Vaccine alternatives offered by homeopaths 'irresponsible’

A CBC Marketplace investigation has found that some alternative health practitioners are offering unproven vaccine "alternatives" to parents, which is adding to many parents' confusion about vaccines. These treatments are not approved by Health...

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Ebola male survivors told to 'abstain from sex' for 3 months

The Ebola virus has been found in semen up to 82 days after the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization says in advising men who've recovered from the virus to abstain from sex for three months. Ebola is spread through direct contact with an...

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Tearful family hear 21-year-old's donated heart beat in veteran's chest

Video Watch how 21-year-old donor's parents and sister react when they listen to heart beat CBC News Posted: Nov 28, 2014 3:53 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 28, 2014 3:53 PM ET External Links (Note: CBC does not endorse and is not...

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Ebola cases exceed 16,000 worldwide, WHO says

Sierra Leone will soon see a dramatic increase in desperately needed Ebola treatment beds, but it's still not clear who will staff them, according to the top United Nations official in the fight against the disease. Ebola has sickened more...

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CBC investigation prompts Nunavut health-care review

Nunavut's health minister has ordered an independent external review of how the department mishandled the case of a nurse facing numerous allegations.  Monica Ell made the announcement in the legislature on Thursday afternoon after a CBC News...

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Ebola safe burial manual published as death toll rises to 4,960

At least 20 per cent of new Ebola infections occur during burials, the World Health Organization said in issuing a new funeral manual developed by an interfaith panel. Ebola infections can spread when family and community members perform religious rites...

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Colour-changing marker alerts users to reapply sunscreen

A special ink may one day help protect you from sunburn, say students at the University of Waterloo who still need to tweak the formula and prove its safety to regulators. The prototype invention is a marker with ink that is designed to change colour...

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New Ottawa centre targets heart disease in women

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has launched the Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre, which it says is the first of its kind in Canada. Diane Burton says she always worried about her husband's heart health more than her own, until she suffered...

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Ebola outbreak: Amber Vinson says she wasn't trained properly

A nurse who was infected with Ebola after treating a sick patient said she didn't have enough training beforehand on how to protect herself. "The first time that I put on the protective equipment, I was heading in to take care of the patient," Amber...

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Homeless people's life expectancy half of average in B.C.

A new report released by a Vancouver-area street magazine says the life expectancy of a homeless person is about half that of the average British Columbian. Megaphone Magazine's survey, entitled "Dying on the Streets: Homeless deaths in British...

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CBC investigation prompts Nunavut health-care review

Nunavut's health minister has ordered an independent external review of how the department mishandled the case of a nurse facing numerous allegations.  Monica Ell made the announcement in the legislature on Thursday afternoon after a CBC News...

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P.E.I. abortion policy not led by health minister

P.E.I. Health Minister Doug Currie says the policy to maintain status quo and not allow abortions in the province is not his policy. Last month investigation into documents received by CBC News through a freedom of information request revealed it was...

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Quebec in vitro fertilization program to be scaled back

The Quebec government is about to limit the province's free in vitro fertilization program and change the way it offers financial support. Health Minister Gaétan Barrette is planning to present an overhaul of the plan in the coming weeks. The previous...

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Ebola outbreak: death toll falls, WHO says

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it continued to see a slowdown in weekly Ebola cases in Liberia, although incidence of the disease was still rising in Sierra Leone and stable in Guinea. The three countries have reported 1,828 Ebola cases...

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Nunavut put community's health 'at risk' by mishandling nurse

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Ebola outbreak: cases surge in Sierra Leone amid lack of treatment centres, UN finds

The number of Ebola cases is surging in Sierra Leone as the country suffers from a lack of treatment centres, while lack of food and basic goods is forcing some people to leave quarantine areas, the United Nations said. The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency...

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Spanish nursing assistant who beat Ebola discharged

Spanish nursing assistant who recovered from Ebola credited health care workers with saving her life and offered Wednesday to donate blood to help cure others. Still, Teresa Romero slammed Spanish officials for killing her beloved dog, saying the mixed...

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Marijuana grow facility heads to court over rejected application

Health Canada's troubled medical-marijuana program is again under fire, with the launch of the first court challenge by a company denied a government licence to grow the product commercially. Lawyers for New Age Medical Solutions Inc., which has a grow...

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Ottawa temporarily restores most refugee health-care coverage

The federal government will temporarily restore health-care coverage to refugee claimants beginning Wednesday pending the outcome of an appeal at the Federal Court, but some still won't have coverage for drugs. "We are doing this because the...

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Junior hockey player slams league’s insurance after injury

A former junior hockey player in Alberta says he feels "used" by a sport that demands physical sacrifice, but fails to provide adequate medical insurance. Tim Nolte, 22, spent thousands of dollars having dental surgery after getting a stick in the face....

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Date-rape drugs may not be as prevalent as you think

The discovery of a 16-year-old girl at a Halloween party in Quebec who was found naked with traces of the date-rape drug GHB in her bloodstream has renewed concerns about the prevalence of these incapacitating substances. The incident occurred at the...

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Refugee health care: This is deadline day for Ottawa's new policy

The federal government has until the end of day today to introduce more inclusive health-care coverage for refugees, after a Federal Court gave the Conservatives four months to draft new policy after overturning changes they made in 2012. Immigration...

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Night shift effects on brain comparable to chronic jet lag

People who work night shifts for a decade show poorer memory and other cognitive impairments compared with day workers, say researchers, who also found recovery is possible. Shift work, like chronic jet lag, disrupts the body's internal clock and has...

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Naloxone could curb rising trend in prescription drug-related overdose deaths, WHO says

More than 20,000 deaths might be prevented every year in the United States alone if naloxone, used to counter drug overdoses, was more widely available, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Few countries have such good data as the United States,...

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U.S. human gene patent blocks quality patient care, Canadian hospital officials argue

An Ottawa hospital is challenging the legality of gene patents that hamper the ability of doctors to freely screen for potentially deadly genetic diseases without fear of being sued for patent violations. On Monday, the Children's Hospital of Eastern...

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Radical rest homes: Old people should live everywhere

It sounds like a bit of an oxymoron: "Radical Resthomes." But that's the theme that Janet Torge and her website have been expounding. Radically different from the stereotype. Aren't seniors' residences boring places for bingo, movie afternoons and...

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UN's Ban Ki-moon warns against quarantining Ebola health workers

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday against "unnecessarily" strict restrictions on the movement of health workers who have been fighting the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. In some U.S. states officials have imposed...

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Canada leading global study on Inuit suicide prevention

Canada is leading an international effort to pull together the most effective ways to prevent suicide among aboriginal youth in the Arctic, an ongoing tragedy across the circumpolar world. This month, officials from the eight countries that...

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