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Link Related to Canada in some say Calgary's Dr. Chantal Barry refuses to prescribe birth control due to personal beliefs
Health | 207994 hits | 11:42 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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A Calgary doctor who will not prescribe birth control because she says it goes against her personal beliefs has triggered outrage among patients.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Rattlesnake season: Tips on how to avoid bites
Health | 207965 hits | 11:17 AM on Saturday | posted by Hyack
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If you get bitten by a massasauga rattlesnake this summer, the Toronto Zoo advises you do the opposite of whatever you've seen in movies.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pipes with asbestos still used in new buildings
Health | 207937 hits | 6:41 AM on Friday | posted by DrCaleb
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As huge sums are being spent to remove the substance from public buildings, it is being installed in luxury condos, office buildings and even hospitals
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Link Related to Canada in some say Your summer UV, ozone layer forecast
Health | 207867 hits | 7:10 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Summer UV levels linked to winter's polar vortex Will you have to slather on extra sunscreen this year to avoid burns? Here's what Canadians can expect from the sun this year.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Antibiotic scientist must push discovery to market
Health | 207732 hits | 6:29 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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A McMaster University scientist has discovered a compound that attacks a dangerous new class of superbugs, providing a gleam of scientific hope against the spectre of antibiotic resistance, but he now faces more work to capture the interest of a pharmaceu
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Link Related to Canada in some say Concussion experts in Ottawa launch guidelines for treating kids
Health | 207566 hits | 6:23 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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Emergency medicine researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation have launched recommendations aimed at treating children and teens with concussions.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths
Health | 206606 hits | 8:03 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Air pollution controls help to save lives, a U.S. study suggests, as death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia fell dramatically as air quality improved.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Indigenous health-care research gets $10M from Toronto doctor
Health | 206444 hits | 11:26 AM on Sunday | posted by Goober911
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A Toronto neurosurgeon has donated $10 million toward improving the health of Canada’s indigenous people.
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Anthrax scare at Atlanta laboratory puts 75 scientists at risk
Health | 206546 hits | 4:23 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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As many as 75 top scientists working in U.S. federal government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria the U.S. Centers for Disease Control says.
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Afghan girl given prosthetic arm returns to US after death threats
Health | 206590 hits | 3:26 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - An Afghan girl whose love of painting won the hearts of U.S. doctors who fitted her with a prosthetic arm returned to the United States on Thursday, after the group that . . .
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Link Related to Canada in some say Compost rats overrun Vancouver daycare playground
Health | 206717 hits | 6:08 PM on Wednesday | posted by Hyack
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Backyard composting bins in a parking lot under the north end of the Burrard Bridge have created a serious rat problem for a nearby daycare.
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Health | 206480 hits | 1:26 PM on Wednesday | posted by Goober911
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Instead of giving singer Alama Kante a general anesthetic, a hypnotherapist put her into a deep trance. But Kante was sufficiently conscious to sing during the procedure, guiding the surgeon so he'd know where to put his knife
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Link Related to Canada in some say Ontario faces lawsuits related to 16 facilities for developmentally disabled
Health | 206691 hits | 6:30 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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A Toronto law firm says class action claims have been launched on behalf of former residents of 16 provincially-operated institutions for people with developmental disabilities.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Opiate overdose deaths rising across Canada
Health | 206672 hits | 6:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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Deaths linked to opiate overdoses are rising sharply across Canada owing to an increase in prescription drug use, and many of these deaths could be prevented, a report says.
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Link Related to Canada in some say The sick day scam
Health | 206823 hits | 4:08 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Something ails Ontario’s teachers. Male and female educators, in Catholic and public school boards alike, are falling ill in record numbers. This troubling, pernicious illness tends to strike hardest on Fridays and Mondays, particularly when the sun is sh
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Can Angelina Jolie's star power refocus the debate on sexual violence'
Health | 206758 hits | 1:37 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Like the international campaign to eliminate landmines, the emerging fight to stop rape as a weapon of war has now become globalized. But can even Angelina Jolie's star power help stop a practice that has endured so long, for all the wrong reasons, Nahlah
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Link Related to Canada in some say Chia powder linked to salmonella cases in Canada, U.S.
