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The number of new drugs that interact adversely with grapefruit juice is on the rise, says a new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Cherry tomatoes recalled over salmonella fears
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled cherry tomatoes that may be contaminated with salmonella.Woman dies after abortion request 'refused'
The death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant is the subject of two investigations at University Hospital Galway in the Republic of Ireland.
The death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant is the subject of two investigations at University Hospital Galway in the Republic of Ireland. Canadian in 'vegetative state' communicates to scientistsHealth | 207918 hits | 9:29 AM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
The common wisdom that people in a vegetative state cannot be reached may need to be rethought after researchers in London, Ont., have shown otherwise in the case of Canadian Scott Routley.New study: Obesity may be irreversible
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Protesters vow to close Ireland's first abortion clinic
The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in downtown Belfast, unleashing angry protests on the street and uniting Catholic and Protestant politicians in calls to investigate the new facility.
The first abortion clinic on the island of Ireland opened Thursday in downtown Belfast, unleashing angry protests on the street and uniting Catholic and Protestant politicians in calls to investigate the new facility. PMS moodiness may be a myth: study
When a normally sweet-tempered woman starts lashing out or bursting into tears for apparently no reason, there can only be one explanation: she’s “PMSing.” At least, that’s long been the way that comedians like to explain it. But a team of researchers fro Paralyzed B.C. teen gets apology for long surgery waitHealth | 206832 hits | 12:00 AM on Saturday | posted by saturn_656
Inmate's rights allegedly violated in jailhouse birth
A group that advocates on behalf of women in the justice system is shocked after a Cornwall, Ont., woman allegedly gave birth without a doctor present while in a segregation cell at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, CBC News has learned. Mental illness impact said to be bigger than cancer
The burden of mental illness and addictions is more than 1.5 times that of all cancers, a new report suggests. Beef scare resurrects talk of national E. coli vaccine for cattle
Canada is the first country to license the use of a vaccine to reduce E. coli risks to consumers, but it hasn’t caught on with the cattle industry Canadian online pharmacy ordered to stop marketing to U.S.
A Winnipeg-based internet pharmacy, believed to be Canada's biggest, has been ordered by U.S. officials to stop marketing drugs to American customers through 3,700 websites.Kenya's doctors on strike, protesting poor state of public health
Doctors in Kenya's public hospitals on Wednesday spent their 17th day on strike to protest the dilapidated state of public health care. Emergency rooms in some of Kenya's public hospitals frequently don't have gloves or medicine, and power outages sometim
Doctors in Kenya's public hospitals on Wednesday spent their 17th day on strike to protest the dilapidated state of public health care. Emergency rooms in some of Kenya's public hospitals frequently don't have gloves or medicine, and power outages sometim XL Foods inspectors did 'terrific job up to this point'
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says inspection staff at the XL Foods plant in the midst of the largest beef recall in Canadian history have done a terrific job until now.New ear grown on woman's arm
Reconstructive surgeon said he believes patient will have 'a normal looking ear'
Reconstructive surgeon said he believes patient will have 'a normal looking ear' Fewer crashes when docs report unfit drivers
It’s often difficult for doctors to warn patients that they may no longer be fit to drive, but a new Canadian study finds that when they do, the result is fewer serious crashes.IUDs, implants urged for U.S. teen birth control
Doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants long-lasting and more effective birth control to teens, a leading U.S. gynecologists group says.
Doctors should be recommending IUDs or hormonal implants long-lasting and more effective birth control to teens, a leading U.S. gynecologists group says. Almost a third of Canadian kids are overweight: study
Statistics Canada says almost a third of Canadian children are either overweight or obese.Three-parent embryos unnerve ethicists
The potential treatments, currently only at research stage in laboratories in Britain and the United States, would involve implanting genetically modified embryos into women for the first time
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The potential treatments, currently only at research stage in laboratories in Britain and the United States, would involve implanting genetically modified embryos into women for the first time Should courts force those with HIV to tell their sex partners?
The advances in HIV-AIDS treatment in the last decade have been nothing short of amazing, transforming the virus from what was once a death sentence to what is now a manageable disease. Patent protection emerges as contentious issue in Canada-EU trade talks
Officials from the European Union are travelling to Ottawa for what is scheduled to be the penultimate session in their long-running trade talks road show -- the final is set for Brussels in October -- intended to finally close at year's end.Ebola virus death toll more than doubles in Congo
A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 31 people in northeastern Congo, more than doubling the death toll from a week ago, the UN health agency said Friday.
A deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed 31 people in northeastern Congo, more than doubling the death toll from a week ago, the UN health agency said Friday. Bubble tea can contain carcinogens, researchers claim
Bubble tea -- that sweet, tea-based drink filled with giant tapioca balls -- may be a hazard to your health.India's emergency medical care system in tatters
Trauma care barely exists across much of India, where 160,000 people die in road accidents every year. Some of those people would surely survive if the system were better.
Trauma care barely exists across much of India, where 160,000 people die in road accidents every year. Some of those people would surely survive if the system were better.Yosemite visitors warned of rodent-borne illness
The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park in California have become the scene of a public health crisis after two visitors died from a rodent-borne disease following overnight stays.
The rustic tent cabins of Yosemite National Park in California have become the scene of a public health crisis after two visitors died from a rodent-borne disease following overnight stays. Mango recall for salmonella risk expands
Federal officials have expanded a recall of mangoes grown in Mexico because they could be contaminated with salmonella.New immune-system disease, causes AIDS-like symptoms
Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV.
Researchers have identified a mysterious new disease that has left scores of people in Asia and some in the United States with AIDS-like symptoms even though they are not infected with HIV.Investigators trace nasty tattoo infections in 4 states to ink
An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink. With the growing popularity of tattoos, health officials say they are seeing more cases of a nasty skin infection caused by a common bacteria traced to the ink. In the largest outbrea
An outbreak of infected tattoos has led to an unlikely source: the ink. With the growing popularity of tattoos, health officials say they are seeing more cases of a nasty skin infection caused by a common bacteria traced to the ink. In the largest outbreaRight-to-die man Tony Nicklinson dead after refusing food
Tony Nicklinson, a man with locked-in syndrome who fought for the right for doctors to legally end his life, has died after refusing food since last week.
Tony Nicklinson, a man with locked-in syndrome who fought for the right for doctors to legally end his life, has died after refusing food since last week. Injunction sought against private clinic operating in Vancouver
B.C. government’s action aimed at stopping facility from billing patients for services covered by province’s health plan Lakes in every province high in dangerous toxin: study
A new study shows that lakes across Canada are playing host to high concentrations of a dangerous toxin that thrives in blue-green algae. Aboriginal kids suffer more accidental injuries than others
A new report says aboriginal children suffer from unintentional injuries serious enough to require hospitalization at twice the rate of other kids in Canada.
Assisted suicide exemption upheld
The best source of local news in Nova Scotia, featuring articles from The Chronicle Herald, breaking news, sports, entertainment, business, national news, international news, weather. High rates of West Nile virus found in Toronto mosquitoes
Toronto is recording a higher-than-usual frequency of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus, according to Toronto Public Health.Uganda Ebola outbreak: patients flee hospital amid contagion fears
Ebola outbreak in Uganda claims at least 14 lives as health officials battle to stem spread of deadly virus
Ebola outbreak in Uganda claims at least 14 lives as health officials battle to stem spread of deadly virus Shift work raises risk of heart attack, stroke: study
Shift work has long been associated with unhealthy lifestyles and sleep deprivation, but a new study has now linked irregular work hours to more serious problems -- increased risks of heart attacks and strokes. Fraser Valley mosquito population booming
Historic high water levels on the Fraser River this spring have led to more swarms of mosquitoes in the Fraser Valley. Private clinics in Vancouver told to stop extra-billing
Despite constitutional claims, audit finds two Vancouver clinics billed patients almost $500,000 for publicly insured medical servicesU.S. man recovering from rare case of the plague
60-year-old man contracted the rare disease while trying to take a mouse from the jaws of his choking cat
60-year-old man contracted the rare disease while trying to take a mouse from the jaws of his choking cat Ornge was never about personal gain, ousted CEO tells committee
Troubled air ambulance service under criminal probe for financial irregularities OxyContin abusers switching to heroin
Many people who abused the painkiller OxyContin by inhaling or injecting it switched to heroin when the prescription's formula changed, U.S. researchers found.Back to Canada News
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