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Canada-wide salmonella linked to Celebrate brand frozen profiteroles and eclairs Social SharingHealth | 207712 hits | 2:56 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Health officials in British Columbia have pinned down the source of a Canada-wide salmonella outbreak. Investigators have linked the bacteria-caused�gastrointestinal illness to Celebrate brand frozen profiteroles�and mini chocolate eclairs.� Vancouver Island soccer player recovering after flesh-eating-disease fightHealth | 207973 hits | 1:54 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The disease is rare, but if it takes hold, it has a fatality rate of about 26 per cent. Nova Scotia 1st in North America with presumed consent for organ donationHealth | 207041 hits | 6:08 PM on Tuesday | posted by BeaverFever
The Brain Needs Animal Fat
We think of fat as bad�the less of it we eat, and the less of it we carry on our bodies, the better�but this isn�t the right way to think about it.
Health | 208807 hits | 9:28 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
We think of fat as bad�the less of it we eat, and the less of it we carry on our bodies, the better�but this isn�t the right way to think about it.Justice Department sides with court ruling ObamaCare invalid
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it is siding with a district court ruling that found the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
Health | 207569 hits | 7:15 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that it is siding with a district court ruling that found the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
Matt Bevin said he exposed his children to chickenpox in order to immunize them. That's a "public health hazard," says one expert. Shrimp containing antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Canadian grocery stores
A CBC Marketplace investigation has found worrying levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on imported shrimp bought at major grocery stores across Canada. Yellowknife Co-op to sell homegrown greens
The grocery store is growing leafy greens and herbs in a hydroponic greenhouse made out of an upgraded shipping container. 2 tobacco firms' payouts in $15B lawsuit on hold after court rulings
JTI-Macdonald has been granted creditor protection by an Ontario judge, putting on hold until April the tobacco firm's obligations in a $15-billion lawsuit. The judge also stayed legal proceedings across Canada against the company and two co-defendants.
Whooping cough outbreak declared at Moncton High School
There are five diagnosed cases at the school, but a health officer suspects there are others that have not been diagnosed. Foreign aid doctors want Canada to stop sending homeopaths to HondurasHealth | 206839 hits | 9:30 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Physicians who go on aid missions abroad want the federal government to review its funding of a program that sends homeopaths to Honduras because of the potential harm to local people.
A California herbalist charged in the death of a diabetic 13-year-old he treated with herbs instead of insulin is heading to prison for four months. Doctor issues plea after startling number of lung cancer cases diagnosed in ER
A new study on lung cancer in Nova Scotia shows an alarming number of lung cancer cases are diagnosed in the emergency department and the prognosis for those patients was grim. Why is $350,000 in Canadian aid being used to send homeopaths to Honduras'Health | 207934 hits | 10:08 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Global Affairs Canada is funding a program to send Canadian homeopaths to Honduras, one of Latin America�s poorest and most dangerous countries, to offer unproven treatments for serious infectious disease. Why Humans have evolved to drink milk
Humans didn�t start out being able to digest animal milk � but now many populations do. Why has evolution favoured tolerating dairy? Celery juice trend fills Instagram feeds, sells drinks but dietitian warns of 'elaborate lie'
Celery juice is flooding social media, and the popular wellness craze is pushing heath-conscious people to shell out hundreds of dollars for the daily drink. Father at centre of measles outbreak didn't vaccinate children due to autism fears
The man whose family is at the centre of a measles outbreak in Vancouver said he didn't vaccinate his children because he distrusted the science at the time. Kids, teens under 18 should not use cough products with opioids: Health Canada
New guidance from Health Canada says that children and teens under 18 should not use cough products containing opioids because they 'may be a factor in problematic substance use later in life.' Chronic wasting disease an incurable threat to deer
Chronic wasting disease, a deadly ailment with no known cure, is killing deer in dozens of states and multiple provinces. Counterfeit medicines, from headache pills to cancer drugs, have become a multibillion-dollar problem
A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: counterfeit drugs that have little medicinal value, and in some cases can harm, are a major problem worldwide. Low vaccination rates, global outbreaks fuel U.S. measles spread
In New York state and Washington state, U.S. travelers picked up measles in foreign countries where the highly contagious disease was running rampant and brought it back to places where vaccination rates were too low by U.S. public health standards. Pfizer pushes up price of birth control used by low-income women
Public health clinics in southwestern Ontario say they've had to increase prices of a number of forms of birth control due to an increase in manufacturing costs. Receipts expose retail workers, consumers to 'worrying' levels of cancer-linked chemicals: study
Retail workers across Canada are being exposed to �worrying� levels of BPA and BPS -- hormone disrupting industrial chemicals that have been linked to diabetes, obesity, ADHD and breast and prostate cancers -- by simply handling thermal paper receipts, ac Facing crackdown in Canada, drugmakers offered billions in price cuts
Canadian pharmaceutical industry lobby groups, in an effort to head off a planned crackdown on prescription drug prices, offered to give up $8.6 billion in revenue over 10 years, freeze prices or reduce the cost of treating rare diseases, Reuters reports. The soaring cost of insulin
Diabetics in the U.S. are dealing with the rising cost of insulin. Canadians may not be immune to cost issues either. New food guide unveiled without food groups or recommended servings
Instead of eating food from four groups, Canadians are now encouraged to follow three guidelines on: what to eat regularly, what to avoid, and the importance of cooking and preparing meals at home. Twins get some 'mystifying' results when they put 5 ancestry DNA kits to the test
Last spring, Marketplace host Charlsie Agro and her identical twin sister, Carly, bought DNA ancestry kits from five of the most popular companies in the industry. Find out why some of the results they received left a team of computational biologists at Y How fasting can improve overall health
Researchers found evidence that fasting affects circadian clocks in the liver and skeletal muscle, causing them to rewire their metabolism, which can ultimately lead to improved health and protection against aging-associated diseases. The dark side of Canada's new food guide
Many Canadians don't have the time or the money to eat according to the Canada Food Guide's nutrition standards. But what if all Canadian schools offered at least one nutritious meal every day? It's an old idea with new urgency. Doctor fired for saying she'd give Jews 'the wrong meds' went to Jewish medical schoolHealth | 207102 hits | 1:23 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A first-year medical resident at a prominent residency program in Ohio was dismissed from her the program after it was revealed that she had posted virulently anti-Semitic tweets threatening medical malpractice against people of Jewish origin.Woman in vegetative state gives birth in Phoenix health care facility
Staff at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix, AZ had been giving round the clock care to the female patient, according to AZ Family.
