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Here's why lettuce keeps getting contaminated with E. coli
The Public Health Agency of Canada is once again telling Canadians not to eat their leafy greens — especially romaine lettuce in Ontario and Quebec. Health officials in the U.S. and Canada are trying to confirm the source of a new E. coli outbreak. But on 'No evidence' probiotics help children with intestinal infections, Calgary pediatrician's research finds
A pair of studies conducted in Canada and U.S. found that, despite the marketing claims, there’s no evidence that probiotics are useful in treating children with intestinal infections, says a Calgary pediatrician who led the Canadian research. Multiple vials of naloxone now required to resuscitate Metro Vancouver opioid users
Emergency first responders, hospital physicians and others trying to revive overdosed drug users are now having to give several doses of naloxone to counteract increasingly toxic concoctions including heroin, morphine, and fentanyl, B.C.’s top public heal Anti-vaccination stronghold in North Carolina hit with state's worst chickenpox outbreak in 20 years
The percentage of children under 2 years old who haven't received any vaccinations has quadrupled since 2001, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Over 2 dozen whooping cough cases confirmed in communities north of Saskatoon 
Since the start of October, 25 cases of whooping cough have been reported in the Rosthern, Hague, Wakaw, Hepburn, and Waldheim areas.Woman charged over Australia strawberry needle scare
A woman has been charged after a "complex" investigation into an Australian strawberry scare where needles were found stuck into the fruit, police said on Sunday, in a crisis that sparked nationwide panic.
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A woman has been charged after a "complex" investigation into an Australian strawberry scare where needles were found stuck into the fruit, police said on Sunday, in a crisis that sparked nationwide panic. Naturopath who treated child with rabid dog saliva solution gives up licence
Anke Zimmermann, the Victoria naturopath who drew public attention for treating a child with a homeopathic solution made from rabid dog saliva, has surrendered her licence as a naturopath but will continue to practise as a homeopath. Amid deepening addiction crisis, FDA approves powerful new opioidHealth | 207257 hits | 10:07 AM on Monday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The FDA gave its approval to the new opioid Dsuvia as a treatment for pain even though federal health officials, lawmakers and experts have been scrambling to control the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic plauging the US. 'There is no validity': Unproven blood tests for food sensitivity widely offered in Canada
Two of Canada's biggest labs promote and offer something known as IgG food tests at their labs, marketed as a way to test for food sensitivities. But medical experts call these blood tests "irrelevant," "unvalidated" and "inappropriate" when it comes to t Scientists Find Link Between Parkinson's Disease and the Appendix
Scientists have found further evidence that the gut, or more specifically the appendix, might play a role in the development of Parkinson’s disease.Flea-borne Typhus cases hit 100 in Los Angeles
So far this year 72 patients have been recorded by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health with a further 15 in Long Beach and 20 in Pasadena.
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So far this year 72 patients have been recorded by Los Angeles County Department of Public Health with a further 15 in Long Beach and 20 in Pasadena. Out with the beef: Canadians rethinking their meat diets, survey suggests
Canadians' attitudes about meat consumption are changing, according to a new study from Dalhousie University.Bayer feels the pain of Monsanto takeover after US Roundup ruling
The drug maker’s plunge on the US market keeps causing headaches after a US judge did not annul a verdict that the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
The drug maker’s plunge on the US market keeps causing headaches after a US judge did not annul a verdict that the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. Cases of rare, polio-like paralysis targeting kids appear in Canada
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported a small surge in cases of a mysterious disease in children. More than 60 cases of the polio-like illness have been confirmed in 22 U.S. states in recent weeks. Now, doctors at the Hospital for Sick What we know about the mysterious polio-like illness spreading across the US
The US Centers for Disease Control now says there have been 62 confirmed and 65 suspected cases of the mysterious condition known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
Cases of AFM—which affects the spinal cord—have risen substantially in the US in the past
The US Centers for Disease Control now says there have been 62 confirmed and 65 suspected cases of the mysterious condition known as acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
Cases of AFM—which affects the spinal cord—have risen substantially in the US in the past Study finds no evidence of riskier sex after HPV vaccine introduced
A study has found that after the HPV vaccine was introduced, girls ended up less likely to have intercourse before the age of 14.Downtown Los Angeles hit with outbreak of flea-borne typhus
Health officials say they are investigating several cases of the disease that infected fleas can spread to humans
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Health officials say they are investigating several cases of the disease that infected fleas can spread to humans CDC estimates 80,000 Americans died of the flu last winter
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades, the director of the CDC said. In comparison, Canada had 302 reported deaths last season due to the flu. Vignettes from a pre-immunization Canada as childhood vaccination rates plummet
Up to 750,000 young Canadians now have no immunity whatsoever against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and measles NAFTA 'stalemate' over American demands to boost protection for brand-name drugs: industry
The generic drug industry says Canadian trade negotiators are fighting hard against the U.S. demands that would potentially cost drug plans tens of millions of dollars a year Researcher who helped U.S. update dietary guidelines resigns after investigation finds he misreported data
Brian Wansink appears to have engaged in a practice in which researchers cherry-pick data points to get their work published, one expert said
A vegetarian who has never eaten meat says she suffered stomach aches for days after Ikea hot dog
Fern Jackson, 22, is furious after she was served a meat hot dog at an IKEA in Devon. The lifelong vegetarian says she has never eaten meat in her life and became ill with stomach cramps.
