Loblaw Companies Ltd. is recalling certain $10 chicken fries due to possible salmonella contamination that caused four people to become ill. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumers should not eat the recalled chicken sold…
American James Allison and Japanese Tasuku Honjo won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries leading to new approaches in harnessing the immune system to fight cancer, the award-giving body announced on Monday. “Allison and…
Prostate Cancer Canada is encouraging men to get tested for the potentially deadly disease with a bold campaign that references historical and fictional characters in the form of latex gloves — yes, those donned by…
For the first time, a drug has been shown to help people lose weight and keep it off for several years without raising their risk for heart problems — a safety milestone that may encourage…
Other countries have on-screen interpreters during news broadcasts. When the next ice storm, wildfire or terror attack happens, Canadians who are deaf or hard of hearing will be in greater peril than others because most…
An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert…
Whether it’s a young teenager experiencing the first pimples of puberty or a longtime adult sufferer, acne affects nearly everyone at some point in their lives. In Canada, more than 5.6 million people struggle with…
The first patient in the UK has been treated with a pioneering new radiotherapy machine. The MR Linac simultaneously scans tumours inside the body while delivering X-ray radiation beams. It means clinicians can plan and…
Imagine, if you will, this scenario. It is the middle of the night, and you are sleeping. Suddenly, you awaken, but you cannot move. Your eyelids will not open, and you cannot move your arms…
Older adults are having sex and enjoying it. So get over it. A British researcher says the “ick factor” and other stereotypes associated with seniors and sex persists, and that’s affecting their health and well-being….
Cancer is serious business and it’s not something to underestimate. Because of this, millions of women everywhere see their doctors and physicians every year to undergo their annual mammogram, the traditional breast cancer screening procedure…
A Montreal psychiatrist is researching how patients can battle hallucinations with hallucinations. They popped up out of nowhere, telling Richard Breton how he was nothing, nothing but a bad father, a nasty husband, and had…
People who cut back on carbohydrates may end up increasing their risk of premature death if they load their plates with meat and cheese instead of vegetables and nuts, a U.S. study suggests. While previous research has linked…
Driving down a dark country road at night, you see a shape ahead on the roadside. Is it a deer or a mailbox? Your brain is structured to make the best possible decision given its…
The majority of Canadians are concerned about the use of e-cigarettes among youth, with almost 90 per cent backing a ban of the vaping products for those under 18, a national survey suggests. The survey by…
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada says eliminating these heart-clogging fats — used for years in many pastries, snacks and fried foods — will reduce the number of heart attacks OTTAWA — Canada’s ban…
The country’s top public health doctors are warning consumers about the risk of salmonella from frozen raw breaded chicken products like nuggets, strips and burgers. The chief medical officers of health issued a joint statement…
Taking high-dose folic acid during pregnancy does not prevent pre-eclampsia in women at elevated risk for the potentially deadly condition, a Canadian-led international study has found. The finding, which refutes a long-held belief about folic…
Donor without HIV was not available in the country, where there is a chronic shortage of organs for transplant. Doctors in South Africa say they transplanted part of a liver from a mother with HIV…
After a 2011 hunting accident, this Quebec man thought he’d live forever with half a face. Then a confident young surgeon made an extraordinary offer. In a windowless room in the basement of a Montreal…
Regularly eating foods like bacon and sausages may raise the risk of breast cancer, according to researchers. A review of studies found women who ate high levels of processed meat had a 9% increased risk…
Is there much benefit in the average person taking over-the-counter probiotics? Research released this week says no — and suggests that in some cases, it could even cause harm. Our guts are home to colonies…
If you want to stir up controversy among those natural health lovers, try calling coconut oil “pure poison.” That’s what Karin Michels, a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, did back…
On the ice, Riley Cote was a tough guy who often encouraged his opponents to drop their gloves. Now, the retired NHL enforcer is asking hockey players to drop their alcohol and opioids, so they…
It’s not just the EpiPen. Drug shortages have quietly become a chronic problem for Canada’s health-care system. This week alone, 25 new drugs were listed on Canada’s drug shortage website. They include treatments for migraines, Parkinson’s disease,…
It’s something many people have experienced at least once in their lives – a night of heavy drinking followed by a day of missing memories. A blackout. The amnesia caused by excessive alcohol consumption has…
“If I eat something I am allergic to I can go into anaphylactic shock.” Following the inquest into the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who went into cardiac arrest after eating a baguette containing sesame seeds but…
Many yoghurts are full of sugar and the public should not be lulled into thinking they are eating healthy products, researchers say. The conclusion comes after a study of almost 900 yoghurts on sale in…
A new investigation into seafood fraud in Canada found 44 per cent of nearly 400 fish samples tested from retailers and restaurants in five Canadian cities were not what the label claimed. “We don’t want…
Marijuana’s main mind-altering ingredient was detected in nursing mothers’ breast milk in a small study that comes amid evidence that more U.S. women are using pot during pregnancy and afterward. Experts say the ingredient, THC,…
Even an occasional glass of wine or beer increases the risk of health problems and dying, according to a major study on drinking in 195 nations that attributes 2.8 million premature deaths worldwide each year…
Maple syrup fills our pantries. The leaf dons our flag and clothing. And soon it could be part our… skin-care regime? U.S. researchers are calling it a “plant-based Botox”: compounds found in maple leaves that…
A recall of medications used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure has been expanded over concerns additional lots of the drugs may contain a substance that can increase the risk of cancer, Health…
The once meat-dominated world of fast-food and casual restaurants is starting to cater to the one-in-ten Canadian diners who identify as vegetarian or vegan by adding an increasing array of alternative proteins to their menus….
