A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue gets clogged by fat and stops working, the…
The World Health Organization warned Monday that antibiotics consumption is dangerously high in some countries while a shortage in others is spurring risky misuse, driving the emergence of deadly superbug infections. In a first, the…
The world’s agriculture producers are not growing enough fruits and vegetables to feed the global population a healthy diet, according to new Canadian-led research. The study, published this week in the scientific journal PLOS ONE,…
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…
More and more Canadians are pushing aside cow’s milk and turning towards non-dairy alternatives, including almond milk, soy milk and even pea milk. While some people drink plant-based milks due to lactose intolerance or allergies, research shows that folks…
What if you could live longer just by doing more of what you love to do most? It’s an attractive theory that finds its evidence in a community on the island of Okinawa that’s nicknamed…
Health Canada says in light of “troubling allegations,” its scientists are reviewing hundreds of studies used during the approval process for glyphosate, the active ingredient in Canada’s most popular herbicide, Roundup. The decision comes after…
A Japanese city has activated an emergency warning system to alert residents to avoid eating locally purchased blowfish, after a mix-up saw toxic parts of the delicacy go on sale. A supermarket in Gamagori in…
Twenty-six percent of Americans age 60 and older take vitamin D supplements, according to a 2017 study. Twenty-two percent take pills containing omega-3 fatty acids, a key ingredient in fish oil. The new study, published…
A new website is attempting to make it easier for people to get their medications filled. Launched last week, Pillz is a web application that lets you order prescriptions online. You login through either a Facebook or…
It’s a year since movie mogul Harvey Weinstein checked himself into a sex addiction clinic after the flood of rape and sexual harassment allegations that gave rise to the Me Too movement. The BBC’s Sangita…
Women who smoke, have diabetes or high blood pressure increase their risk of a heart attack more than men faced with the same risks, a large study of UK adults has found. The researchers, writing…
Young patients at a Quebec hospital are driving themselves to the operating room in stylish mini electric cars. Two cars – a grey Audi R8 and a red Volkswagen Beetle – have been donated to…
Conjoined twins from Bhutan were separated at an Australian hospital Friday in a delicate operation that divided their shared liver and reconstructed their abdomens. The 15-month-old girls, Nima and Dawa, were doing well after the…
Seven Mile Beach in Negril, Jamaica is “legendary for its silky white sands,” proclaims a hotel website. But for four friends who spent a week at the beach resort last month, those sands yielded a…
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…
New Chinese research has found a link between long-term exposure to air pollution from vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, and other sources to an increased risk of children developing autism. Carried out by researchers at the…
New U.S. research has found that not getting enough sleep could lead to dehydration the next day, possibly affecting mental and physical performance. Carried out by researchers at Penn State University, the new study looked…
New U.S. research has found that younger adults with high blood pressure before the age of 40 have an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as heart failure, strokes and blood vessel blockages as they…
Manufacturer of sufentanil pill — more potent than fentanyl — may seek approval in Canada through partner. Canadian doctors specializing in pain management say a pill form of sufentanil — an opioid related to fentanyl but even more potent that…
Diabetes experts say Canada could prevent another million type 2 diabetes diagnoses in the next decade if Ottawa helps to fund something it lacks now: a national diabetes strategy. Officials with Diabetes Canada were joined by Liberal MP…
New preliminary research due to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2018 suggests that chronic exposure to high levels of noise may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. The study…
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…
The ozone layer that shields life from cancer-causing solar rays is recovering at a rate of one to three per cent per decade, reversing years of dangerous depletion caused by the release of harmful chemicals,…
U.S. regulators have approved a powerful new opioid tablet to be used in hospitals over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. The new drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug…
In late 2012, 60 people died in two cities in Pakistan after drinking cough syrup to get high. Tests in Pakistan revealed that the medicines seemed to contain the correct amount of active ingredient, but…
The American Academy of Pediatrics has hardened its stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline. In a new policy statement, published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, the pediatricians’ group recommends that adults caring…
Penis fillers, designed to increase the organ’s girth, are gaining in popularity – despite warnings over complications. Two men tell the BBC why they are not ashamed to have them. Abdul Hasan, 27, is a…
A chemical that makes brain tumours glow pink could help surgeons to remove the cancer safely, a trial suggests. Scientists gave people with suspected glioma a drink containing 5-ALA, a substance known to accumulate in…
Health Canada reviewing ‘teatox’ sales following Marketplace investigation. It’s one of the latest celebrity-endorsed crazes sweeping social media: Teatoxing, the idea you can detoxify your body, reduce bloat, boost energy, burn stored fat and ultimately…
Polish health officials are calling on people to vaccinate themselves and their children after measles cases were reported in the region around Warsaw. Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said 17 recent measles cases in the Mazovia…
Scientists in the US have recruited an unlikely ally in their efforts to develop a new flu treatment. Llamas have been used to produce a new antibody therapy that has the potential to work against…
Microwavable instant soup products are responsible for scalding nearly 10,000 children each year, according to new U.S. research. The study was conducted by Dr. Courtney Allen, a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Emory University in…
The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among Canadians is growing at an “alarming” rate, particularly in children and seniors, according to a new report. Crohn’s and Colitis Canada released the findings of a multi-year report on…
More than 2 dozen health groups have warned about misuse, misinterpretation of IgG tests for food intolerance. Feeling fat, itchy or bloated? Got tummy trouble? Want to help your hair or fix your skin? Could…
The human body is a natural producer of free radicals as a result of its processes. Our external environment is also high on free radicals. Antioxidants are substances that naturally counteract the effects of free…
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…
The brain disease Parkinson’s may actually start in the depths of the digestive system, US scientists say. In their study, people whose appendix had been removed were less likely to develop the neurodegenerative disease. And…
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…
A group of Japanese doctors on Wednesday urged Olympic organizers to start the Tokyo 2020 marathon as early as 5:30 a.m., saying failure to do so could “lead to deaths” from heatstroke. The warning is…
New Health Canada figures say Canadians over 25 smoked more tobacco and cannabis last year than they did two years before. Health Canada closely tracks trends in tobacco, alcohol and drug use among Canadians 15…
A new study by Canadian researchers linking a widely used class of blood pressure medications to a slightly increased chance of lung cancer highlights the balance doctors must achieve in evaluating risks versus benefits — and…
A study Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), based on 150,000 pregnancies in Canada from 2004 to 2014, concludes that waiting less than a year between pregnancies raises the risks, regardless…
Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organization warned Monday. Data from the UN health body shows that every day,…
More than one-sixth of Canadians have consciously cut back on the amount of meat in their diets, according to a new study – and that number is expected to grow significantly. Researchers at Dalhousie University…
Scientists in the UK and The Gambia say they have the first evidence that dogs can sniff out malaria. They have trained dogs to recognise tell-tale aromas using clothes from people infected with the disease….
A major newspaper has removed an opinion piece that urged readers to consider “both sides of the vaccine debate” from its website after the column was the subject of widespread online backlash. Adrienne Batra, editor…
Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday. Although pollution levels dropped slightly in…
A new hip-hop album from a Montreal-area teen carries a message warning others of the risks of marijuana use. Ezra Budman says he learned the dangers himself, becoming addicted to the drug at the age…
When Donna Gutteridge heard her local Pharmasave in Stouffville, Ont., was selling DNA tests that claimed to help determine what medications work best for individual patients, she decided to give it a try. “A lot of the medications,…
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