Friends Judith and Anne turned insecurity after surgery into an environmentally friendly business called Giggle Knickers. When Judith Balcazar went in for an operation to remove a lump from her bladder, she never thought she…
When the weather gets cold, you can begin to feel aches and pain where you don’t normally feel any discomfort. That is because joints are more sensitive to a change in the temperature. The good…
It should have been a relatively uncomplicated surgery — removing a cataract in Alvin Hallett’s right eye. But somehow the surgeon accidentally struck his cornea, rendering him blind in that eye. “I had no vision…
A fish that can repair its heart may hold clues for future treatments in people, according to a study. Scientists studying the Mexican tetra fish found three areas of the fish genome were involved in…
A new peanut allergy treatment could hold promise for children who otherwise suffer severe reactions. The experimental drug that shows it’s possible to build up a peanut tolerance over time is ready for U.S. Food…
What is a Daily Vitamin and Why Should You Take It? A daily vitamin is a supplement that provides you with a fair amount of vitamins you may be missing from your diet. It can…
How a Canadian medical breakthrough that was 30 years in the making became the world’s most expensive drug — and then quickly disappeared. I. It is one of this country’s great scientific achievements. The first…
For years, Katherine Hough, 27, suffered from a series of mystifying symptoms. “I had unexplained stomach pains. Then when I got to university I began to faint frequently, my hair was falling out, I had…
For some seniors, visiting the museum instead of the doctor’s office could improve their health and quality of life, according to a study released Tuesday. Research conducted at Montreal’s Museum of Fine Arts by McGill…
Prediabetes or, as it is called, the Glucose Tolerance Disorder has been attracting attention of research and medical community more and more because it is the last stage during which our body is still able…
When Betina Roberts was looking for a chemotherapy wig, she wanted one that resembled her own hair: long, curly and red. But the 40-year-old mother of five couldn’t find one among the drawers of loaner…
It’s long been known that Alzheimer’s patients often retain musical memories, even when recall of names, faces and places has been lost as the disease relentlessly destroys key areas of the brain. Now Canadian researchers…
I have end-stage kidney disease. It’s not a certain death sentence, but it is a life-altering diagnosis. Like thousands of others in Ontario, I am now waiting on an organ donor. If I’m lucky, one…
Since August, 2018 the very well known Canadian company Mineral Medix Corp. is present in its full business capacity in the United States of America. In the press-release company administration writes: Mineral Medix is pleased…
Is there any connection between migraine and cardiovascular pathology? Many will be surprised since these pathologies do not seem to be related at all, but experienced doctors have been paying attention to the fact that…
Pain is an unpleasant and often life-changing feeling. The body uses pain as a warning system to inform us about problems in our body. The tissues, organs, and functional systems of our bodies tell us…
Three paralysed men, who were told they would spend the rest of their lives in a wheelchair, are able to walk again thanks to doctors in Switzerland. An electrical device inserted around the men’s spines…
Scientists say they have engineered a new antibiotic that appears promising in early clinical trials. The drug, made by Shionogi Inc, acts like the Trojan horse in Greek legend to trick bacteria into allowing it…
Study says program can reduce number of leftover narcotics that could potentially be abused. With the recognition that physician prescribing plays a significant role in Canada’s opioid crisis, a team of researchers has developed a…
“Arthritis” literally means “the inflammation of a joint”; a joint is a place where two bones connect. The medical community recognizes more than 100 varieties of arthritis; yet, despite there being quite a few various…
Combining a pioneering drug with hormone therapy may extend the survival of some women with advanced breast cancer, a trial suggests. Women who received palbociclib and hormone therapy lived up to 10 months longer than…
From throbbing, stabbing pain to making you sick to the stomach, headaches and migraines can take you out of your life completely. Once you feel those first points of pain, you know that your day…
Every day Ferah Aad can see the multiple signs and symptoms of her son Patrick’s genetic disorder. But despite years of tests, she still does not know exactly what he has. Doctors are mystified. Patrick,…
Some experts question whether the surgery is being done too often or too soon on patients who have not adequately explored less invasive approaches. For the vast majority of patients with debilitating knee pain, joint…
They cost about $11 and contain 60mg of THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana, and 10mg of CBD. A new observational study will ask 400 women to track their menstrual symptoms over the course…
Obesity surgery may dramatically lower the danger of heart attacks and strokes in patients with diabetes, new research suggests, reinforcing evidence that benefits extend beyond weight loss. The study tracked about 20,000 severely obese patients…
A group of Canadian physicians will be writing a new kind of prescription starting next month — a trip to the museum. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and a Montreal-based doctors’ association are launching a pilot project Nov….
