Health of Toronto neighbourhoods ranked by St. Michael's research

Out of Toronto's 140 listed neighbourhoods, 23 have a very high premature death rate affected in part by other factors within their immediate community, according to research from St. Michael's hospital. Urban HEART @ Toronto is a tool to examine neighbourhoods...

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Nutrition labels on food packaging under microscope in U.S., Canada

Nutrition labels that are found on just about every piece of packaged food could be getting a new look in the U.S., with a greater focus on calories and added sugar. The changes, proposed by the Obama administration, would see calories printed in a...

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Manitoba drug stores may need to advertise dispensing fees

The Manitoba government is facing pressure from supporters to get pharmacies to list dispensing fees so that consumers can shop around for the best price. (Mark Blinch/Reuters) Manitoba is looking at becoming one of the first provinces in Canada to...

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Women's brains more resilient to higher levels of genetic defects: study

Women are able to carry higher levels of genetic defects without getting brain development disorders such as autism, supporting the possibility of a 'female protective effect', finds a new study. The study gives clues as to why fifty per cent more males...

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Health sector should learn from banks when it comes to service

A new report says the health sector should take a page from the banking industry when it comes to serving patients. It says people can bank online, access their personal information from anywhere and get customized services — and so should patients....

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Concerned about kids' screen time? The antidote is nature

While experts worry about the ills of the internet age and the health problems linked to kids' hours of screen time, Richard Louv says there is an antidote - and it's free. Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, and...

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Ritalin shortage prompts call for Health Canada changes

Pharmacists say the impact of a current Canada-wide Ritalin drug shortage could have been reduced if Health Canada took a tougher stance on pharmaceutical companies. The current shortage affects 10 milligram doses of the brand name medication Ritalin,...

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Nutrition labels on food packages would now highlight calories and sugars

Those "Nutrition Facts" labels that are plastered on nearly every food package found in grocery stores are getting a new look from American lawmakers. Calories would be in larger, bolder type, and consumers for the first time would know whether foods...

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Organ transplants in Canada see 'moderate' increase

Organ transplants are on the rise in Canada thanks to an increase in the number of deceased donors, a new study says, but there is still a "significant gap" between the number of donors and patients who need new organs. The Canadian Institute...

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Concerned about kids' screen time? The antidote is nature

While experts worry about the ills of the internet age and the health problems linked to kids' hours of screen time, Richard Louv says there is an antidote - and it's free. Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, and...

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Caesar salad recalled over possible Listeria contamination

A third brand of salad on the recall list due to possible Listeria contamination. (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put a recall notice on three brands of caesar salad products because of possible Listeria contamination. ...

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Health sector should learn from banks when it comes to service

A new report says the health sector should take a page from the banking industry when it comes to serving patients. It says people can bank online, access their personal information from anywhere and get customized services — and so should patients....

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Acetaminophen use in pregnancy studied for ADHD risk

Taking acetaminophen during pregnancy is linked to a slightly higher risk of children being diagnosed with ADHD and behaviour problems, but it is still the pain reliever of choice when expecting, doctors say. Acetaminophen, found in Tylenol and some...

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Social media affecting teens' concepts of friendship, intimacy

Social media is affecting the way kids look at friendship and intimacy, according to researchers. The typical teenager has 300 Facebook friends and 79 Twitter followers, the Pew Internet and American Life project found in its report, Teens,...

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Vitalité Health Network informs patients of privacy breach

The Vitalité Health Network is informing some patients their personal medical records were accessed without authorization. The privacy breach was discovered a year ago. A doctor at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre gained unauthorized...

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Polio-like disease appears in California children

An extremely rare, polio-like disease has appeared in more than a dozen California children within the past year, and each of them suffered paralysis to one or more arms or legs, Stanford University researchers say. But public health officials haven't...

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Sports drinks unnecessary, counterproductive for most people

If you're grabbing a sports drink to replenish your electrolytes after exercise, you could actually be working against your workout. A CBC Marketplace investigation found that the vast majority of Canadians don't exercise hard enough to need the colourful...

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Superbug outbreak reports at Canadian hospitals not shared

A potentially deadly class of superbug has some Canadian hospitals stepping up screening, as infectious disease experts call for a reliable national warning system to report outbreaks. At Fraser Health in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, hospitals have...

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'I'm dying:' Woman seeks $60K online for eating disorder care

Canadians with eating disorders can face such long wait times for publicly funded treatment spots that many patients depend on personal assets and private funding to get access to facilities. Many end up with deep debt after emerging from...

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Morning-after pill under review by Health Canada

Health Canada says if it decides action needs to be taken, it will work with manufacturers to update labels on emergency contraception and inform consumers. (CBC) Health Canada says it is studying the effectiveness of the so-called "morning after"...

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