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Calgary's Dr. Chantal Barry refuses to prescribe birth control due to personal beliefs
A Calgary doctor who will not prescribe birth control because she says it goes against her personal beliefs has triggered outrage among patients. Rattlesnake season: Tips on how to avoid bites
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. Pipes with asbestos still used in new buildings
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 Your summer UV, ozone layer forecast
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. Antibiotic scientist must push discovery to market
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 Concussion experts in Ottawa launch guidelines for treating kids
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. Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths
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.Afghan girl given prosthetic arm returns to US after death threats
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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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 . . . Compost rats overrun Vancouver daycare playground
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. Ontario faces lawsuits related to 16 facilities for developmentally disabled
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. Opiate overdose deaths rising across Canada
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. The sick day scamHealth | 206909 hits | 4:08 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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 shCan Angelina Jolie's star power refocus the debate on sexual violence'
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
Health | 206897 hits | 1:37 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
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 Chia powder linked to salmonella cases in Canada, U.S.Health | 206763 hits | 1:37 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
People on both sides of the Canada/U.S. border should avoid eating recalled brands of chia seeds, health officials say. Overweight, obesity class includes 1 in 5 Canadian youthHealth | 206777 hits | 4:08 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
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. Formaldehyde in furniture caused ill effects, allege B.C. newlywedsHealth | 206724 hits | 7:29 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
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. Privacy commissioner attacks police regarding disclosure of mental health recordsHealth | 206775 hits | 10:05 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
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. Obesity research confirms long-term weight loss almost impossible
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. Open defecation solves the child mortality puzzle among Indian Muslims
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.World's smallest baby' Premature boy born weighing just 1lb survives
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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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. Watering gardens with lead, BPA and phthalates
Research indicates many garden hoses leach measurable levels of lead, bisphenol A and phthalates. Flame retardant in old couches, carpets poses health risk to kids' IQs
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 The made-in-Canada problem facing nuclear medicine
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. Maternal and child health innovators are developing lifesaving tools
With support from Grand Challenges Canada, researchers in this country are working to save lives around the worldDrinkable sunscreen: summer's newest cocktail'
A U.S.-based company claims to have invented the world’s first drinkable sunscreen that provides protection comparable to an SPF 30 lotion.
A U.S.-based company claims to have invented the world’s first drinkable sunscreen that provides protection comparable to an SPF 30 lotion.U.S. MERS case spread disease to a contact; first onward spread in North America
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the U.S. has seen its first case of local transmission of MERS.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the U.S. has seen its first case of local transmission of MERS. Life expectancy in Canada hits 80 for men, 84 for womenHealth | 206743 hits | 1:08 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
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. Food dye amounts revealed in brand name products
Purdue University study assesses amounts of artificial food colouring in brand name products to guide parents.Bouncy castle soars into the sky, injuring 3 children
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
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 Common heart valve abnormality tied to aneurysm riskHealth | 206871 hits | 6:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
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.Red wine antioxidants don't improve heart health
You might not be able to pass off the daily glass of red-wine as good for your heart anymore.
You might not be able to pass off the daily glass of red-wine as good for your heart anymore. Pregnant drivers face higher risks for serious motor vehicle crash
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.Surrey's miracle micro-twins home at last
Twin boys, born Oct. 11, 2013, at 23 weeks gestation, almost four months too early.
Health | 207080 hits | 11:52 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Twin boys, born Oct. 11, 2013, at 23 weeks gestation, almost four months too early. Popular fish oil study deeply flawed, new research says
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. The Untold Truth by Spencer Jean a story of life with concussions
Spencer Jean is a hockey player who had his career cut short by concussions — 15 of them. Now his brain is degenerating. Apples top list for pesticide contamination in 2014
New lists from the Environmental Working Group offer consumers data on which fruits and vegetables have the highest and lowest levels of pesticide residue. Pole dancing concussion prompts caution about pole exercises
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. Why you should stop using your phone in the bathroom
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. Polio outbreak: How war is thwarting the fight against the virus
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. Bacon packages shrink as pork prices soar
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. Library changes seen as risk to Health Canada's credibility
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. Measles vaccines: should they be mandatory'Health | 206847 hits | 7:03 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
“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. J&J suspends sales of fibroid removal device after FDA warning
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.Back to Canada News
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