New European research has revealed that women who experience a heart attack have a greater risk of death than men within the year following the incident. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) Germany…
A Canadian case study involving a newborn girl who spent five weeks on a ventilator following an underwater birth in a hot tub is highlighting the risks associated with the birthing method. A team of…
A large, long-term study has confirmed that both men and women who have had at least one major depressive episode have a significantly higher mortality risk. Moreover, this risk has progressively increased for women. Depression is…
Canadian medical historian was skeptical about the condition at first. It was probably one of the most bizarre medical cases a team of Italian doctors had ever seen. A 21-year-old woman was admitted to hospital…
Lab can’t confirm allegations because original data is no longer at the university, co-author claims. Researchers from the University of British Columbia are retracting their scientific paper linking aluminum in vaccines to autism in mice, because one of…
New U.S. research has found a link between a lack of sleep during pregnancy and an increased risk of gestational diabetes. Carried out by the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, the large-scale…
Smoking rates are falling, but the death rate and economic cost are rising. There are more than 45,400 deaths in Canada attributable to smoking, and the habit cost the economy $16.2 billion in 2012, according a…
A relatively unknown condition that can cause a person’s muscles to break down and leak toxins into the blood is on the rise. The condition, highlighted earlier this year in the American Journal of Medicine,…
Child and teenage obesity levels have risen ten-fold in the last four decades, meaning 124m boys and girls around the globe are too fat, according to new research. The analysis in the Lancet is the largest of…
Every year, some 25 million people — one in ten of them children — die in serious pain that could have been alleviated with morphine at just a few cents per dose, researchers said Friday….
There are now 10 times as many obese children and teens around the world than there were 40 years ago, and if current trends continue, there will soon be even more kids dangerously overweight than…
German chemicals and pharmaceutical group Merck KGaA has decided to abandon efforts to market a closely watched experimental cholesterol medicine after mediocre test results. Merck’s decision Wednesday to not seek regulatory approval after years of…
And scientists discover a new part of the brain. When researchers in the U.K. took a close look at the effectiveness of new cancer drugs approved by the European Medicines Agency between 2009 and 2013,…
Anxiety and depression caused by childhood bullying decreases over time, showing that children are able to recover, a study suggests. The University College London study of 11,000 twins found anxiety problems were still present two…
New European research has found that walking to school can expose children to air pollution which could have a negative effect on their cognitive development. Led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an…
A US health regulator said they “can cause suffocation that can lead to death” and have been linked to 12 infant deaths in the US. The positioners, aimed at infants under six months, are intended…
Canadian researchers: Detection complicated by popularity of gluten-free diet among many who don’t have illness. Celiac disease is common but mostly goes undiagnosed, say Canadian nutrition researchers who studied the blood work of nearly 3,000 people….
It’s overtime and your team needs to win to make it into the next round of the playoffs. You’re on the edge of your seat, your palms are sweaty and your heart is racing. Canadian…
For years, many communities have added fluoride to drinking water to help reduce cavities. But a new study that has found a link between fluoride levels in pregnant women and lower intelligence in their children…
For the survivors of the Las Vegas shootings, overcoming emotional wounds may be just as tough as recovering from their physical injuries. The psychological fallout is likely to hit countless others — doctors, nurses and…
Bags for life pose a food poisoning risk if they are used to carry raw foods such as meat and fish, a consumer watchdog is warning. The British Food Standards Agency says even if there…
New research has found that seniors who fail to identify at least four out of five common odors are more likely to develop dementia. Carried out by the University of Chicago, the long-term study looked…
Ophthalmologists, tattoo studios decry risky practice, saying it’s very difficult to engage in it safely. Medical professionals and body artists say the practice of tattooing the eyeball, which recently left an Ottawa woman facing the prospect…
Small clusters of notorious flu strain already popping up in U.S. as Canadian season begins. It’s flu shot time, and health officials are bracing for a potentially miserable fall and winter. The Southern Hemisphere, especially Australia,…
Zika has been around for decades but only recently began to cause birth defects due to a single mutation the mosquito-borne virus likely acquired in 2013, researchers said Thursday. The report in the US journal Science explains…
A blood test that could rule out a heart attack in under 20 minutes should be used routinely, say UK researchers. A team from King’s College London have tested it on patients and say the…
Sports drinks and energy drinks unhealthy for kids and teens, Canadian pediatricians say. Children influenced by advertising for unhealthy food and drinks. Most children and teens shouldn’t consume sports and energy drinks, and the products…
Doctors are highlighting a rare but serious complication of liposuction, which can lead to fat globules entering the lungs. They reported on the case of a 45-year-old woman who developed respiratory failure after fat was…
The rise of drug-resistant infections is outpacing the development of new treatments, leading to a global shortage of effective antibiotics, according to the World Health Organization. The agency warns this “global health emergency” threatens to…
Heart disease remains the leading cause of premature death in Canada and globally, according to a new study that looked at the state of the world’s health. The Global Burden of Disease study, published Thursday…
Researchers say there have been more than 4,500 premature deaths annually in Europe because diesel cars emitted higher levels of pollution than claimed. The study comes two years after Volkswagen was caught cheating on emissions…
Tattoos and body piercing are increasingly popular. A recent survey in the U.S. found that four in ten people age 18 to 29 have at least one tattoo. The figure in Canada is closer to 20…
A 67-year-old man who took apricot kernel extract believing it would improve his health found that it gave him cyanide poisoning instead. Despite the diagnosis, the man told his doctors he planned to keep on…
Chronic exposure to cigarette smoke can change lung cells over time, making them more vulnerable to disease and priming them to develop cancer, U.S. researchers said Monday. The report in the journal Cancer Cell is based on…
And senior scientists get stung by predatory publishers. This week Health Canada told CBC News it is following up with some of those clinics “to verify compliance with the Food and Drugs Act.” Health Canada has approved only…
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