Leafy greens top source of food poisoning in U.S.

About 1 in 5 illnesses were linked to leafy green vegetables, the CDC found. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press) A big U.S. government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable...

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MRI-friendly implantable defibrillator a life-changer

An Ontario woman who is the first in North America to receive a unique implantable defibrillator says she now feels fantastic and relieved that doctors can monitor both her heart and brain as closely as needed. Justine Bovenkerk, a 35-year-old mother...

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Teen pregnancies jump by staggering 40 per cent in N.B.

New numbers on teen pregnancy rates in New Brunswick show the province had the biggest jump in the number of pregnancies between 2006 and 2010. During that time, pregnancy rates for girls aged 15 to 19 saw a 40 per cent increase in New Brunswick over...

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7 obesity myths shattered

Many widely held beliefs about weight loss don't stand up to scientific scrutiny, say doctors who want to set the public health record straight on myths like the calorie-burning benefits of sex or the value of eating breakfast. In Wednesday's online...

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Double arm recipient aims to drive

A former U.S. soldier who lost four limbs in Iraq has regained some arm movement following a double arm transplant. Brendan Marrocco, 26, of Staten Island, N.Y., told a news conference at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., on Tuesday that the...

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GermBullet ads misleading: FDA

U.S. regulators say a Florida company has been marketing an untested inhaled formula as a flu remedy in violation of drug safety regulations. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued a warning letter to Flu and Cold...

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6 ways to avoid illness when travelling

Most Canadian travellers come down with some type of illness when flying abroad, says a travel medicine doctor offering prevention tips. "The estimates in the literature suggest between 50 and 75 per cent of travellers acquire some type of illness,"...

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Leafy greens top source of food poisoning in U.S.

About 1 in 5 illnesses were linked to leafy green vegetables, the CDC found. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press) A big U.S. government study has fingered leafy greens like lettuce and spinach as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable...

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Lumpectomy survival rates 'should reassure women'

Survival rates among women with early breast cancer were better with lumpectomy and radiation than with mastectomy, a U.S. study suggests. When researchers followed more than 112,000 women in California with early stage breast cancer for 14 years, they...

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B.C. man died from Hantavirus, Yukon officials confirm

A female deer mouse has a monitor attached to her left ear at the Adirondack Ecological Center in Newcomb, N.Y., Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007. The Hantavirus disease is spread through the animal's urine and droppings. (The Associated Press) Health officials...

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Outcome of doctor talks may lead to health premiums, Redford suggests

Alberta Premier Alison Redford ratcheted up the pressure on doctors in contract talks Monday, potentially pitting them against taxpayers by reviving health-care premiums. In a teleconference town hall with 5,000 party supporters, Redford suggested that...

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Meal timing matters for weight loss success

When you eat could play an important role in weight loss, a new study suggests. Researchers looked at the role of meal timing in 420 men and women in southeast Spain participating in a 20-week weight-loss treatment following several studies in animals...

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Teens mixing alcohol and energy drinks a growing problem

About one in five Canadian students say they have mixed alcohol with energy drinks, which researchers call a public health concern. Doctors say energy drinks mask the symptoms of intoxication and can lead to more risk-taking behaviour, such as drunk...

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Over-the-counter painkillers risky for kids' kidneys

Children taking common pain relievers may be at higher risk for kidney damage, a U.S. study finds. The researchers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory or NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, perhaps the most common avoidable risk for acute kidney failure in...

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Wear face mask or get flu shot, hospital staff told

A change in Sudbury hospital policy says employees who don't have an influenza shot and won't wear a surgical mask during flu season will be sent home. A portion of a letter from Health Sciences North administration to hospital employees that highlights...

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Abortion barriers still exist in Sask. 25 years after historic ruling

Monday marks 25 years since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country's abortion law, but in Saskatchewan access to the procedure remains uneven. Abortions are only performed in two cities in the province, Saskatoon and Regina. Women who...

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Controversial brain test of awareness questioned

Doctors should resist the temptation to use an inexpensive tool that probes the brain's electrical activity when evaluating vegetative patients who can't communicate. Drs. Adrian Owen and Damian Cruse of the Centre for Brain and Mind in London, Ont.,...

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New norovirus strain turning more stomachs

Japan tourists point to the sights around dock where the cruise ship The Queen Elizabeth 2 is docked following a norovirus outbreak. (Marco Garcia/Associated Press) A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials...

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Teens mixing alcohol and energy drinks a growing problem

About one in five Canadian students say they have mixed alcohol with energy drinks, which researchers call a public health concern. Doctors say energy drinks mask the symptoms of intoxication and can lead to more risk-taking behaviour, such as drunk...

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Over-the-counter painkillers risky for kids' kidneys

Children taking common pain relievers may be at higher risk for kidney damage, a U.S. study finds. The researchers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory or NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, perhaps the most common avoidable risk for acute kidney failure in...

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Controversial brain test of awareness questioned

Doctors should resist the temptation to use an inexpensive tool that probes the brain's electrical activity when evaluating vegetative patients who can't communicate. Drs. Adrian Owen and Damian Cruse of the Centre for Brain and Mind in London, Ont.,...

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New norovirus strain turning more stomachs

Japan tourists point to the sights around dock where the cruise ship The Queen Elizabeth 2 is docked following a norovirus outbreak. (Marco Garcia/Associated Press) A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials...

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Teens mixing alcohol and energy drinks a growing problem

About one in five Canadian students say they have mixed alcohol with energy drinks, which researchers call a public health concern. Doctors say energy drinks mask the symptoms of intoxication and can lead to more risk-taking behaviour, such as drunk...

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Over-the-counter painkillers risky for kids' kidneys

Children taking common pain relievers may be at higher risk for kidney damage, a U.S. study finds. The researchers called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory or NSAIDs such as ibuprofen, perhaps the most common avoidable risk for acute kidney failure in...

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Cholesterol-lowering statins increase diabetes risk

The new labels will apply to the six statins sold in Canada. (Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press) Labels on all cholesterol-lowering statins will be updated to warn of a small increased risk of diabetes, Health Canada says. "Based on the review of all...

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Controversial brain test of awareness questioned

Doctors should resist the temptation to use an inexpensive tool that probes the brain's electrical activity when evaluating vegetative patients who can't communicate. Drs. Adrian Owen and Damian Cruse of the Centre for Brain and Mind in London, Ont.,...

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Catastrophic drug plan advocate dies

A Saint John man who had spent the last year fighting brain cancer and then the New Brunswick government for coverage of an experimental cancer drug, died on Wednesday. John Philippe was 42. He had a brain tumour, known as Glioblastoma and he was told...

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New norovirus strain turning more stomachs

Japan tourists point to the sights around dock where the cruise ship The Queen Elizabeth 2 is docked following a norovirus outbreak. (Marco Garcia/Associated Press) A new strain of stomach bug sweeping the globe is taking over in the U.S., health officials...

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Quitting smoking before 40 erases damage to health

Smoking cuts at least 10 years off lifespan but quitting before age 40 regains most of that time, a large new study suggests. Canadian, American and British researchers analyzed smoking histories and death records for 113,752 women and 88,496 men in...

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NYC pop limit critics head to court

A man leaves a 7-Eleven store with a Double Gulp drink, in New York, where opponents of the city's limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints. (Richard Drew/Associated Press) Opponents of New...

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Controversial bird flu experiments to go ahead

Flu researchers plan to resume controversial experiments into bird flu transmission that were voluntarily suspended over biosecurity fears. Last year, scientists agreed to a moratorium on changing the H5N1 avian flu virus in the lab to make it transmissible...

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