The holiday party season is almost here and if you’re soon having friends over for a meal and don’t know what to serve there is an unfancy sounding solution: Make a casserole. In culinary terms, it’s ...

Eric Akis has been food writer for the Victoria Times Colonist since 1997. His recipe- and cooking-tip rich columns are published Sundays and Wednesdays. Eric also works as a food consultant, ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a rapid deterioration in kidney function that occurs within 48 hours of an initiating event and is associated with an absolute increase in serum creatinine of ≥26.4 μmol/l ...

Aki Sasamoto was born in 1980 in Kanagawa, Japan, and now lives and works in New York. An installation and performance artist, Sasamoto works in various media, finding material inspiration in response ...

Acute renal failure is caused by damage to the kidneys from blood loss, toxins, or physical damage. Symptoms like fatigue, nausea, confusion, and irregular heartbeats occur because the kidneys can't ...