Familiar breakfast foods and snacks contain potentially dangerous amounts of a weed-killing chemical, according to a new study. The study by the U.S.-based Environmental Working Group has found that a number of cereals, granola bars and…
A Canadian doctor was among a world-class team responsible for giving a young woman in her 20s a new face and, by extension, a second chance at life. Dr. Gaby Doumit, a plastic surgeon and…
A North Carolina mother is warning about the dangers of mosquito bites after her six-year-old son nearly died after contracting a virus from an infected mosquito. LoriAnne Surrette wrote in a Facebook post that her son Noah…
Glaucoma may be one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness in Canada, but surprisingly little is known about what actually causes it. Now, U.S. researchers think they have found evidence that the eye disease…
After a cancer patient used her obituary to make a final plea for medical professionals to stop ‘fat shaming’ people with health problems, others are speaking up about similar experiences. Ellen Maud Bennett, 64, died May…
One out of every seven babies born to U.S. mothers who were infected with Zika during pregnancy developed some kind of health problem, according to the first long-term look at those children. Tuesday’s study focused…
A Quebec Superior Court justice has granted health authorities the right to force-feed a young woman suffering from anorexia. Without medical treatment, the 20-year-old woman is in danger of dying, Justice Lise Bergeron wrote…
When UD was just four years old, doctors found a golf-ball-size tumour in his brain. By the age of six, he was suffering from more than 30 seizures a day. After several failed treatments, the boy’s seizures…
Regular exposure to even low levels of air pollution may cause changes to the heart similar to those in the early stages of heart failure, experts say. A study of 4,000 people in the UK…
Giving resveratrol through the nose might be an effective way to use the red wine and grape compound to protect against lung cancer, according to a new study that features in the journal Scientific Reports. Lung…
New Spanish research has found that eating your evening meal earlier, or leaving an interval of at least two hours before going to bed, is linked with a lower risk of breast and prostate cancer….
The federal government says it is not interested in decriminalizing any drugs beyond marijuana, despite calls from Canada’s two largest cities to consider the measure. As the opioid epidemic washes over the country, Montreal and…
A trial where pregnant women were given an anti-impotence drug has been urgently stopped after 11 newborn babies died. Women taking part in the Dutch study had been given the tablets to improve growth of their unborn…
Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown. The research from the B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Simon Fraser University…
Vegetarians and vegans now account for nearly 10 per cent of Canada’s population, and their increased presence is forcing the restaurant and meat production industries to consider new approaches. According to research from Dalhousie University,…
A simple eye test carried out by opticians could help predict who is at risk of developing dementia, a study suggests. The test is usually done to spot early signs of eye disease, by looking…
A new drug to treat malaria has been given the green light by authorities in the United States. The medicine is specifically for the recurring form of malaria – caused by the parasite plasmodium vivax…
A lawsuit filed by a Toronto woman against a fertility clinic that she claims was responsible for the loss of dozens of her eggs has drawn attention to a reproductive industry that doctors and medical…
New research from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine has found an association between processed meats and what they describe as “manic episodes” of hyperactivity, euphoria and insomnia. The researchers analyzed more than 1,000 people…
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