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End of common cold could be in sight
Scientists say 'Enigma machine' has unlocked clues to the way the virus of the common cold assembles - making it possible to stop disease in its tracks
Why the 'Prius Driving, Composting' Set Fears Vaccines
Journalist Seth Mnookin's new book, The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear, explores the public health scare over vaccines and autism. The 1998 paper in The Lancet by British physician Andrew Wakefield that sparked the panic has long
Anti-vaccine parents dropped by some U.S doctors
With California gripped by a measles outbreak, Dr. Charles Goodman posted a clear notice in his waiting room and on Facebook: His practice will no longer see children whose parents won't get them vaccinated.
Measles outbreak in California infects 70
Seventy people have been infected in a measles outbreak that led California public health officials to urge those who haven't been vaccinated against the disease, including children too young to be immunized, should avoid Disney parks where the spread ori

Ebola poses the greatest threat to the survival of our nearest cousins — gorillas and chimps, a third of which have died from the deadly virus since the 1990s.
Pharmacists fail to catch drug interactions
In a months-long investigation that's the largest of its kind in Canada, CBC's Marketplace brought hidden cameras into 50 pharmacies to test if pharmacists are giving the proper advice to patients before dispensing drugs. Read the story to find out what w

For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in
Citronella bug sprays get 2nd chance from Health Canada
Health Canada is backtracking on its ban on citronella-based bug sprays, a product that was suppposed to be phased out by the end of this year but can continue to be sold while the agency re-examines its policy, CBC News has learned.
Early success for vaccine against brain-wasting disease
Researchers have reportedly developed the first successful vaccination against a condition similar to Mad Cow Disease that affects deer – a discovery that could not only help prevent US livestock from contracting the ailment, but could help prevent simila
Autism Risk Linked to Particulate Air PollutionChildren whose mothers were exposed to high levels of fine particulate pollution in late pregnancy have up to twice the risk of developing autism as children of mothers breathing cleaner air, scientists reported
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