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Like many Canadians, London, Ont. resident Craig Brown, a law professor at the University of Western Ontario, enjoys a passion for golf and the great outdoors.

And like a smaller, but growing, number of his fellow countrymen, Brown, 58, knows it is wise to take precautions before exploring the elements for a long period of time - in his case, four to five hours on the golf course.

"I certainly bring lots of water," says Brown, a native of New Zealand, "and I tend to play mid- or late-morning. And if there is a smog advisory, those are the days I try to avoid, because often I will come off the course feeling additionally fatigued."

Brown's decision is a wise one, since as every ... more

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