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Sweetener xylitol toxic to dogs, FDA warns
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned dog owners that xylitol, a sweetener used in sugarless gum, mints, toothpaste and even baked goods, is toxic to their pets. Montreal teen makes major discovery in relapsed lymphoma patients
Scientists are now closer to understanding why some lymphoma patients relapse after undergoing chemotherapy — all thanks to a 16-year-old Montrealer. OxC-beta acts as natural alternative to antibiotics in animal feed
One Canadian company says it has a solution that can help keep farm animals healthy and thriving without the use of antibiotics. Prosecution to give final arguments in trial of boy's meningitis deathHealth | 207743 hits | 10:18 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The prosecution will get one final opportunity today to convince an Alberta jury that David and Collet Stephan failed their son by not getting him medical assistance before the toddler died of bacterial meningitis. Prescription meds get trapped in disturbing pee-to-food-to-pee loop | Ars Technica
New irrigation methods mean veggies and fruits serve up used pharmaceuticals.Behold, The First-Ever Brain Scans Of LSD's Mind-Altering Effects
LSD, once a demonized hippie drug, has been evolving toward a clinically validated psychotherapy tool and Silicon Valley productivity hack for years now. And this week, it hit a major milestone.
LSD, once a demonized hippie drug, has been evolving toward a clinically validated psychotherapy tool and Silicon Valley productivity hack for years now. And this week, it hit a major milestone. University of Alberta study shows that cholesterol medication may slow tumour growth
A recently published study from a University of Alberta doctor has shown that "bad cholesterol” medication may inhibit the growth of cancerous tumours. Canadian mother stranded in Trinidad after fall from cliffHealth | 206962 hits | 10:04 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Toronto mother of two is stranded in Trinidad and seeking financial assistance to fly home, after a fall off a cliff left her with injuries too difficult for local doctors to treat. The Canada Food Guide is killing you
Canadians are a pretty obedient bunch when it comes to eating what the government says we should be eating.
Over the last three decades, we’ve upped our intake of fruits and vegetables while reducing fat and dairy. We’ve increased grains and fish in ouDoes an Italian village filled with cigarette smoking centenarians hide the secret to long life' | National Post
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Nurse Fausta Bonino arrested for 'killing 13 patients with lethal injections' in Italy
Fausta Bonino is accused of killing the patients aged between 61 and 88 over the course of 2014 and 2015 at a hospital in the town of Piombino in Tuscany, Italy.
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Fausta Bonino is accused of killing the patients aged between 61 and 88 over the course of 2014 and 2015 at a hospital in the town of Piombino in Tuscany, Italy. Most food cans in Canadian stores contain toxic BPA, study saysHealth | 207984 hits | 1:44 PM on Wednesday | posted by BeaverFever
Environmental Defence says 86 per cent of cans purchased in Canada contain bisphenol A, which has been linked to health concerns. New online test evaluates skin cancer risk
Australian researchers have developed a new online tool to evaluate skin cancer risk. The test is based on ten questions and predicts risk level over three years. Drinking alcohol offers no net health benefits, review finds
The health benefits of moderate drinking are likely overstated, say Canadian researchers who reviewed 87 long-term studies on alcohol and death rates. Kashechewan children suffering from rashes, open sores | CTV News
Children covered in sores and rashes in an Ontario First Nation are the face of a much broader health crisis faced by aboriginal communities across the country, says Charlie Angus, the NDP indigenous affairs critic.Mexico City bans 1.1M cars in first smog alert in 11 years
Mexico City authorities are banning more than 1 million cars from the roads and offering free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles as the megalopolis' first air pollution alert in 11 years stretches into a third day.
Mexico City authorities are banning more than 1 million cars from the roads and offering free subway and bus rides to coax people from their vehicles as the megalopolis' first air pollution alert in 11 years stretches into a third day. Some organic, free-range eggs more nutritious, Marketplace investigation finds
Many consumers who buy free-range, small-flock or organic eggs may be motivated by concerns over animal welfare, but these farming methods can also have an impact on vitamin and fat content, testing by Marketplace found. B.C. Legislature water sample contains 5 times the legal limit of lead
Water in the B.C. legislature building has more than five times the maximum levels of lead allowed under federal and provincial regulations, according to tests ordered by independent MLA Vicki Huntington. High-fat diets may spur cancer by activating tumor-prone stem cells | Ars Technica
Mouse study may explain well-known link between obesity and cancer in humans. Chowing down on a high-fat diet may not only grow your waistline. It may also plump stem cell populations in your gut—cells that are prone to producing tumors. Food companies distort nutrition science. Here's how to stop them.
One researcher's informal review of industry-backed nutrition studies found 90 percent favored the study funder. Canadian agency given deadline by U.S. body to clean up food safetyHealth | 206699 hits | 9:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
3 new cases of Zika confirmed in CanadaHealth | 207693 hits | 12:38 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Three new cases of Zika virus have been confirmed in Canada, federal health officials tell CTV News. The new cases are in Saskatchewan, Ontario and Alberta. Committee wants assisted-dying law to include mentally ill, 'mature minors'Health | 207708 hits | 12:36 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A parliamentary committee said the federal government make doctor-assisted dying immediately available to all adults with "grievous and irremediable" medical conditions -- including mental illnesses -- and eventually allow “mature minors” to also end theiMissouri jury awards $72M to family of cancer victim who used talcum powder
A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson's well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum.
