Limit audio devices to an hour a day to protect hearing: WHO

About five to 10 per cent of people who listen to music for more than an hour a day at a high-volume setting for years are considered at high risk of developing permanent hearing loss. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) Unplug your audio player's headphones...

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Wheat Belly arguments are based on shaky science, critics say

Critics say the anti-wheat claims made by leading health crusader Dr. William Davis are based on shaky science, an investigation by the fifth estate has found. Davis is the author of the No. 1 New York Times best-selling book Wheat Belly, considered...

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Vaping, smoking combo grows in popularity

No one knows if experimenting with e-cigarettes poses as much risk for addiction as experimenting with regular cigarettes. (Regis Duvignau /Reuters) The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products,...

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'It scares people off': Why Canada isn't ready to talk about ‘3-parent’ babies

A British parliamentary decision to approve a controversial fertility procedure that would produce so-called "three-parent babies" has captured the imagination of people who believe it could save lives. But experts say that a fear about "designer babies"...

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Blood pressure treatment needs to go global

About 13 per cent of the 1 billion people with hypertension worldwide have it under control. (Thomas Kienzle/Canadian Press) About 10 million heart attacks and strokes worldwide could be averted in a decade by treating high blood pressure in half...

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Failed abortion lawsuit launched against Ontario gynecologist

A former patient of a disgraced eastern Ontario gynecologist is suing him for $1 million over an alleged botched abortion. Tania Brown of Carleton Place, Ont., has filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in nearby...

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Hamilton hospital live tweets Jerry Walczak's heart surgery

Live The procedure was live Tweeted starting at 6 a.m. CBC News Posted: Feb 27, 2015 8:37 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 27, 2015 10:27 AM ET Jerry Walczak will undergo an aortic valve replacement and left atrial appendage occlusion at Hamilton...

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Vaping, smoking combo grows in popularity

No one knows if experimenting with e-cigarettes poses as much risk for addiction as experimenting with regular cigarettes. (Regis Duvignau /Reuters) The first peek at a major study of how Americans smoke suggests many use combinations of products,...

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Quebec man still waiting after surgery rescheduled 4 times

Bruce Alan Gordon says he was in disbelief when he showed up at Cité-de-la-Santé Hospital in Laval for a scheduled surgery only to have it cancelled — four times. Gordon, 61, says each time his surgery was cancelled it was because...

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ADHD diagnosis can double risk of premature death, researchers say

People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are about twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the disorder, say researchers. Researchers followed 1.92 million Danes, including 32,000 with ADHD, from birth through to 2013. "In this...

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SAD no longer: Brilliant light cure for seasonal disorder

"As soon as December came around, I was moody, I always wanted to cry, I was feeling suicidal", says Grace Kaiche. "I slept a lot and didn't want to leave the house and I couldn't get most of my work done."   Kaiche has been diagnosed...

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Ebola-recovered doctor in New York blames fear mongering for poor response

Dr. Craig Spencer, the first Ebola patient in New York City, says his activities before he was hospitalized were widely reported and criticized, but little attention was paid to the science of disease transmission. (Richard Drew/Associated Press) ...

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Diet research built on a 'house of cards'?

The next time a headline about diet and disease catches your eye, check the fine print of the study. If it is based on a food questionnaire — and there's a good chance it will be — then the conclusions should be handled with caution. 'We're talking...

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Wanuskewin chef incorporates local ingredients into diabetic-friendly menu

The chef at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park Restaurant is working to address health issues by creating a menu of delicious, but healthy foods. One of the ways Chef Ryan Young is doing that is by cutting out prepackaged foods and making nearly everything...

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Measles vaccinations urged in Europe amid outbreaks

Travel-related measles cases will continue to occur in Canada, health authorities say. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press) Measles vaccinations need to be immediately stepped up in all age groups, the World Health Organization's European office urged...

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3 Austrian men 1st to get bionic hand reconstructions

Milorad Marinkovic says the bionic hand has allowed him to hold things like a sandwich or bottle of water, and more importantly, to play with his three children. (Ronald Zak/Associated Press) Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic...

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Florida ‘doctor’ who treated aboriginal girls with leukemia ordered to ‘cease and desist’

Brian Clement, the director of the Florida health spa that treated Makayla Sault and another First Nations girl suffering from leukemia, has been ordered to stop practising medicine without a licence and fined for representing himself as a medical...

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Peanut allergies can be reduced in high-risk children, study suggests

Peanut allergies were substantially less likely to develop among children at high risk if they ate snacks containing peanut butter early in life compared with those who stayed clear of it, a large new randomized trial suggests. The prevalence of peanut...

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Mystery measles in Ontario came from unknown origins

The measles strain infecting people in Ontario is one that hasn't been previously identified, and so far its origins remain mysterious.   The origin of the measles cases in Ontario remain a mystery, but they are of a strain not previously...

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Pro-anorexia, bulimia communities thriving online

Photos of emaciated women proudly displaying their protruding hips and ribs, as well as thinspirational quotes "fat-shaming" those who dare to eat, continue to thrive on social media, despite the best attempts by sites like Instagram to temper the...

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Quebec measles cases jump to 19 in Lanaudière region

Another Quebecer has contracted measles, according to the department of public health in the Lanaudière region, just northeast of Montreal. The person visited a Rogers store at the Galeries Joliette shopping mall during the incubation...

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Sick and tired: Institute of Medicine proposes new diagnostic criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome

If you can't pronounce myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), you may be in the company of some health-care professionals: Information about the condition, commonly called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is included in fewer than one-third of medical school...

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Meet the researcher who wants to end the cancer that's been killing her family

A Newfoundland woman who has seen a generation of her family die from a rare form of stomach cancer is bringing new hope to people who may face the same fate. Samantha Hansford is part of a British Columbia team of researchers whose work identifies...

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Dementia patients' errors leave their wives battling financial institutions

Two women devastated by the effects of dementia in their loved ones found themselves at their wits' end with large financial institutions, which they said did nothing to help after their spouses made irrational transactions that cost them dearly. ...

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