Bitterly cold New Year expected in much of Canada

Canadians awoke to below-freezing temperatures and wind chill warnings in much of the country and can expect a body-numbing last day of 2013, with the wind chill creating extremely cold conditions heading into the New Year.  On Monday,...

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Alberta family invents quick-deploy disaster shelter

A family of inventors in Okotoks has created what they say is a faster and better way to get aid to disaster situations. Malcolm Duncan and his two sons at Excalibur Research and Development came up with a way to convert shipping containers into emergency...

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Playing high school sports may be tied to older men's good health

Playing varsity sports in high school appears to be an important link to health after age 70, according to a new study by Swiss and U.S. researchers. Researchers examined the backgrounds, behaviours and personalities of a group of men over 70 who...

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Body clock may be to blame when tots fight sleep

"Just one more story, please?" `'I need a glass of water." `'Mom, I can't sleep!" When youngsters continually struggle to fall asleep at night, new research suggests maybe their body clock doesn't match their bedtime. That doesn't mean tots should...

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6 top health stories of 2013: editors' picks

Kate Warner said she was thrown for a loop when she learned she received chemotherapy that was overdiluted. (CBC) Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer mutations, overdiluted chemotherapy and a delay in informing Canadians about a birth control...

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How the big holiday meal stresses your body out – and how to fight back

The holidays may be a time to relax and enjoy fine food, but when it comes to the big festive meal, savouring a plate loaded down with turkey, gravy and other favourites can put the human body in a state that is anything but merry. For a healthy person...

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B.C. struggles to treat severely mentally ill drug addicts

Imagine this: Every day, you can feel people looking at you warily. They want to hurt you. Even the police are out to get you. You try to rid your mind of all the ill-intentioned people, but you can't ignore the other thing that is gnawing at you. Those...

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Dr. C: Cancer has changed me, now what?

Hello Canada, you look great – have you lost weight?   Now that I have your attention, I want to talk to you about what happened this week when I was chatting to a friend about what was going on at work.  Apparently there was a big kerfuffle...

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B.C. struggles to treat severely mentally ill drug addicts

Imagine this: Every day, you can feel people looking at you warily. They want to hurt you. Even the police are out to get you. You try to rid your mind of all the ill-intentioned people, but you can't ignore the other thing that is gnawing at you. Those...

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How the big holiday meal stresses your body out – and how to fight back

The holidays may be a time to relax and enjoy fine food, but when it comes to the big festive meal, savouring a plate loaded down with turkey, gravy and other favourites can put the human body in a state that is anything but merry. For a healthy person...

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6 top health stories of 2013: editors' picks

Kate Warner said she was thrown for a loop when she learned she received chemotherapy that was overdiluted. (CBC) Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer mutations, overdiluted chemotherapy and a delay in informing Canadians about a birth control...

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Botched baby vaccinations prompt alert in N.S.

Patients of Nova Scotia physician William Vitale are being notified that some may need to be vaccinated again after the doctor mixed incompatible vaccines in one syringe and injected them in one shot. Vitale has had his licence suspended by...

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Co-Fluvoxamine antidepressant recalled for allergy risk

Some bottles of the antidepressant Co-Fluvoxamine may contain a few pills of a prescription antibiotic, which poses a potential allergy risk, Health Canada warns.   Cobalt Pharmaceuticals said it is voluntarily recalling one lot of Co-Fluvoxamine...

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Chronic migraines in youth eased with therapy

Children and teens with chronic migraines showed fewer disabling headaches following a therapy that teaches coping skills, say doctors who'd like the therapy to be routinely offered to younger people along with medication. Chronic migraines are...

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How the big holiday meal stresses your body out – and how to fight back

The holidays may be a time to relax and enjoy fine food, but when it comes to the big festive meal, savouring a plate loaded down with turkey, gravy and other favourites can put the human body in a state that is anything but merry. For a healthy person...

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6 top health stories of 2013: editors' picks

Kate Warner said she was thrown for a loop when she learned she received chemotherapy that was overdiluted. (CBC) Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer mutations, overdiluted chemotherapy and a delay in informing Canadians about a birth control...

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How the big holiday meal stresses your body out – and how to fight back

The holidays may be a time to relax and enjoy fine food, but when it comes to the big festive meal, savouring a plate loaded down with turkey, gravy and other favourites can put the human body in a state that is anything but merry. For a healthy person...

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Co-Fluvoxamine antidepressant recalled for allergy risk

Some bottles of the antidepressant Co-Fluvoxamine may contain a few pills of a prescription antibiotic, which poses a potential allergy risk, Health Canada warns.   Cobalt Pharmaceuticals said it is voluntarily recalling one lot of Co-Fluvoxamine...

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Chronic migraines in youth eased with therapy

Children and teens with chronic migraines showed fewer disabling headaches following a therapy that teaches coping skills, say doctors who'd like the therapy to be routinely offered to younger people along with medication. Chronic migraines are...

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6 top health stories of 2013: editors' picks

Kate Warner said she was thrown for a loop when she learned she received chemotherapy that was overdiluted. (CBC) Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer mutations, overdiluted chemotherapy and a delay in informing Canadians about a birth control...

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Chronic migraines in youth eased with therapy

Children and teens with chronic migraines showed fewer disabling headaches following a therapy that teaches coping skills, say doctors who'd like the therapy to be routinely offered to younger people along with medication. Chronic migraines are...

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Heart attacks among seasonal risks, doctors say

'Tis the season — for heart attacks? Not to dampen any spirits, but studies show heart troubles spike this time of year. It's not just a Western phenomenon; recent research in China found the same thing. The increase includes fatal and nonfatal heart...

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