A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson's well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum. Drinking game death of teen leaves family wondering, 'Why''
The parents of a Fredericton teen who died after playing a drinking game are telling their story in the hope other such deaths can be prevented. Syrian refugees's apartment was checked for bedbugs, says ISANSHealth | 206854 hits | 1:46 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The head of the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia says staff thoroughly inspected an apartment to ensure it was bedbug-free before moving in a family of six Syrian refugees near the end of January. Laura Hillier died of leukemia while waiting for hospital bed despite having a donorHealth | 206918 hits | 10:17 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Laura Hillier, 18, died from leukemia, waiting for a special bed to become available in a Canadian hospital. At her funeral friends signed her casket with loving messages in a now-viral image.6-year-old Happy Meal disturbingly looks almost fresh
A mom from Alaska recently found a Happy Meal she bought six years ago -- and it's barely changed a bit.
A mom from Alaska recently found a Happy Meal she bought six years ago -- and it's barely changed a bit.Pregnant women in Brazil urged to think twice before giving a kiss
Health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use condoms with pregnant partners if they have visited countries where the virus is present.
Health officials on Friday warned pregnant women to think twice about the lips they kiss and called on men to use condoms with pregnant partners if they have visited countries where the virus is present.Utah legislators back plan to declare porn a health crisis
A panel of lawmakers in the predominantly Mormon state of Utah has heartily endorsed a resolution declaring pornography a public health crisis.
A panel of lawmakers in the predominantly Mormon state of Utah has heartily endorsed a resolution declaring pornography a public health crisis. Meat-eating Albertans try raw vegan diet for a month
What happens when five meat-eating Albertans switch to a diet consisting entirely of raw food for a month? Spoiler: some of them don’t mind it. Young people with mental health problems increasingly visiting ERHealth | 207126 hits | 8:53 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Wait times for doctors and psychiatrists forcing patients with urgent care needs to seek hospital care Fat' Thin' Molecular switch may turn obesity on or off | Science | AAAS
Identical twins may be alike in everything from their eye color to their favorite foods, but they can diverge in one important characteristic: their weight. A new study uncovers a molecular mechanism for obesity that might explain why one twin can be extr Why the calorie is broken | Ars Technica
“I’m kind of pissed at the scientific community for not coming up with something better." “For me, a calorie is a unit of measurement that’s a real pain in the rear.”
Bo Nash is 38. He lives in Arlington, Texas, where he’s a technology director for a t Health ministers agree to tackle drug prices, home care and mental health
Health Minister Jane Philpott has wrapped up two days of meetings with provincial and territorial counterparts in Vancouver, with the ministers deciding to tackle drug prices, community care and innovation as top priorities. The most dangerous kind of distracted driving
A culture of entitlement makes distracted drivers a new kind of menace Over 1,600 new nurses to be hired across B.C.
The B.C. Nurses' Union and provincial government have partnered to announce the creation of 1,643 new regular nursing positions across the province.
Man left brain-dead by drug trial dies, sparking manslaughter investigation in France
PARIS — A man died in a French hospital Sunday after taking part in a drug trial for a painkiller based on a compound similar to cannabis, and five other participants remain hospitalized after one of France’s most troubling medical incidents.
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PARIS — A man died in a French hospital Sunday after taking part in a drug trial for a painkiller based on a compound similar to cannabis, and five other participants remain hospitalized after one of France’s most troubling medical incidents. Albertans warned to get vaccinated after 5 influenza deaths | CTV News
Alberta health officials are concerned that just one in four people in the province have been vaccinated against the influenza virus so far this flu season, and are pointing out that the disease has already caused at least five deaths.How MSG Got A Bad Rap: Flawed Science And Xenophobia | FiveThirtyEight
As a college student in New York City, I marveled that the city let me eat poached eggs with halloumi cheese and Moroccan spiced pita for breakfast, a spicy-swe…
As a college student in New York City, I marveled that the city let me eat poached eggs with halloumi cheese and Moroccan spiced pita for breakfast, a spicy-swe… It's 2016 - time for some lentils
This year has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Pulses — and Canada happens to be a world leader in the production of what's predicted to be a popular protein choice as cuts of meat rise in 2016. Antibiotic resistance threat demands curb on use in animals, Canadian doctors say
Superbug bacteria in Canadian samples dating back five years that were discovered during recent tests serve as a wake-up call to stop adding antibiotics to animal feed, and to boost surveillance, doctors and microbiologists say. Researcher issues 'call to action' to force release of hidden drug safety data
A Dalhousie University health law researcher wants scientists, doctors and journalists to use a little known power buried in a recently passed law to access drug industry data that Ottawa has long kept secret. He's even created a handy template to make th
For months, worried parents in Flint, Mich., arrived at their pediatricians’ offices in droves. Holding a toddler by the hand or an infant in their arms, they all have the same question: Are their children being poisoned? Antidepressant use in pregnancy increases risk of autism: studyHealth | 206718 hits | 12:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadian researchers are raising the alarm about the use of antidepressants during pregnancy, unveiling research that finds the drugs are strongly linked to an increased risk of autism. Trudeau Liberals poised to restore refugee health benefits cut by HarperHealth | 206828 hits | 7:48 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prior to 2012, anyone awaiting a refugee status decision had their health costs — including dental, eye care and medications — paid for by the federal governmentBack to Canada News
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