James Bond theme music sends stroke victim into ecstasy

A stroke patient has developed a rare neurological condition nine months into his recovery that leaves him disgusted by words printed in a certain shade of blue and lifted to ecstasy by the sound of music by brass instruments, a Toronto neuroscientist...

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B.C. woman backs chemotherapy cold cap treatment

Related External Links BC Cancer Agency (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.) A Squamish, B.C., woman with breast cancer is calling on the BC Cancer Agency to back a cold cap designed to prevent...

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Norovirus blamed for 9 deaths in B.C. care home

A serious outbreak of norovirus may have caused the deaths of nine people at the Selkirk Place Care Facility in Victoria this month. The Vancouver Island Health Authority said although the cause of death in each case has not been determined, it believes...

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Pfizer settles U.S. marketing case for Rapamune

Pfizer Inc will pay $490.9 million US to resolve accusations of illegal marketing of the drug Rapamune dating to Pfizer's 2009 acquisition of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc, the U.S. Justice Department says. Wyeth trained its national Rapamune sales force...

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Hamilton woman speaks out about risk of sedative

When Shirley was handed a three-month prescription for Ativan, her doctor insisted the popular sedative was just an "innocent little thing" to help her sleep. But after her doctor yanked her off the drug cold turkey, rather than slowly tapering off...

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Gel eases pain of cut repairs in children

The pain of tissue adhesive, an alternative to stitches, may be eliminated or reduced with a pain-relieving gel, according to a study of pediatric emergency room visits in Ottawa. Tissue adhesive or "skin glue" is often used to repair minor cuts in...

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Are doctors over diagnosing cancer?

Overdiagnosis occurs when tumours are detected that if left untreated would not cause harm during the patient's lifetime. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters) The definition of cancer should be narrowed to exclude some forms of the disease that are unlikely to cause...

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Wig donations for cancer patients give new meaning to recycling

Jul 29, 2013 | 4:09The National Wig bank for cancer patients Video The National Wig bank for cancer patients Jul 29, 2013 | 4:09A Toronto hospital runs a wig donation program to help cancer patients who have lost their hair after chemotherapy Jul...

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Blood pressure drugs give brain a boost, researchers find

Researchers say the brain improvements were small but over the years, the boost to cognitive functions could be immense. (Merck&Co/Associated Press) Researchers in Canada and Ireland have discovered that blood pressure drugs, known as ACE inhibitors,...

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Strong is the new skinny out in the social media world

Strong is the new skinny and fit is the new thin for women, according to a growing trend on social media. Go on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and you're sure to see plenty of women showing off their muscles with pride. Toronto's Fit Chicks...

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MERS coronavirus unlikely to have SARS-like spread

The World Health Organization (WHO) puts the latest global toll from the coronovirus at 45 deaths from 90 laboratory-confirmed cases. (Reuters) The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year is unlikely to cause a...

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Pneumonia shots made affordable for kids in poor countries

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has agreed to provide hundreds of millions of doses of its lucrative vaccine against pneumonia and meningitis at a fraction of the usual price for young children in poor countries. The deal to provide 260 million shots of its Prevnar...

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Tall women have higher chance of getting cancer, says study

Women's chances of developing cancer after menopause increase with their height, according to a new study. Among nearly 145,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79, researchers found that height was more strongly associated with cancer than such established...

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Blood pressure drugs give brain a boost, researchers find

Researchers say the brain improvements were small but over the years, the boost to cognitive functions could be immense. (Merck&Co/Associated Press) Researchers in Canada and Ireland have discovered that blood pressure drugs, known as ACE inhibitors,...

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Strong is the new skinny out in the social media world

Strong is the new skinny and fit is the new thin for women, according to a growing trend on social media. Go on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and you're sure to see plenty of women showing off their muscles with pride. Toronto's Fit Chicks...

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MERS coronavirus unlikely to have SARS-like spread

The World Health Organization (WHO) puts the latest global toll from the coronovirus at 45 deaths from 90 laboratory-confirmed cases. (Reuters) The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year is unlikely to cause a...

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Tall women have higher chance of getting cancer, says study

Women's chances of developing cancer after menopause increase with their height, according to a new study. Among nearly 145,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79, researchers found that height was more strongly associated with cancer than such established...

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Blood pressure drugs give brain a boost, researchers find

Researchers say the brain improvements were small but over the years, the boost to cognitive functions could be immense. (Merck&Co/Associated Press) Researchers in Canada and Ireland have discovered that blood pressure drugs, known as ACE inhibitors,...

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Strong is the new skinny out in the social media world

Strong is the new skinny and fit is the new thin for women, according to a growing trend on social media. Go on Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and you're sure to see plenty of women showing off their muscles with pride. Toronto's Fit Chicks...

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MERS coronavirus unlikely to have SARS-like spread

The World Health Organization (WHO) puts the latest global toll from the coronovirus at 45 deaths from 90 laboratory-confirmed cases. (Reuters) The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that emerged in Saudi Arabia last year is unlikely to cause a...

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Cat allergy research offers hope of possible cure

British scientists say they have discovered how cats trigger allergies in people, raising hopes for a possible cure to the feline-caused affliction. Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they have found a protein in cat dander — or dead skin...

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Full moon causes poorer sleep, study finds

Full moons have been blamed for a wide range of bizarre behaviour, including higher crime rates and mental disorders. But that's mostly folklore and superstition. New scientific evidence, however, suggests you may be able to blame the moon for one thing:...

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Vaccine denier Jenny McCarthy pick as View host worries experts

[View the story "Jenny McCarthy's View gig irks medical experts" on Storify] Storified by CBC News Community· Thu, Jul 25 2013 14:16:19 This fall, we welcome @JennyMcCarthy as one of our new co-hosts! abc.tv/15I7uuM #TheView pic.twitter.com/TiJhsb21uwThe...

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Tall women have higher chance of getting cancer, says study

Women's chances of developing cancer after menopause increase with their height, according to a new study. Among nearly 145,000 women between the ages of 50 and 79, researchers found that height was more strongly associated with cancer than such established...

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