Edmonton veteran finds unique way to cope with PTSD

Watching Trevor Petersen standing on his paddleboard, cutting calmly across the water, you would never know he suffers from a debilitating disorder. Not long ago, Petersen was in a dark place in his life — isolated, alone and angry — when he discovered...

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National food recall issued for baba ghanouj, soup starter

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling two products from across Canada and another product from select provinces. Ziyad brand baba ghanouj and soup starter soup base are being recalled nationally because they contain milk and sesame not...

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Benefits of bilingualism extend across lifespan

Learning a second language benefits the brain in ways that can pay off later in life, suggests a deepening field of research that specializes in the relationship between bilingualism and cognition. Mounting evidence suggests that learning more than...

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Maternal health programs cost billions with little proof strategies work: UN

Public health officials say they were taken aback by the findings that practices such as ensuring women giving birth get cheap drugs such as magnesium sulphate to treat labour complications didn't seem to improve survival rates for mothers. (Khalil Senosi/Associated...

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Pregnant women should avoid bisphenol A, phthalates, doctors say

Canada banned the manufacture, import, advertising or sale of baby bottles that contain BPA to protect infants. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) Women should be counselled about reducing their exposure to environmental hazards such as bisphenol A in...

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Red Deer bans e-cigarettes under local smoking bylaw

Red Deer residents fond of electronic cigarettes will no longer be able to puff where they please, after city officials clarified the reach of a local smoking bylaw. The city issued a statement Thursday morning clarifying the existing Smoke Free...

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West African nations should prepare for Ebola infected travellers

Health workers speak to relatives of people infected with Ebola at an isolation center at Donka Hospital in Guinea's capital, Conakry, in April. Some of the sick have travelled to get medical treatment, spreading the disease to big cities. (Cellou Binani/AFP/Getty)...

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National food recall issued for baba ghanouj, soup starter

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling two products from across Canada and another product from select provinces. Ziyad brand baba ghanouj and soup starter soup base are being recalled nationally because they contain milk and sesame not...

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Canadian Blood Services says supply at seasonal 5-year low

Canada's blood supply is at a five-year low for this time of year, Canadian Blood Services says in appealing for life-sustaining donations. The agency urged current and first-time blood donors to give blood before or immediately after the Canada Day...

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Red Deer bans e-cigarettes under local smoking bylaw

Red Deer residents fond of electronic cigarettes will no longer be able to puff where they please, after city officials clarified the reach of a local smoking bylaw. The city issued a statement Thursday morning clarifying the existing Smoke Free...

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West African nations should prepare for Ebola infected travellers

Health workers speak to relatives of people infected with Ebola at an isolation center at Donka Hospital in Guinea's capital, Conakry, in April. Some of the sick have travelled to get medical treatment, spreading the disease to big cities. (Cellou Binani/AFP/Getty)...

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Pregnant women should avoid bisphenol A, phthalates, doctors say

Canada banned the manufacture, import, advertising or sale of baby bottles that contain BPA to protect infants. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) Women should be counselled about reducing their exposure to environmental hazards such as bisphenol A in...

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Red Deer bans e-cigarettes under local smoking bylaw

Red Deer residents fond of electronic cigarettes will no longer be able to puff where they please, after city officials clarified the reach of a local smoking bylaw. The city issued a statement Thursday morning clarifying the existing Smoke Free...

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Canadian Blood Services says supply at seasonal 5-year low

Blood collections dipped this year when storms led to cancellations of donor clinics. (Chris O'Meara/Associated Press) Canada's blood supply is at a five-year low for this time of year, Canadian Blood Services says in appealing for life-sustaining...

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Saudi MERS cases that went unreported described by WHO

The World Health Organization has released a demographic and geographic breakdown of the MERS coronavirus infections that Saudi authorities announced three weeks ago. (National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases/The Canadian Press) Saudi...

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Ebola-sickened travellers may cross borders, WHO warns

Health workers speak to relatives of people infected with Ebola at an isolation center at Donka Hospital in Guinea's capital, Conakry, in April. Some of the sick have travelled to get medical treatment, spreading the disease to big cities. (Cellou Binani/AFP/Getty)...

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Soda ban in New York City goes too far, court rules

Guzzlers prevailed Thursday as New York's highest court refused to reinstate New York City's ban on the sale of big sodas, ruling that the city's health department overstepped its bounds when approved the 16-ounce or 453- gram cap on sugary beverages....

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From grocery stores to human bodies: Bar code technology turns 40

George Laurer had no idea his design would reach well beyond retail outlets when he created the black line and number sets known as the modern bar code while working for IBM as an engineer. Forty years ago today, Laurer's creation — the Universal...

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Antibiotic scientist must push discovery to market

A McMaster University scientist has discovered a compound that attacks a dangerous new class of superbugs, providing a gleam of scientific hope against the spectre of antibiotic resistance. Disease-causing bacteria share their evolving genes at such...

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High radon levels in Winnipeg military couple's home

A Winnipeg couple are living in a government-owned house, managed by the Department of National Defence, that exposes them to potentially deadly radon gas at levels exceeding the government's own guidelines, CBC News has learned. "They wouldn't...

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GlaxoSmithKline, flu vaccine maker, gets warning from U.S. FDA

GlaxoSmithKline received a letter of warning from the FDA about conditions at its manufacturing facility at Ste-Foy, Que., where the company makes flu vaccine for the Canadian and U.S. markets. (CBC) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent...

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Nanoparticles in food, cosmetics, medical therapies catch FDA's attention

Nanotechnology has a broad range of potential applications, such as improving the packaging of food and altering the look and feel of cosmetics, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Federal regulators in the U.S. want to hear from companies...

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Concussion experts launch guidelines for treating kids' 'unique' brains

Emergency medicine researchers at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation have launched recommendations aimed at treating children and teens with concussions. Project leader Dr. Roger Zemek, director...

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Man faked cancer, charged with fraud, police say

A Sarnia, Ont., man who allegedly pretended to have cancer faces a fraud charge. Sarnia police say the 52-year-old told friends he had terminal cancer. So, they held a charity benefit to help him with the cost of treatment. The event was held at a...

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Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths

Air pollution controls help to save lives, a U.S. study suggests, as death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia fell dramatically as air quality improved.. Most research has focused on a specific air pollutant or a couple of pollutants over...

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Ebola epidemic unprecedented in West Africa, medical aid group says

The Ebola virus epidemic in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia is "out of control," the medical charity Doctors without Borders said Monday as the World Health Organization works to enhance its response. There have been 350 deaths since the epidemic...

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Medical marijuana's benefits debated

Deciding when to prescribe medical marijuana is contentious for Canadian doctors. (Steve Dipaola/Reuters) Many doctors remain ambivalent about prescribing medical marijuana for chronic pain, even though new federal rules allow patients in Canada to...

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