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44 salmonella cases linked to frozen raw breaded chicken productsHealth | 207637 hits | 1:28 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canadians are being reminded to take proper food-handling precautions after 44 cases of salmonella have been linked to frozen raw breaded chicken products in four different provinces. Air quality advisory issued for eastern Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley
Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory for eastern parts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley because of high concentrations of ground-level ozone that are expected to persist through the weekend.Eyes red after a swim in the pool' It's from the pee, not the chlorine
U.S. public health officials confirm that it's not chlorine giving red-eye to swimmers, as many believe — it's people who pee in the pool.
U.S. public health officials confirm that it's not chlorine giving red-eye to swimmers, as many believe — it's people who pee in the pool. How pharmaceutical company Alexion set the price of the world's most expensive drug
A special drug for an extremely rare disease, Soliris costs about half a million dollars per patient, per year, for life. Why? The reasons for the price are locked in "the black box" of drug pricing that governments are seeking to crack open.U.S. Supreme Court upholds Obamacare tax subsidies
In a major win for President Barack Obama, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court decision that allows the federal government to issue health care subsidies to states. "This was a good day for America," Obama said in the wake of the ruling.
In a major win for President Barack Obama, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a lower-court decision that allows the federal government to issue health care subsidies to states. "This was a good day for America," Obama said in the wake of the ruling. Deadly summer start for Alberta kids on ATVs
Alberta Health Services says three children have died from injuries related to incidents involving ATVs in the province between May 1 and June 21, 2015.Need a miracle cure' Visit North Korea: Impoverished nation claims it has antidote for MERS, Ebola and AIDS
SEOUL — North Korea says it has succeeded where the greatest minds in science have failed.
The authoritarian, impoverished nation better known for pursuing a nuclear program despite global criticism announced Friday it has a drug that can prevent and c
Health | 206673 hits | 12:31 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
SEOUL — North Korea says it has succeeded where the greatest minds in science have failed.
The authoritarian, impoverished nation better known for pursuing a nuclear program despite global criticism announced Friday it has a drug that can prevent and cThe 100-year-old scientist who pushed the FDA to ban artificial trans fat
No one was more pleased by the Food and Drug Administration's decision Tuesday to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply than Fred Kummerow, a 100-year-old University of Illinois professor who has warned about the dangers of the artery-
No one was more pleased by the Food and Drug Administration's decision Tuesday to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply than Fred Kummerow, a 100-year-old University of Illinois professor who has warned about the dangers of the artery- What's in your water? Drinking water in Canadian cities not always tested for all contaminants
Many Canadian cities stop short of testing drinking water for all possible harmful contaminants, and experts say the long-term consequences could be detrimental to people's health, a CBC News investigation has found. Canadian men's poor health costs $36.9B a year: studyHealth | 206749 hits | 3:41 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Men who are out of shape, overweight, drink too much and smoke are costing Canada $36.9 billion a year, according to a new study.First penile transplant recipient 'to become father'
The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation tells the BBC.
Health | 206710 hits | 11:19 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The South African recipient of the world's first penile transplant is to become a father, a surgeon who performed the operation tells the BBC. Debt stress affects health, fuels depression
Canadians coping with the financial stress of heavy debt are increasingly talking about suicide as they struggle with sleepless nights and high blood pressure, a psychologist says. Marijuana can be risky for teens with developing brains, researchers say
Scientific studies increasingly suggest marijuana may not be the risk-free high that teens think it is, researchers say. Placenta eating offers no benefit to mom, review finds
While some celebrity moms swear by it and have made it trendy, doctors and scientists say consuming the placenta after birth offers women and their babies no benefit.How a new blood test can detect 'virtually' any virus you've ever contracted | CTV News
By drawing just a single drop of blood, doctors may soon be able to test their patients to see if they've ever contracted more than 1,000 strains of viruses.
