Health
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Enemy turned ally: The dreaded Poliovirus is being used to fight deadly brain tumours
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Imperial Tobacco 'shocked' by Health Canada's proposal for plain packaging of cigarettes
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New evidence suggest that childhood viruses play a role years later in Alzheimer's disease
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New family doctors 'don't feel competent' to perform abortions due to lack of training: study
C-sections on demand: Doctors say pregnant women don't need a valid medical reason to avoid labour
'If a patient decides they want a C-section, contrary to the wishes of their doctor, that doctor has a responsibility to refer the patient,' Canada’s obstetricians say
The secret to an ageless body (and how to get fitter after 40)
The emerging new breed of 40- and 50-somethings are NOT resigned to an expanding waistline and shrinking muscles
Grey Matters: Shielding ourselves from the realities of death
Many of us have been taught to avoid talking about religion or politics, but those aren’t our strongest conversational taboos.
Trauma to moms, babies increasing with forceps deliveries, study shows
Doctors are being urged to perform more forceps deliveries to reduce C-sections rates, but their skills and training in using forceps may be withering.
There's a gym for your face where 'trainers' slap and knead your skin to make you look younger
'It’s not a facial, it’s a workout,' says the creator of FaceGym
Why a major paper on the Mediterranean Diet was just retracted and replaced
The retraction and replacement raised eyebrows. If the original study was so problematic that the authors chose to withdraw it entirely, could the new one be trusted?
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Can psychedelic drugs like LSD and magic mushrooms treat depression and other mental illnesses?
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Grey Matters: Strategic retirement planning more challenging as we age
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Thousands of Canadian breast cancer patients will reap the rewards of a new no-chemo study, experts say
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Ontario government's most expensive program — health care — has been all but ignored this election
Everything you need to know about what pot does to you, from 'sustained hilarity' to 'brain noise'
Researchers have long been intrigued by the intoxicating effects of the world’s most popular illicit drug. Here’s how pot affects your body and mind
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WatchIs your job deadly enough to make this list?
The deadliest jobs in the United States involve extreme weather, sharp tools and crashing planes -
WatchWhy elderly Japanese women are going to jail on purpose
The reason behind Japan's senior crime crisis will make you want to call your grandmother -
Asperger's advocates face branding crisis after revelation of namesake’s Nazi ties
Hans Asperger was not a member of the Nazi party, but he was a willing accomplice in the murderous euthanasia program of the Third Reich -
Pediatricians alarmed by chiropractic treatments for babies that 'border on the fraudulent'
Some doctors worry that chiropractors are using 'scare tactics' to claim that up to 80% of newborns need a spinal adjustment to treat the 'trauma' of entering the world -
WatchBarwin's babies: The remarkable story of a disgraced Ottawa fertility doctor and those who say they are his children
'Every time I spend time with my siblings, afterward I am filled with love and joy and warmth. It has been fascinating to get to know them'
Report urges Ontario to take action to curb long delays when patients sue doctors for malpractice
Even malpractice lawsuits that are thrown out of court drag on an average of three and a half years before being dismissed, suggested the analysis
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Rise in brain cancers sparks fears over cellphone use — but new study stokes controversy among experts
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WatchHomeopathy product containing rabid dog saliva is unauthorized for sale, Health Canada says
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'Synthetic' human embryos are on the horizon, but ethics surrounding them are complicated
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No, your dog can't get autism from a vaccine
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Letter warns Manitoba community against 'unchristian' yoga as first studio set to open
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WatchHealth Canada launching probe after Victoria homeopath treats boy with rabid-dog saliva remedy
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Autism doctor Hans Asperger 'willingly became a cog in the Nazi killing machine' and sent kids to their deaths
Homeopath claims to have cured restless, growling child with rabid-dog spit
B.C.'s provincial health officer is urging the federal government to review its approval of the unproven rabies-based remedyContinue Reading →
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'It doesn't work that way': Why spot reduction is a myth when it comes to weight loss
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People with lung cancer can live longer if they combine chemo with immune therapy
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Grey Matters: Alternative therapy can be deadly, says study
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Sobering study says to limit alcohol to one drink a day — even if countries' drinking guidelines say otherwise
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More than a million Canadians could have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: study