Health | 207016 hits | 1:25 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Staff at Hacienda HealthCare in Phoenix, AZ had been giving round the clock care to the female patient, according to AZ Family. Cattle and dairy farmers fear new food guide could hurt their industries
The rumoured minimization of meats and dairy in Canada's new food guide has some producers concerned it could cause a blow to their industries and negative health effects to boot. Mental health charity warns of 'significant increase' in cannabis-induced psychosisHealth | 206808 hits | 10:51 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A mental health charity has predicted a significant increase in cannabis-induced psychosis following legalization.Desperate Honduran lobster divers suffer the bends at alarming rate
A five-kilogram average daily haul of lobster earns a windfall for divers in one of the most impoverished regions of the Americas, so many take risks, and many suffer for it.
A five-kilogram average daily haul of lobster earns a windfall for divers in one of the most impoverished regions of the Americas, so many take risks, and many suffer for it.The restricted vegan diet a couple fed their infant daughter
The anonymous mother and father, aged 32 and 34 respectively, fronted a Sydney court on Sunday, accused of failing to provide for a child and causing serious injury.
Health | 207737 hits | 12:26 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The anonymous mother and father, aged 32 and 34 respectively, fronted a Sydney court on Sunday, accused of failing to provide for a child and causing serious injury. 2 boys almost bled to death in botched circumcisions by Manitoba doctorHealth | 207859 hits | 12:12 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two boys almost bled to death from botched circumcisions performed by a Winnipeg doctor who has been suspended. First Canadian child receives deep brain stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy
Doctors at SickKids hope deep brain stimulation � a Canadian pediatric first � will lessen Andi Dreher's seizures and improve her quality of life.Woman Nearly Dies And Sustains Extensive Brain Damage After Attempting A Soy Sauce
In case you needed another reason to be skeptical of trendy diets and cleanses, the YouTube medical channel Chubbyemu has described the case of a 39-year-o
In case you needed another reason to be skeptical of trendy diets and cleanses, the YouTube medical channel Chubbyemu has described the case of a 39-year-o 'It never killed anybody': Is this drink really a new 'alcohol alternative''
Pace is being sold to Canadians as having a buzz similar to alcohol, but without calories or a hangover. Health Canada says it's illegal. But the company disagrees. Why many Canadians face long waits or big bills to have painful medical devices removed
Women from across Canada describe how difficult � and expensive � it can be to get implanted medical devices such as pelvic meshes and contraceptive coils surgically removed when they cause debilitating pain. B.C. man first person convicted for sale of so-called miracle tonic
Health Canada has been warning about MMS for years, the so-called Miracle Mineral Solution, a bleach-like product that can cause serious illnesses. Now, a B.C. man has been convicted of packaging, advertising and selling the solution.Pakistani woman 'is raped while undergoing surgery for haemorrhoids'
The 35-year-old woman was admitted at Services Hospital in Lahore on Friday where she underwent surgery for hemorrhoids and was discharged later in the evening.
Health | 208219 hits | 1:21 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The 35-year-old woman was admitted at Services Hospital in Lahore on Friday where she underwent surgery for hemorrhoids and was discharged later in the evening. Insulin pumps linked to more reports of injury and death than any other medical device, records show
Insulin pumps are popular among Canadians with diabetes. The device is convenient and allows the user a greater degree of control over their blood sugar levels. But some experts warn that's precisely why it isn't necessarily the best � or safest � choice 
A growing number of plastic surgeons are documenting high incidents of health problems with the textured implants. But device makers defend their safety, in part, through industry funded studies authored by researchers who are paid consultants. 'We're guinea pigs': Canada's oversight process for implanted medical devices stuns suffering patients
Millions of Canadians rely on surgically implanted medical devices in order to function � to do everything from walk without pain to pump blood through their veins. But a new CBC investigation reveals some devices are approved with scant scientific evidenBack to Canada News
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