Children get six to eight colds a year – twice as many as adults – but there’s little evidence on what helps improve symptoms like blocked or runny noses and sneezing. So are there remedies…
The liver is one of the most important organs of our body. Every minute millions of chemical reactions occur in the liver and form the basis of our body’s life. The liver is the largest…
For the Willms family of Abbotsford, B.C., there’s no debate about whether the province should cover new expensive therapies for rare diseases. Their three-year-old son Emmett was diagnosed with the most severe form of a condition called spinal…
Small clinical trial in Japan reveals new drug can slow pace of disease by a third. Health Canada has approved a new ALS drug that is showing potential to slow progress of the fatal disease….
The liver is the largest internal organ in our body and has many critical functions. It is responsible for breaking down and filtering toxins from our body, cleansing our blood, and converting vitamins and nutrients…
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…
Glucose metabolism is the term used to describe the body’s process for breaking down (metabolizing) simple sugars, also known as glucose, into energy. The body requires glucose to function and typically obtains it through consumption…
There are many parts of your body that work together in order to maintain homeostasis (an internal balance). One of the most important parts of your body in this regard is your immune system. The…
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…
A UTI, also known as a urinary tract infection, is an infection of any part of the urinary tract, commonly involving the kidneys, bladders, urethra or ureter. How Can You Geta Urinary Tract Infection?…
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…
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…
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…
Think of magic mushrooms and LSD and it’s likely that science is not the first thing that springs to mind. Psychedelic drugs are more likely to be associated with hippies and the counterculture of the…
Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that used genetic testing to…
Tim Heenan was in his teens when he injured his left hip in a four-metre fall while goofing around with some buddies. When his school hockey coach saw him favouring his leg before practice soon…
Vaccine use the culmination of years of sometimes frustrating efforts by Canadian government scientists. A significant Canadian scientific achievement occurred in Congo. This week, the made-in-Canada Ebola vaccine was used for the first time to control an…
Exercising after a heart attack may help stave off death for longer, Swedish researchers said Thursday. A study which followed 22,000 heart attack survivors aged 18-74, found that those who boosted their exercise levels after being…
Roughly 10 million people in the United States suffer from some sort of tremor disorder, whether that’s essential tremor — the most common movement disorder — or the tremors resulting from Parkinson’s disease. The current…
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Mineral Medix – your source of natural health products, is pleased to announce the release of GlucoGuard+ contains ingredients with synergistic mechanisms of action, which ensure the efficiency of the offered product. It would be…
The government is promising to reduce active tuberculosis in the North by half within the next seven years, ahead of a broader goal to eliminate the disease by 2030. The eradication plan is to be…
A Waterloo woman has three special reasons to celebrate World Kidney Day and International Women’s Day Thursday after giving birth to three healthy children despite being diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease. The life-threatening condition makes…
An Ontario man whose life was saved with a heart transplant ran his first 10-kilometre race over the weekend with the father of the donor cheering him on. John Dickhout was in his early 50s…
An East Coast ocean technology company says it has discovered properties in seaweed off Newfoundland and Labrador that inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells. A press release from Oceans Ltd. says it has been studying seaweed’s…
Most children with cancer in Canada now survive. But they’re at greater risk of poor mental health outcomes, such as anxiety and substance abuse, according to a Canadian oncologist who was surprised at the extent of…
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