Health | 206662 hits | 7:26 PM on Thursday | posted by Guy_Fawkes
By drawing just a single drop of blood, doctors may soon be able to test their patients to see if they've ever contracted more than 1,000 strains of viruses. Why sitting at work is bad for your health and what you can do about it
Ergonomist David Antle thinks it's a good idea to discourage too much sedentary behaviour at the office but telling people to work standing up isn't necessarily the solution. He says it's movement that matters. Here's what he had to say about staying heal Strokes difficult to recognize, even for Dr. David Butler-Jones
Even Canada's top doctor had trouble recognizing when he was having a stroke, a critical step in getting care to reduce the risk of death and ensuring the best possible recovery, the Heart and Stroke Foundation says. Prescription drug spending growth fuelled by costly new drugs
Prescription drug spending in Canada reached an estimated $28.8 billion last year, driven by new biologics that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient. 'We've reached the end of the line': Ont. infant needs liver donation | CTV News
The parents of an 8-month-old baby are desperately searching for a liver donor to help save their little girl's life.How Sophie, a 120-pound German Shepherd, helps an Oklahoma veteran find peace | News OK
Edward Shepherd wasn’t leaving his home. The paranoia was too much to handle, leaving him unable to perform simple tasks. Friends and family brought him groceries. He hardly slept, startled by the loud noises of living in a city.
Edward Shepherd wasn’t leaving his home. The paranoia was too much to handle, leaving him unable to perform simple tasks. Friends and family brought him groceries. He hardly slept, startled by the loud noises of living in a city. 'Infuriating:' B.C. cancer patient speaks out about fight for EIHealth | 207690 hits | 10:38 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A B.C. cancer patient is speaking out after she says she tried to get employment insurance and was told to call the welfare office instead. Cold deemed deadlier than heat when it comes to weather deaths
Cold temperatures kill about 20 times as many people worldwide as hot temperatures do, say Canadian and international researchers who challenge conventional wisdom that heat causes the most deaths. Fatty liver disease an epidemic few know about
Fatty liver disease may not be well known, but it's epidemic. You could be among the millions of Canadians who unknowingly have it. Medicine Hat becomes the first city in Canada to eliminate homelessness
After several years of work, now no one in the city goes more than 10 days without a permanent place to live. The mayor — who began as a skeptic — explains how they did it.27-year-old woman's skin cancer selfies show how glamourous tanning beds aren't
At just 27 years old, Kentucky nurse and new mom Tawny Willoughby has been diagnosed with skin cancer 6 times.
At just 27 years old, Kentucky nurse and new mom Tawny Willoughby has been diagnosed with skin cancer 6 times. Alcohol kills more people worldwide than HIV, AIDS, violence and tuberculosis combined: report | National Post
Although overall consumption has decreased, the organization is concerned about the rise of �harmful drinking� among women and young peopleMan escapes big harm after power trimmer sends nail into his eye
There must have been a four-leaf clover in those weeds. A 27-year-old landscaper escaped with barely a scratch after a nearly 3-inch nail hurtled into his eye when he accidentally hit it with a weed-whacker. Doctors who removed the nail at Boston’s Massac
There must have been a four-leaf clover in those weeds. A 27-year-old landscaper escaped with barely a scratch after a nearly 3-inch nail hurtled into his eye when he accidentally hit it with a weed-whacker. Doctors who removed the nail at Boston’s Massac Steve Montador's family plans to sue NHL: reports
The family of the late former NHL player Steve Montador plans to sue the league, according to multiple reports Tuesday, after the discovery that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain condition that has been linked to conc
Researchers will bring the vaccine stateside and track it for the FDA so it can be manufactured and sold in the US.Arkansas veterinarian removes ammunition from dog that ate 23 live rifle rounds
An Arkansas veterinarian has kept a dog from going out with a bang after the animal ate 23 live rifle rounds.
An Arkansas veterinarian has kept a dog from going out with a bang after the animal ate 23 live rifle rounds.Measles Vaccine Also Protects Against Other Infectious Diseases
A team of researchers has found that vaccinating against measles improves the immune system’s availability to fend off other infectious viruses.
