirelessly for the cause of cancer, spending billions of dollars studying the role of everything from genetics to industrial pollutants, to bacteria, viruses and cosmic radiation. But one highly qualified, highly contentious researcher says the cancer industry has overlooked one obvious source: itself. Dr. John Gofman, a credible, highly educated medical doctor with a PhD in nuclear and physical chemistry, blames 75% of new cancer cases on ionizing forms of medical radiation from ubiquitous diagnostic tools, including X-rays, computed tomography (CT) scans, mammograms and fluoroscopy. PHOTO: Dr. Gofman

Their kindness is catching Most people avoid anything contagious around this time of year, especially if it means sniffles and a sore throat. However, Wendy Walters, a stay-at-home mother of two young girls in Stittsville, Ont., in the Ottawa valley, has something that is catching on faster than a case of the December flu. And it’s making everyone who comes down with it feel terrific. PHOTO: courtesy Western Standard

Safe from what? Parents blame a vaccine additive for damage to children It is not surprising that Dr. Michael Palmer's new medical thriller, Fatal, is flying off bookstore shelves across North America. The author is a nine-time New York Times best-selling author, medical doctor and former emergency-room physician, and the book is an engrossing novel about corrupt and dirty dealings by pharmaceutical companies that manufacture childhood vaccinations and sell them with little scientific study on their safety. But while the book may be fiction, the 59-year-old Massachusetts medic's concern about vaccinations is quite real. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: Courtesy Report Newsmagazine

Monkey Business Includes Photo Slideshow Lynn Gustafson shows off his new babies with paternal pride. Brother and sister, six weeks old, they spend most of their time sleeping. Gustafson, in his early sixties, is already the father of five grown children, so he's thrilled that the new arrivals are lion cubs. And on this day, visiting children are gently petting the baby wildcats, all of them ecstatic about touching a real live lion, while Gustafson supervises. For a few months, the lion cubs can be safely handled and with the other new babies--skunks, raccoons, guinea pigs, wolf cub and New Guinea singing dog pups--they create a huge tourist draw (let's face it--the only tourist draw) for the nearby town of Three Hills, Alta., 140 kilometres northeast of Calgary. But for the past three years, animal rights militants have waged an aggressive campaign to try and shut him down. PHOTO: Lynn Gustafson by Marnie Ko