Health | 206650 hits | 1:37 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
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People on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border should avoid eating recalled brands of chia seeds, health officials say.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Overweight, obesity class includes 1 in 5 Canadian youth
Health | 206652 hits | 4:08 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Statistic Canada says new data from its 2013 Canadian Community Health Survey show that one in five youths aged 12 to 17 reported height and weight that classified them as overweight or obese.
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Our immune systems can unmask tumours and cure cancer, experts say, calling immuno-oncology the biggest breakthrough in years | National Post
Health | 206405 hits | 3:38 PM on Monday | posted by Goober911
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Some have been bold enough to call it a cure for cancer, while others are more conservative. In either case, experts agree: Having the body's defences fend off cancer is showing a lot of promise
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Link Related to Canada in some say Formaldehyde in furniture caused ill effects, allege B.C. newlyweds
Health | 206628 hits | 7:29 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Vancouver newlyweds Han and Laura Lee say they suffered a series of ill health effects owing to high levels of formaldehyde in their bedroom, which they believe were coming from their new bedroom furniture.
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Link Related to Canada in some say
Health | 206478 hits | 6:50 PM on Friday | posted by Goober911
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As the saying goes, you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. But a new study, which started as a sixth-grade science fair project, found you can kill more flies with a popular natural sweetener than other sugar products. Erythritol, a sugar
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Link Related to Canada in some say Privacy commissioner attacks police regarding disclosure of mental health records
Health | 206677 hits | 10:05 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Toronto police’s “perplexing” and “indiscriminate” disclosure of suicide attempt incidents in a national police database accessible to U.S. authorities has triggered unprecedented legal action by Ontario’s privacy commissioner.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Obesity research confirms long-term weight loss almost impossible
Health | 206705 hits | 7:32 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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There's a disturbing truth that is emerging from the science of obesity, Kelly Crowe reports. After years of study, it's becoming apparent that it's nearly impossible to permanently lose weight.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Open defecation solves the child mortality puzzle among Indian Muslims
Health | 206712 hits | 8:46 AM on Wednesday | posted by DrCaleb
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In India, Hindus are, on average, richer and more educated than Muslims. But oddly, Hindus' child mortality rate is much higher. All observable factors say Hindus should fare better, but they don't. Economists refer to this as the Muslim mortality puzzle.
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World's smallest baby' Premature boy born weighing just 1lb survives
Health | 207068 hits | 1:35 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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At four-months-old, baby Qiuqiu is ready to take on the world after battling for survival following his premature birth when he weighed in at just 1lb.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Watering gardens with lead, BPA and phthalates
Health | 206666 hits | 8:04 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
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Research indicates many garden hoses leach measurable levels of lead, bisphenol A and phthalates.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Flame retardant in old couches, carpets poses health risk to kids' IQs
Health | 207776 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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Debates over the toxicity of chemicals like lead and mercury have long been extinguished, but mounting research into flame retardant has ignited a deeper probe of man-made chemicals. Learning deficits and decreased IQ in children has been linked to synth
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Link Related to Canada in some say The made-in-Canada problem facing nuclear medicine
Health | 207681 hits | 9:43 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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Buried deep inside the federal budget bill is an amendment to allow the sale and probable dismantling of Canada's medical isotope supplier. It is the first step toward an expected worldwide shortage in a key ingredient in diagnostic imaging.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Maternal and child health innovators are developing lifesaving tools
Health | 207673 hits | 6:29 PM on Sunday | posted by Goober911
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With support from Grand Challenges Canada, researchers in this country are working to save lives around the world
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Drinkable sunscreen: summer's newest cocktail'
Health | 207682 hits | 4:08 PM on Thursday | posted by Strutz
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A U.S.-based company claims to have invented the world’s first drinkable sunscreen that provides protection comparable to an SPF 30 lotion.
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U.S. MERS case spread disease to a contact; first onward spread in North America
Health | 206667 hits | 1:41 PM on Saturday | posted by Strutz
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the U.S. has seen its first case of local transmission of MERS.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Life expectancy in Canada hits 80 for men, 84 for women
Health | 206646 hits | 1:08 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
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Life expectancy in Canada and other countries around the world is growing, according to a new report from the World Health Organization, with most of the progress apparent in low-income countries.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Food dye amounts revealed in brand name products
Health | 206673 hits | 7:09 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
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Purdue University study assesses amounts of artificial food colouring in brand name products to guide parents.
