Mothers of kids with severe birth defects may have shorter lives
A mother raising a child with a major birth defect may face a higher risk of dying early compared with a mother whose child doesn’t have a birth defect, Danish research suggests. But, the researchers...
View ArticleNew Brunswick secures $230M more for health care from Ottawa over 10 years
New Brunswick has secured $ 230 million more for health care from the federal government over the next decade, Premier Brian Gallant announced today. The bilateral deal — the first reached since talks...
View Article'Phenomenal news': Large clinical trial confirms Ebola vaccine is highly...
An experimental Ebola vaccine partially designed at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory was found to be highly protective in a major clinical trial in Guinea, researchers report, suggesting...
View ArticleA few of our favourite health stories from 2016: CBC's Health Newsletter
Looking back, 2016 was clearly the year of the Zika virus. The epidemic began with a mysterious cluster of microcephaly cases in northeastern Brazil, and by February the World Health Organization had...
View ArticleWhy willpower isn't enough to keep the pounds off
Have you been dreaming about that second helping of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy? Are you planning to eat chocolate now and diet later? You might want to think about this first. The...
View ArticleOver the counter painkillers linked to hearing loss
Regular use of pain relievers over many years may increase the risk of hearing loss, a recent study suggests. Researchers analyzed long-term data on almost 56,000 U.S. women and found using...
View ArticleFentanyl drug crisis 'spreading like a cancer' across Canada, expert says
As the number of deaths linked to fentanyl and carfentanil in 2016 continue to rise in British Columbia and Alberta, the “unprecedented drug safety and public health crisis” is “spreading like a...
View ArticleHealth care funding deal draws mixed reaction from N.S. groups
The health care funding deal made between the Nova Scotia government and Ottawa is getting mixed reactions from politicians and advocacy groups. “Stephen McNeil made a lousy deal. He signed away a lot...
View Article'Silent strokes' leave traces on brain and raise dementia concerns
Peter Chaban was up early doing dishes one morning in 2012 when he noticed there was water flowing over his hand — but he couldn’t feel it. Next thing he knew, he lost all sensation and strength on his...
View ArticleAtlantic blood inventory takes hit from storms before Christmas
Every holiday season, Canadian Blood Services finds itself sharing a similar message — it needs blood donors. But this year, the need is an anxious plea. Typically, the blood collection agency builds...
View ArticleSingle dads rate their physical and mental health low
Single dads are twice as likely to report poor physical and mental health as fathers with partners, according to a new study from a group of Toronto-area researchers. In addition, solo fathers...
View Article'Pregnancy brain' shows up big time in brain scans, study says
Pregnancy may trigger changes in the structure and size of regions in a woman’s brain that are involved in responding to social and emotional cues, a recent study suggests. Many of these changes...
View ArticleIngenuity helps when health challenges get in the way of doing laundry, tying...
For Betty Harper and Bill Harvey, it’s the simple things that matter — like doing their own laundry. Both live at a long-term care facility in Hamilton, Ont. Betty was born with cerebral palsy. Bill...
View ArticleHealthy food bank donations selected to help dialysis patients in remote...
A unique program based in Thunder Bay, Ont., is using food bank donations to help people with kidney disease in four remote First Nations. Each month, a dietitian from the regional hospital sorts...
View ArticleAdvocates hopeful Canada will stop criminalizing non-disclosure of HIV status
Marjorie Schenkels had unprotected sex three times with a friend, while they both had been drinking, as she was going through a difficult and volatile time in her life. The Manitoba woman was also...
View ArticleFish oil during pregnancy can reduce baby's asthma risk, study suggests
A new study says taking fish oil during the third trimester of pregnancy could reduce a baby’s risk of developing asthma by almost a third. The study, published Thursday in the New England Journal of...
View ArticleHow many calories in that fast-food meal? Ontario menu labelling legislation...
Restaurant-goers in Ontario are going to notice a little extra something on some menus as of Jan. 1: calorie counts. Legislation that comes into effect Sunday under the Healthy Menu Choices Act, 2015...
View ArticlePremier Stephen McNeil wanted Atlantic deal on health-care funding
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says his government pursued a health accord for all of Atlantic Canada before deciding to go it alone and sign a bilateral deal with Ottawa last week. Talks between...
View ArticleNew research may offer hope for post-traumatic stress treatment
Post-traumatic stress disorder can be a debilitating condition. It’s estimated that it affects nearly one in 10 Canadian veterans who served in Afghanistan. Now, there’s promising research that could...
View ArticleOntario jail giving naloxone to inmates upon release
Inmates released from the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre are being equipped with naloxone kits to combat opioid overdoses. Research shows that the rate of death from overdose is more than 50 times...
View ArticleChildren under 5 choking on grapes, candies, hot dogs, researchers warn
Children under age five could choke on grapes and similarly shaped foods, and parents should cut them in half or quarters to reduce the risk, Scottish doctors say. Although some parents may know to...
View ArticleSigns of dementia, Parkinson's revealed in the brushstrokes of famous...
Friday December 30, 2016 more stories from this episode Change in the brushstrokes of painters over time could be a subtle sign of cognitive decline, according to a new study. The research team, led by...
View Article'Only the ideas they see as favourable get money;' breakfast nutritional...
Cereal makers have happily encouraged the belief that eating breakfast can help keep us thin and bring other benefits, partly by paying for studies that seem to support the idea. So, does that mean...
View ArticleChief asks: Could courts force Canada to spend more on First Nations suicide...
It’s time for First Nations leaders to consider a class action lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of Indigenous young people who have died by suicide, says Isadore Day, the Ontario...
View ArticleProstate cancer patients report that surgery offers worst outcome on quality...
At the moment a man hears a diagnosis of prostate cancer, his first thought is often of survival. It’s later — sometimes after treatment — that the patient considers the cost medical intervention can...
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