Put down that soda, junior — it could affect your memory

If former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg had waited just a bit longer to wage his public health battle against soda drinks, he could have had more ammunition. Bloomberg had cited the well-known risks of obesity and diabetes that are associated...

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Ebola virus: What you need to know to protect yourself

A Toronto doctor who specializes in the treatment of tropical diseases says it's unlikely a recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa could spread to North America. Dr. Jay Keystone, who works in the tropical diseases unit of Toronto...

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Ebola outbreak: West African death toll tops 700, WHO says

The deadliest recorded Ebola outbreak surpassed 700 deaths across West Africa on Thursday as the World Health Organization announced dozens of new deaths reported in the last several days. In Sierra Leone, President Ernest Bai Koroma declared a...

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Soccer goal death of Ontario teen adds to calls for tip-proof nets

At first it sounds like a freak accident: A soccer net topples, killing a young person on a playing field, a place where kids are supposed to be safe. But accidents involving soccer goals like the one that killed a 15-year-old girl Wednesday afternoon...

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Ebola virus: What you need to know to protect yourself

A Toronto doctor who specializes in the treatment of tropical diseases says it's unlikely a recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa could spread to North America. Dr. Jay Keystone, who works in the tropical diseases unit of Toronto...

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Sheik Umar Khan, top Ebola doctor, dies from virus after treating dozens

A leading virologist who risked his own life to treat dozens of Ebola patients died Tuesday from the disease, officials said, as a major regional airline announced it was suspending flights to the cities hardest hit by an outbreak that has killed more...

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Montreal hospital seeks bariatric patients for HIV tests after sterilization scare

The Lachine Hospital in Montreal is testing patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 2012 and 2014 for possible HIV or hepatitis infection, after a review found a tool used in the procedure hadn't been thoroughly cleaned. About 150...

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B.C. doctor on Ebola team not in 'self-imposed quarantine'

Dr. Azaria Marthyman, a Victoria doctor who was part of a medical group that travelled to Liberia earlier this month to treat victims of the Ebola virus has returned home, while two of his U.S. colleagues infected with the deadly virus...

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Ebola outbreak: West African airline suspends flights amid widespread fear

Police officers are being deployed to Liberia's international airport to ensure passengers are screened for Ebola symptoms as a major regional airline announced Tuesday it was suspending flights to the cities hardest hit by an outbreak that has...

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More than doctors needed to contain 'unprecedented' Ebola outbreak

Doctors alone aren't enough to contain West Africa's deadly Ebola outbreak, which has already infected, and in some instances killed, key medical personnel, including prominent Western and local physicians. Quebec doctor Marc Forget, who has been on...

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Montreal hospital seeks bariatric patients for HIV tests after sterilization scare

The Lachine Hospital in Montreal is testing patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 2012 and 2014 for possible HIV or hepatitis infection, after a review found a tool used in the procedure hadn't been thoroughly cleaned. About 150...

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Alissa Chavez's Hot Seat alarm aims to prevent child hot car deaths

A 17-year-old girl from New Mexico has invented a device that alerts parents —and passersby —  if a child is left in their car. The invention by Alissa Chavez of Albuquerque aims to reduce the chance that a child will die in an overheated...

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ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton helps paraplegics to walk

A robotic exoskeleton that allows some people with spinal cord injuries to walk upright has been approved for use by Health Canada and the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. The ReWalk was designed by a paraplegic inventor, Dr. Amit Goffer,...

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E-cigarette market on fire while scientists wage heated debate

Electronic cigarette use is skyrocketing, revenue has reached the billions of dollars, legislators are talking about — and enacting — regulations, and more and more research is published every month. But the jury is still out on their safety, and whether...

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Liberian man who died in Nigeria tests positive for Ebola

A Liberian man who died in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos on Friday has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, the country's health minister has confirmed. The man, who was in his 40s, collapsed on arrival in Lagos, a city of 21 million people, on...

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Liberia's president orders strict anti-Ebola measures

Liberia's president has closed all but three land border crossings, restricted public gatherings and quarantined communities heavily affected by the Ebola outbreak in the West African nation. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf described the measures...

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Liberian man who died in Nigeria tests positive for Ebola

A Liberian man who died in Nigeria's megacity of Lagos on Friday has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus, the country's health minister has confirmed. The man, who was in his 40s, collapsed on arrival in Lagos, a city of 21 million people, on...

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Vancouver street youth face 'alarmingly' high risk of hepatitis C

A drug user prepares heroin bought on the street at a supervised injection clinic in Vancouver. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) Vancouver street youth face an alarmingly high risk of hepatitis C infection because of a high incidence of injection drug...

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E-cigarette market on fire while scientists wage heated debate

Electronic cigarette use is skyrocketing, revenue has reached the billions of dollars, legislators are talking about — and enacting — regulations, and more and more research is published every month. But the jury is still out on their safety, and whether...

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ReWalk Robotics exoskeleton helps paraplegics to walk

A robotic exoskeleton that allows some people with spinal cord injuries to walk upright has been approved for use by Health Canada and the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. The ReWalk was designed by a paraplegic inventor, Dr. Amit Goffer,...

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