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Bouncy castle soars into the sky, injuring 3 children
Health | 206634 hits | 7:01 AM on Thursday | posted by DrCaleb
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They may be a popular birthday party attraction, but as one upstate New York community learned this week, bouncy castles (or 'bounce houses,' as they're sometimes referred to) can be anything but fun when the wind picks up. Two young boys and a girl were
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Link Related to Canada in some say Common heart valve abnormality tied to aneurysm risk
Health | 206755 hits | 6:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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A new Canadian study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows a direct link with a risk of a bulge in the body's main artery and a heart condition some people are born with.
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Red wine antioxidants don't improve heart health
Health | 207083 hits | 7:26 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
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You might not be able to pass off the daily glass of red-wine as good for your heart anymore.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pregnant drivers face higher risks for serious motor vehicle crash
Health | 206695 hits | 10:30 AM on Monday | posted by Regina
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Women in their second trimester of pregnancy are at much greater risk of a serious motor vehicle crash compared with the same women before pregnancy, say Canadian doctors who want obstetricians to remind patients about road safety.
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Health | 206509 hits | 1:48 PM on Sunday | posted by Goober911
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Doctors have taken an important step toward a long-sought goal: harnessing a person’s own immune system to fight cancer
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Surrey's miracle micro-twins home at last
Health | 206979 hits | 11:52 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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Twin boys, born Oct. 11, 2013, at 23 weeks gestation, almost four months too early.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Popular fish oil study deeply flawed, new research says
Health | 206752 hits | 8:39 PM on Friday | posted by Regina
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A popular study from the 1970s that helps sell millions of dollars' worth of fish oil supplements worldwide is deeply flawed, according to a new study being published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
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Link Related to Canada in some say The Untold Truth by Spencer Jean a story of life with concussions
Health | 206872 hits | 10:48 AM on Friday | posted by Hyack
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Spencer Jean is a hockey player who had his career cut short by concussions — 15 of them. Now his brain is degenerating.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Apples top list for pesticide contamination in 2014
Health | 206698 hits | 7:59 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
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New lists from the Environmental Working Group offer consumers data on which fruits and vegetables have the highest and lowest levels of pesticide residue.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Pole dancing concussion prompts caution about pole exercises
Health | 206906 hits | 11:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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A Halifax woman is asking people to be wary of pole dancing style exercises after she suffered a concussion a year ago as she hung upside down from a pole.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Why you should stop using your phone in the bathroom
Health | 206885 hits | 7:01 AM on Wednesday | posted by Regina
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You should probably stop bringing your phone into the bathroom with you, because there’s more growing on it than you think, says Anne Bialachowski, manager of infection control at St. Joseph's Healthcare in Hamilton.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Polio outbreak: How war is thwarting the fight against the virus
Health | 206798 hits | 6:47 AM on Tuesday | posted by Regina
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Civil strife in countries such as Pakistan and Syria is thwarting efforts to combat the polio virus, which has spread and become an international public health emergency, according to the World Health Organization.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Bacon packages shrink as pork prices soar
Health | 206903 hits | 10:45 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack
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Canadian consumers planning to bring home the bacon — even just a few slices for breakfast — may notice lighter packages on store shelves following a spike in pork prices.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Library changes seen as risk to Health Canada's credibility
Health | 206753 hits | 8:01 AM on Monday | posted by DrCaleb
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New documents obtained by CBC News show management at Health Canada admitted that changes to library services would lead to risks in the department's credibility and its ability to produce evidence-based decisions.
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Link Related to Canada in some say Measles vaccines: should they be mandatory'
Health | 206718 hits | 7:03 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
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“Back in the early 1900’s, about one in every five houses in Canada had a picture of a dead kid on the mantle,” says Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious disease specialist with University of Alberta.
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People exposed to malaria in Austrian syphilis experiments
Health | 206464 hits | 2:19 PM on Friday | posted by Strutz
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An Austrian experts' commission says hundreds of people, including children, were injected with the parasite which causes malaria as part of research for a cure against syphilis, long after penicillin was available.
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Link Related to Canada in some say J&J suspends sales of fibroid removal device after FDA warning
Health | 206633 hits | 6:54 AM on Thursday | posted by Regina
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Johnson & Johnson is halting sales of devices used to remove growths in the uterus following a U.S. government warning that the electronic surgical tools can inadvertently spread cancer to other parts of the body.

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