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Fern Jackson, 22, is furious after she was served a meat hot dog at an IKEA in Devon. The lifelong vegetarian says she has never eaten meat in her life and became ill with stomach cramps. Health | 207122 hits | 8:00 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
According to a local exterminator, a rise in cockroach numbers may be a sign of Edmonton’s growing diversity. 'A large grain of salt': Why journalists should avoid reporting on most food studies
Should journalists just stop writing about food studies and end the noisy battle between headlines claiming that coffee or alcohol or some other common nutrient will save us or kill us? A scientific methodology researcher from Stanford thinks so. European measles cases skyrocket over 2 years, at least 37 dead in 2018
The number of measles cases in Europe jumped sharply during the first six months of 2018 and at least 37 people have died, says the World Health Organization. If the world ate the USDA-recommended diet, there wouldn't be enough land to grow it
A new Canadian study suggests that if the world's population adopted a diet recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture there wouldn't be enough agricultural land to grow the food.Parents of 13-day-old baby who died of common cold sore virus make plea for awareness
Sarah Higson and James de Malplaquet’s son Kit died of the virus – which can be passed on by an innocent kiss or touch from a relative or nurse – at just 13 days old at a hospital in London.
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Sarah Higson and James de Malplaquet’s son Kit died of the virus – which can be passed on by an innocent kiss or touch from a relative or nurse – at just 13 days old at a hospital in London. Chemists discover how blue light speeds blindness
Blue light from digital devices and the sun transforms vital molecules in the eye's retina into cell killers, according to optical chemistry research at The University of Toledo.Jamie Dornan talks of mum's pancreatic cancer death
About 270 people die as result of pancreatic cancer each year in Northern Ireland.
About 270 people die as result of pancreatic cancer each year in Northern Ireland.
Why do so many moms die and suffer in the US' Stupid negligence
The US has a shameful record when it comes to caring for its moms. As Ars has reported before, the rate of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth is higher—much higher—than in any other developed country.
The US has a shameful record when it comes to caring for its moms. As Ars has reported before, the rate of women dying during pregnancy or childbirth is higher—much higher—than in any other developed country. New HIV strains in Saskatchewan lead to faster progression in Indigenous people
A new report has found that mutated HIV strains in Saskatchewan are creating a quickly advancing illness among Indigenous people. Toxoplasma gondii parasite linked to risky business behavior
An international team of researchers has found a possible link between a parasitic infection and risky business behavior. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group outlines an experiment they carried out to test possible be Alberta doctor who created 'culture of fear' suspended two years, fined $700,000Health | 207543 hits | 12:26 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Deaths by alcohol-related liver disease skyrocket among young adults, U.S. study shows
Cirrhosis deaths among people 25 to 34 years old rose 10.5 per cent between 2009 and 2016 in the U.S., according to new data. Langley mechanic fighting life-threatening flesh-eating diseaseHealth | 207156 hits | 2:01 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The tragic truth about cousin marriagesHealth | 225125 hits | 11:59 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Thousands more children of consanguineous marriages survive, but with appalling physical or mental problems. These include blindness, deafness, blood ailments, heart or kidney failure. Australian man loses limbs after falling from Revelstoke trainHealth | 208514 hits | 9:59 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
REVELSTOKE, B.C.; An Austalian man underwent full and partial limb amputations after falling from a train in Revelstoke, B.C.RCMP say they responded to reports of a trespasser on the CP Rail tracks at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning. E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce tied to tainted Arizona irrigation canal
Tainted irrigation water appears to be the source of a national food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, U.S. health officials said. More than half a million prescription drugs are stolen each year - and most are opioids
More than half a million prescriptions drugs are stolen from pharmacies each year, with the majority being highly addictive opioid painkillers that end up on the street, according to an analysis of Health Canada data done by CBC News. Ticks that carry Lyme disease on the move in New Brunswick
Ticks capable of spreading Lyme disease have spread to another area of New Brunswick, according to the chief medical officer of health. U.S. FDA approves 1st prescription drug made from marijuana
U.S. health regulator approved GW Pharmaceuticals Plc's epilepsy treatment on Monday, making it the first cannabis-based drug to win approval in the U.S. and opening floodgates for more research into the medicinal properties of cannabis.U.K. teen catches cowpox, a common 18th century disease
Public Health Wales reported the last human case of cowpox was 10 to 15 years ago, making it incredibly rare.
Public Health Wales reported the last human case of cowpox was 10 to 15 years ago, making it incredibly rare.The Lifespan of a Lie
It was late in the evening of August 16th, 1971, and twenty-two-year-old Douglas Korpi, a slim, short-statured Berkeley graduate with a mop of pale, shaggy hair, was locked in a dark closet in the basement of the Stanford psychology department, naked bene
It was late in the evening of August 16th, 1971, and twenty-two-year-old Douglas Korpi, a slim, short-statured Berkeley graduate with a mop of pale, shaggy hair, was locked in a dark closet in the basement of the Stanford psychology department, naked bene Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins to chair newly created federal pharmacare committee
Ontario's Eric Hoskins has resigned as health minister to chair a federal government advisory council with a goal of creating a national pharmacare plan. Ultra-processed foods 'linked to cancer'
French researchers studied effects of highly-processed foods, such as cakes, bread and chicken nuggets. Carfentanil stamps found in Laval prompt warnings from public health
Police say blotting paper laced with carfentanil can be deadly if it comes into contact with skin.Back to Canada News
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