News/Health
Colorectal cancer screening may not be best for all, new guideline says
Routinely screening everyone aged 50 to 79 for colorectal cancer may not be the best approach, a panel of Canadian and international experts...
Vapes need same restrictions as tobacco, medical groups tell federal parties
There’s an urgent need for vaping products to be given the advertising and flavour restrictions as tobacco, a group of health organizations...
Canadian school kids’ diet changes are ‘definitely good news’
Canadian children and teens ate better during school hours in 2015 than in 2004, according to a study that dietitians say also showed major...
Canadian men gain twice as much weight as women in 1st year university, study says
A customer shops in the beer section of the NB Liquor store in Fredericton in this 2017 file photo. Increased beer consumption could...
Study links diet of ultra-processed foods to chronic disease risk
A photo from the National Institutes of Health in June 2019 shows an ultra-processed meal of brand name macaroni and cheese, chicken tenders,...
How some doctors want to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the operating room
The use of anesthetic gas on surgical patients releases a significant amount of greenhouse gas, says Dr. Nam Le, an anesthesiologist at Mount...
Biocell breast implants pulled from sale in Canada
Biocell textured breast implants, made by Allergan, will no longer be sold in Canada. (Nicolas Amaya/CBC) A brand of breast implant that has...
Women’s chances of surviving cardiac arrest are half those of men, study says. Here’s why
Just one in 10 patients survives an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Acting fast to get an automatic external defibrillator is one of the keys...
Weight loss ‘grants’ program fails to pay up after participants shed pounds
Jenn Granger, left, Larry Smith, centre, and Richel Prevost are among many program participants who say they believed it was government sponsored because...
More than 10,300 Canadians lost their lives to opioids in less than 3 years
More than 10,300 Canadians died as a result of an apparent opioid-related overdose between January 2016 and September 2018, Public Health Agency of Canada...
Public Health Agency of Canada says salmonella outbreak hits 6 provinces, dozens sick
Health officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella in six provinces that has sickened 63 people, including 18 who have been hospitalized. The...
Health Canada says it will set cap on arsenic in food
Health Canada says it will launch a months-long consultation process this year on setting a maximum level of arsenic allowed in food, including baby...
Nova Scotia’s opt-out organ donation move sparks heated reactions
Nova Scotia’s decision to make all adults in the province potential organ donors unless they opt out has sparked a backlash from some...
There’s no easy answer to the ‘one issue per visit’ problem
It’s difficult to find any statistics on it, but Canadians have likely encountered the “one issue per visit” rule in a doctor’s office or...
Canadian government will stop paying for homeopaths to go to Honduras
A Quebec-based aid group offering controversial homeopathic therapies in Honduras will not receive funding from the federal government after the 2019-20 fiscal year,...
Not getting enough sleep? Here’s why it could be affecting your memory
It’s time for bed, and in addition to my cozy red pajamas decorated with hockey sticks, I’m wearing electrodes all over my body....
