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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
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
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 scam
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
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
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.
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
Doctors have taken an important step toward a long-sought goal: harnessing a person’s own immune system to fight cancer
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.
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.
Measles vaccines: should they be mandatory'
“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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