Kids' brain injury study shows sports rules poorly enforced

Protecting children playing hockey, soccer, football, basketball and baseball from serious brain injuries could take simple solutions like padding goal posts and enforcing existing rules, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers used data from 12,799...

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Hospital parking rates a 'tax' on sick Canadians

Rising hospital parking rates amount to a tax on ailing Canadians, says one medical specialist. A CBC Marketplace report found many Canadians are missing hospital appointments and experiencing added stress due to the costs of parking at their local...

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FDA approves new diabetes drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-its-kind diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson that uses a new method to lower blood sugar — flushing it out in patients' urine. The agency cleared J&J's Invokana tablets for...

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Gefilte fish recalled

People are being advised not to consume two types of a processed fish product sold in Ontario and Quebec because it may be contaminated with a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Brand Product and size UPC Best-before-date Central-Epicure Gefilte...

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Kids' brain injury study shows sports rules poorly enforced

Protecting children playing hockey, soccer, football, basketball and baseball from serious brain injuries could take simple solutions like padding goal posts and enforcing existing rules, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers used data from 12,799...

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Hospital parking rates a 'tax' on sick Canadians

Rising hospital parking rates amount to a tax on ailing Canadians, says one medical specialist. A CBC Marketplace report found many Canadians are missing hospital appointments and experiencing added stress due to the costs of parking at their local...

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FDA approves new diabetes drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-its-kind diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson that uses a new method to lower blood sugar — flushing it out in patients' urine. The agency cleared J&J's Invokana tablets for...

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Gefilte fish recalled

People are being advised not to consume two types of a processed fish product sold in Ontario and Quebec because it may be contaminated with a bacteria called Clostridium botulinum. Brand Product and size UPC Best-before-date Central-Epicure Gefilte...

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Winnipeg girl's death after surgery deemed accidental

The death of a 10-year-old Winnipeg girl following minor surgery was accidental, according to Manitoba's chief medical examiner. Ashuza Halisi died on March 13, less than two days after she underwent surgery at the Maples Surgical Centre to repair an...

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The value of end-of-life care

About The Author Susan Bonner is one of Canada's top political journalists, currently reporting from Washington, D.C. In over 20 years with the CBC, Bonner has reported from every platform, TV, radio and online, and was a parliamentary reporter...

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Kids' brain injury study shows sports rules poorly enforced

Protecting children playing hockey, soccer, football, basketball and baseball from serious brain injuries could take simple solutions like padding goal posts and enforcing existing rules, a Canadian study suggests. Researchers used data from 12,799...

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Hospital parking rates a 'tax' on sick Canadians

Rising hospital parking rates amount to a tax on ailing Canadians, says one medical specialist. A CBC Marketplace report found many Canadians are missing hospital appointments and experiencing added stress due to the costs of parking at their local...

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New drug strategy targets doctors' prescription pads

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is unveiling a new national prescription drug strategy in Ottawa on Wednesday, in collaboration with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) Canada now has a national strategy to tackle the...

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1 in 4 people with mild cognitive impairment may get better

Older people with mild cognitive problems may revert to normal brain function if they keep physically and mentally active and open to new experiences, say Australian researchers. Professor Perminder Sachdev and colleagues from the University of New...

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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk

A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer, scientists reported Wednesday....

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Why does hospital parking cost so much? Join us at 1 p.m. ET

Why do we pay so much for hospital parking? Is it fair to charge sick people and their families? How much have you had to pay? Join Marketplace co-host Erica Johnson to share your stories and questions about hospital parking rates. Don't miss Hospital...

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When you eat key to intermittent fasting

Alternating between periods of eating and fasting is gaining in popularity among dieters and generating criticism in nutritional circles. Intermittent fasting, sometimes known as the 5:2 diet, asks people to eat very little or nothing at times, such...

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Drug reactions send 26,000 seniors to hospital

One in 200 Canadian seniors had to be admitted to hospital because of adverse reaction to a drug, according to a new report. Tuesday's report by the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) suggested more than 26,000 people aged 65 and older...

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Women who give birth at Hamilton Health Sciences more likely to have C-section

Hamilton Health Sciences performs the highest rate of C-sections among teaching hospitals in Canada, at 32.85 per cent of all births at the facility, according to The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). This rate includes data gathered...

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New drug strategy targets doctors' prescription pads

Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq is unveiling a new national prescription drug strategy in Ottawa on Wednesday, in collaboration with the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) A national strategy to deal with the abuse and misuse...

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2 million One Touch Verio glucose meters recalled

One Touch Verio IQ glucose meters are being recalled in Canada because they don't warn people with diabetes when their blood sugar levels are extremely high and instead shut off, the manufacturer says. Johnson & Johnson said it is recalling and...

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Many MRIs for lower back pain unnecessary

More than half of MRIs of the lower back that were ordered at two Canadian hospitals were either inappropriate or of questionable value for patients, researchers say. Use of MRI to image the lumbar spine has increased in Canada and the United States...

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Asbestos in at least 180 Quebec health care sites

Documents obtained by Radio-Canada through access to information requests reveal 180 health care sites in the province contain asbestos, and there could be more. The buildings known to contain the carcinogenic fibre, which was once used as a fire-retardant,...

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10 years later, SARS-style pandemic still a possibility

Ten years after Ontario declared a provincial emergency over the SARS outbreak, which infected 8,000 people around the world, killing nearly 800, including 44 in Canada, health experts say there is a still possibility a similar outbreak could occur....

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Nut, tahini and sugar products recalled over risks of salmonella

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued warnings about several nut and sugar products sold primarily in Quebec and Ontario. Some types of peanut, almond, cashew and sesame butters are affected by the recall along with tahini and sugar products....

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Interest fading for contested MS treatment funding

Two years after New Brunswick decided to help multiple sclerosis patients pay for an unproven treatment that's only offered outside the country, the number of patients who have sought the so-called liberation treatment has fallen short of expectations....

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