A team of researchers has found that vaccinating against measles improves the immune system’s availability to fend off other infectious viruses. 
Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella has a year-long waiting list for a procedure his patients say can be life-restoring: penile reconstruction. The reconstruction — or “surgical erectile restoration” — is in the form of a fully implantable, inflatable prosthesis Mars astronauts risk brain damage from cosmic rays
Humans who make the long voyage to Mars may end up with symptoms similar to dementia due to brain damage from their long-term exposure to the cosmic rays in space. Canadian hearing-test app for Third World finding new uses here
A simple, Canadian-developed iPad app to diagnose hearing loss in children in the developing world has come full circle. Back home to Canada, its creators realize it can save Western health-care systems both time and money.New test can predict cancer up to 13 years before disease develops
A new test which can predict with 100 per cent accuracy whether a person will develop cancer up to 13 years in the future, has been devised by scientists.
Health | 206812 hits | 12:15 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A new test which can predict with 100 per cent accuracy whether a person will develop cancer up to 13 years in the future, has been devised by scientists.Dog Infects Humans With Plague for First Time in US
A plague-infected dog spread the dangerous disease to four Colorado residents, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health | 206682 hits | 12:13 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A plague-infected dog spread the dangerous disease to four Colorado residents, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rubella Eliminated From The Americas, Thanks To MMR Vaccine
First we wiped out smallpox in North and South America. Then we rid the Americas of polio. Now, for the third time, the Americas are the first region in the world to eliminate yet another disease through vaccines: rubella. After 15 years of a widespread v Toxic mothballs mixed in with candy in 1,100 food bank hampers handed out in B.C., officials warn | National Post
Camphor mothballs were mistakenly put into a candy mix in more than 1,100 hampers at the Share Family and Community Services Food Bank in Port Moody Greg Turner's widow Bridget warns other paramedics could be in danger
Edmonton paramedic Greg Turner had high expectations on himself. A couple of beers in the evening and an early bedtime helped him with the hard calls, he said. As did the sleeping pills prescribed by a family doctor. Until they didn't. His wife tells the For a better memory, find a quiet place to listen
An experiment at Memorial University has found that learning and memory improve under ideal listening conditions. Vancouver pot shops should be shut down, says Rona Ambrose
Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose is calling on Vancouver's mayor to close down the city's retail marijuana stores.
Justin and Erica Sonnenburg believe that the root of many Western diseases can be traced to our languishing guts. There are 26 letters in the alphabet, and cockroach is not one of them
Kye Courchesne used to like spelling his name with the letters in a bowl of Alpha-Getti, but last November, the eight-year-old found something on his spoon that might have been a little harder to spell.Belle Gibson: The Whole Pantry author, app developer admits cancer diagnosis not true
Wellness advocate Belle Gibson, who translated her high-profile as a cancer survivor into publishing success, admits her cancer diagnosis was not real.
Wellness advocate Belle Gibson, who translated her high-profile as a cancer survivor into publishing success, admits her cancer diagnosis was not real.'A fake and a charlatan': Doctors call for Dr. Oz to be dismissed from Columbia surgery faculty
Dr. Oz doesn’t walk or talk like a duck — but 10 prominent critics say he’s still a quack.
The group of nationally known doctors, in a lacerating letter to his boss, called for the TV doctor’s dismissal from the prestigious post of vice chairman of Col
Health | 206700 hits | 11:01 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dr. Oz doesn’t walk or talk like a duck — but 10 prominent critics say he’s still a quack.
The group of nationally known doctors, in a lacerating letter to his boss, called for the TV doctor’s dismissal from the prestigious post of vice chairman of Col Anti-vaccination parents could be denied government benefits in Australia
Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children will miss out on government benefits of up to $15,000 per child under a new measure announced by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Tara Hills, Ottawa mom, changes anti-vaccination stand, but 7 kids still get sick
An Ottawa mother of seven "defected" from the anti-vaccination movement, but then her youngest — a 10-month-old son — contracted whooping cough before she could get all of her children their shots.Back to Canada News
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