The herpes virus, which triggers cold sores, could be the cause of at least half of the cases of Alzheimer’s disease, a leading expert concluded after reviewing existing data on the neurodegenerative condition. As many as…
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…
U.S. health officials have reported a jump in cases of a rare paralyzing illness in children, and say it seems to be following an every-other-year pattern. At least 62 cases have been confirmed in 22 states this…
UN agencies are calling for an end to the practice in some countries of determining whether a girl or woman is a virgin through gynecological tests. The World Health Organization, UN Women and the UN Human…
Does giving up booze for a month make any difference to our health? Thousands across the UK are set to do just that as part of Go Sober for October, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support….
Pregnant women are less likely to be hospitalized for the flu if they have received the flu shot, a new study confirms. The new findings, published Thursday in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, are the latest…
Over the past several months, Dave Hersey has been seeing a lot of people who appear to be in distress outside his Saint John business. They’re stumbling and even passing out in the parking lot…
Foragers cautioned to stay away from all urban mushrooms and report any sightings of deadly fungus. With death cap mushrooms sprouting up in ever increasing numbers, the B.C. Centre for Disease Control has issued an advisory warning…
In a prestigious medical journal, doctors from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children have laid out policies and procedures for administering medically assisted death to children, including scenarios where the parents would not be informed until…
A new study has found one out of three ticks tested positive for Lyme disease in the nation’s capital. Ottawa resident Kristy Giles was bedridden after contracting the disease and is now careful to stick…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food recall warning for certain Sobeys brand packaged vegetable products because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The agency says the recall affects consumers in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince…
You may have seen headlines saying that vitamin D supplements do not improve bone health or prevent fractures and falls, even though official advice says everyone should consider taking them – particularly during autumn and…
Women who need treatment for urinary incontinence should only be offered mesh surgery as a last resort, new draft guidelines for the NHS advise. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says non-surgical…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
“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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Experts said a stalling of HIV funding in recent years was endangering efforts to control the illness. As things stand, the world is no longer on course to end the pandemic by 2030 – a…
Toronto Public Health is warning people to stay out of the water in parts of west-end Toronto. The agency says water samples taken from Humber Bay Park East and the mouth of the Mimico Creek…
Health Canada tapped the opinions of children as young as five years old as it attempted to decide what warning symbol would work best in mandatory labelling of cannabis products when pot is legalized later…
Canada will soon find out whether the deadly opioid crisis is having an impact on how long people are expected to live on average. The Public Health Agency of Canada says it will start factoring…
Decriminalize all drugs for personal use, Toronto Public Health recommends in new report. If approved, city’s board of health would push Canadian government for major change. City council should push the federal government to decriminalize…
Up to three per cent of Canadians — or about one million people — could have fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and researchers say this is probably an underestimate. A report released on Tuesday by the…
The label says petroleum jelly can help protect minor cuts, scrapes and burns. But new research suggests immediately slathering an open wound with this ointment might be a bad idea. Scientists have studied how the…
Scientists in Cambridge say advances in genetics are set to transform the treatment of breast cancer, making it more personalised to each patient. All women there diagnosed with breast cancer have their entire genetic code…
More than half a million prescriptions drugs are stolen from pharmacies each year, with the majority being highly addictive opioid painkillers that end up on the street, according to an analysis of Health Canada data by…
Traumatic experiences and stressors in childhood have historically been overlooked as predisposing factors in the development of various chronic pain disorders and psychiatric conditions, including fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder,…
Public health officials in Orillia are recommending patients of a local dental clinic get checked for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV after two people tested positive for one of the viruses. The Simcoe Muskoka…
The U.S. government is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, saying ethical problems with how the research was planned and funded undermine…
A new report probing Canada’s struggle to keep pharmacy shelves stocked has turned up a number of possible causes, and the authors say that without swift action, the problem will only get worse. Jacalyn Duffin,…
Almost half of the colorectal cancers in Canada are discovered after they’ve already spread, even though most provinces and territories have screening programs that can catch it in early stages, according to new statistics released…
A little over a year ago, Julie Tomaino had a stroke that affected both sides of her brain, leaving her “locked in” — conscious but unable to speak or move — for about 10 days. The former…
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