Hoarder slowly learns to stop clinging to the past

How Brenda McDonald battles tendency to hoard 2:19 How Brenda McDonald battles tendency to hoard 2:19 At some point in the last 19 years, Brenda McDonald just stopped inviting people over to her house. Drawers were overflowing....

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Public health officer backs call for greater independence

One of New Brunswick's senior public health officials says he would welcome legislation to protect his independence from political interference. Public health officers are employees of the Department of Health and the New Brunswick Medical Society announced...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Ending maternal, child deaths requires innovation, accountability: experts

Innovation and strong business impulses will be driving factors in reducing maternal and child mortality in the post-2015 development agenda, experts said during the final day of Canada's maternal, newborn and child health summit in Toronto. World Bank...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Sugary drink warning label bill passes in California Senate

The government is responsible to protect the public health and safety of its people, says a California senator in support of a bill meant to counter a spike in health problems involving consumption of too much sugar. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Smoke-free condos on the rise in B.C.

Smoke-free Housing B.C. has been pushing for a ban on smoking in buildings for 10 years, but advocates say the concept is starting to take off with more than 100 apartment buildings now entirely smoke-free. 'Your right to smoke stops when the air...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

E-cigarettes could save hundreds of millions of lives, scientists tell WHO

More than 50 public health experts and nicotine experts, including five Canadians, are urging the World Health Organization not to classify e-cigarettes as tobacco products, because they say doing so could jeopardize a "significant health innovation"...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Harper won't fund abortion globally because it's 'extremely divisive'

When the Canadian government took on maternal, newborn and child health as its flagship program in 2010, it unwittingly waltzed into the contentious issue of abortion. And though the government has expressed no desire to talk about abortion,...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Harper hosts discussion on maternal, child health post-2015

Live Politicians, experts in Toronto this week for summit on global maternal and child health CBC News Posted: May 30, 2014 9:26 AM ET Last Updated: May 30, 2014 10:41 AM ET Prime Minister Stephen Harper is moderating a panel discussion...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Spotlight turns to Canada's maternal health push — but what happens after 2015?

As Canada's maternal, newborn and child health summit — the first of its kind — kicks off today, the Conservative government might very well pat itself on the back. It's the latest opportunity for a government not known for embracing global humanitarian projects...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Sexting, pornography findings in youth survey a new warning

One in five high school students surveyed say they received a sext of someone that was forwarded to them by someone else,  with the practice more common in  higher grades. That is one of the results from a survey of young Canadians released...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Obesity, overweight hits third of the world

Modernization has not been good for health, global obesity experts say. (Shutterstock) Almost a third of the world is now fat, and no country has been able to curb obesity rates in the last three decades, according to a new global analysis. Researchers...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

E-cigarettes shouldn't be stubbed out, scientists tell WHO

A move to classify e-cigarettes alongside regular cigarettes would push countries to take similar tough measures to restrict demand, such as through higher taxes. (CBC) A group of 53 leading scientists has warned the World Health Organization not...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Child obesity fuelled by stress response

Children who struggle with stress by heading for the cookie jar are more likely to gain body fat, a finding that shows why it's important to handle stress in more positive ways, European researchers say. At Tuesday's European Congress on Obesity held...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

AIDS ward closes in B.C. as death rate plummets

A dramatic fall in the number of cases of AIDS in B.C. means a Vancouver hospital ward that once treated those dying of the disease will be repurposed to treat those living with HIV. The repurposing of Ward 10C at St. Paul's Hospital in downtown Vancouver...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Melanoma a fast rising cancer in Canada

Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is on the rise among Canadian men and women, but it is also one of the most preventable forms, according to a new report. The Canadian Cancer Society's annual statistics report shows skin cancer rates in...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Spread of Ebola in west Africa is not under control, says WHO expert

Guinea's capital Conakry has recorded its first new Ebola cases in more than a month, while other previously unaffected areas have also reported infections in the past week, according to the World Health Organization. The spread of the two-month-old...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Simple, inexpensive approaches can save lives of mothers and newborns

Every year, 2.9 million newborn babies worldwide die from mostly preventable causes, but a few simple steps can save lives, doctors say. Starting Wednesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper hosts a three-day global summit in Toronto called Saving Every...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

The made-in-Canada problem facing medical scans: Kelly Crowe

Albert Mann winced as he sat upright on the scanner bed to talk to me. A large camera had just processed an image of his body, reading the gamma rays radiating from his bones. I asked him what he had to do to prepare for this test. "What did I have...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Measles outbreaks spotlight need for national registry

Mariam, 3, suffering from measles, lies in her mother's lap after being brought to hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, last May. The uncommon but severe complications of the vaccine preventable illness include pneumonia, meningitis and encephalitis. (Mohsin...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

Ebola patient in Sierra Leone pulled from hospital by family

Relatives of an Ebola patient in Sierra Leone took her home from a community health centre despite protests from medical staff, risking spreading the deadly and highly infectious disease, a senior health official said on Tuesday. The family said they...

22.45 | 0 komentar | Read More

The made-in-Canada problem facing nuclear medicine: Kelly Crowe

Albert Mann winced as he sat upright on the scanner bed to talk to me. A large camera had just processed an image of his body, reading the gamma rays radiating from his bones. I asked him what he had to do to prepare for this test. "What did I have...

22.46 | 0 komentar | Read More

Uncommon birth defect appears in 3 babies in homes on 1 road

Three mothers who live on the same Moncton, N.B., road and who have babies with the same birth defect want more research into gastroschisis, which causes the intestines to stick outside of the body through a hole beside the belly button.  ...

22.46 | 0 komentar | Read More

Seniors left with big bills as banks deny travel insurance claims

Three customers who bought travel insurance from Canadian banks are outraged after being left with large foreign medical bills. "They're like a good gambler that never loses," said Cyrus Derakhshan of Oakville, Ont. He is fighting RBC over a...

22.46 | 0 komentar | Read More