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2 Canadian fertility supplements among those under fire from U.S. watchdog
The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest has called on regulators to take enforcement action against 27 companies — including two Canadian ones — that sell fertility supplements after its investigation found there's no scientific evidence the products help women get pregnant.
Vik Adhopia
Health ||
Pharmacists want to prescribe medication for more minor ailments
If you live in Ontario and come down with pink eye or a skin rash, you may soon be able to go straight to your local pharmacist for help. The Ontario Pharmacists Association will recommend to the province that its members be allowed to prescribe and renew medication for minor ailments.
Health |
Private health-care is all about doctor profits, federal lawyer tells B.C. court
A federal lawyer says a legal challenge by Dr. Brian Day is based on increasing income because doctors enrolled in the public system are prohibited from charging patients for medically necessary services in private clinics.
Camille Bains
Canada -British Columbia ||
Blog
Prenatal exposure to opioids may alter brain development: study
Health |
Strict rules needed in Canada to curb laser hair removal injuries, dermatologist says
Andrea Ross
Canada -British Columbia ||
Alberta child advocate calls for 'urgent response' to prevent young adult deaths
Thandiwe Konguavi
Canada -Edmonton |
Staffing crisis at Pontiac Hospital putting patients at risk, nurse says
Matthew Kupfer
Canada -Ottawa ||
Advocates want federal government to adopt national school food program
Brittany Wentzell
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
Rare polio cases caused by vaccine outnumbering wild virus infections, report says
Health |
STILL LONELY
Bridging the generation loneliness gap: Meet-and-greet reveals shared yearning for connection
Canada -British Columbia |
GO PUBLIC
More surgical items being left inside patients blamed on rushed operations
Rosa Marchitelli
Canada -Toronto ||
'Leave your armour at the door': How bonding is helping Indigenous men heal body, mind and spirit
Radio -Cross Country Checkup |
SECOND OPINION
Could cannabis be a 'silver bullet' in the fight against the opioid crisis?
Adam Miller
Health ||
FIFTH ESTATE
Pain, agony and 'years of duress': How hockey wives are fighting back over players' chronic brain injuries
Virginia Smart, Lisa Ellenwood
Canada |
SECOND OPINION
Plague in 2019? Why there's no reason to panic about China's recent cases
Amy Husser
Health ||
Consumers warned against eating romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif.
Health ||
Marketplace
Seniors' homes using 'trespass orders' to ban family members from visiting
Katie Pedersen, Melissa Mancini, David Common
Business ||
'Now I have a lovely Scottish brogue' — The science behind foreign accent syndrome
Health |
New Brunswick uses notwithstanding clause in 2nd bid to pass vaccination bill
Jacques Poitras
Canada -New Brunswick ||
Certain she was 'bound to die in addiction,' she's now drug-free thanks to mother-child rehab program
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
MARKETPLACE
Hidden camera investigation reveals 'scary' and 'misleading' sales pitches to sell blue light lenses
Tyana Grundig, Jeannie Stiglic, Makda Ghebresslassie
Canada ||
Machines on music - An AI figures out how music tickles your brain and your body
Radio -Quirks & Quarks |
Controversial conscience rights bill for Alberta physicians voted down
Wallis Snowdon
Canada -Edmonton |
'It changes the future': Why this Nova Scotian wants to make brain donation easier
Emma Smith
Canada -Nova Scotia ||