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- Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
- Peru: Leftist rebel leader captured wounded
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- Ontario PCs elect Richard Ciano as party president
- Shortage of live-in caregivers creates a ‘nanny’s market’
- Venezuela's opposition picks Chavez's challenger
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February 08, 2012
WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments today concerning the obligations of those infected with the virus that causes AIDS.
High court to weigh in on HIV disclosure
February 08, 2012
If HIV-AIDS is no longer a death sentence, should not disclosing an infection to a partner still carry a jail sentence?
Pharmacist fear lingers due to drug price cap
February 07, 2012
HALIFAX - A cap on generic drug prices is gradually affecting the bottom line of pharmacies across Nova Scotia, says a lobby group for pharmacists.
Regrets: You have a few?
February 06, 2012
Many of us did questionable things when we were younger. And it turns out that some of the health sins of our past are easily forgiven, while others have a longer-term impact.
1912? Or 2012? Birth control hot topic in U.S.
February 06, 2012
WASHINGTON - Anyone waking up from under a rock for the past few years might be understandably stunned to see the latest bitter debate that's dividing the United States of America, decades after the sexual revolution was fought and won by millions of bra-burning women.
US: Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars
February 06, 2012
CHICAGO - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
Few overweight kids are unaware they’re bigger than their peers
February 05, 2012
A new study refutes the link between childhood obesity and junk food in schools.
Video: Maine girl bouncing back after six-organ transplant
February 03, 2012
HOLLIS, Maine - A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes — and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumour.
Students walk away from healthy cafeterias
February 02, 2012
Healthy foods mean plummeting profits for cafeterias as students head to the nearest fast-food outlet instead of buying the low-fat offerings now mandated on the menu at school.
Health officials shut down unlicensed piercing
February 01, 2012
CALGARY - Alberta health officials are urging anyone who received piercings from an unlicensed Calgary practitioner to get tested for hepatitis and HIV.
Commit to organ donation with Facebook app
January 31, 2012
A Sudbury-based company launched a new Facebook application Monday to help raise awareness about organ donation after high-profile figures, such as Justin Bieber, highlighted the issue through social media.
The Truth About Vitamin C
January 30, 2012
When I was a kid, if I got a cold my mom gave me vitamin C tablets for a few days.
Research teams making progress collecting critical data on CCSVI: MS society
January 30, 2012
TORONTO - Research teams investigating a potential and hotly debated cause of MS say they are making good progress toward providing essential data that will help to design a clinical trial of a proposed treatment for the disease.
Making mental illness 'less scary'
January 29, 2012
An Ottawa woman who struggled with mental illness says talking about it makes it “less scary,” and hopes that on Feb. 8, Bell Canada’s Let’s Talk campaign will get a conversation started.
Check out our Swap & Drop Diet, again
January 23, 2012
I talked in my last column about our new diet book, Swap & Drop, which is full of ideas for small changes you can make that add up over time to lost pounds.
Video: Bieber gives Hélène 16.5 million reasons to smile
January 23, 2012
Now that Justin Bieber tweeted to Ottawa’s Hélène Campbell over the weekend, the 20-year-old is wondering what to do next with her organ donation awareness campaign as she waits for new lungs in Toronto.
Video: Sick Barrhaven girl wants you to tweet a message to Bieber
January 19, 2012
A 20-year-old Barrhaven woman in need of a lung transplant is hoping a Twitter appeal to Justin Bieber on Thursday will spread word about the need for organ donation.
Antidepressants in late pregnancy may double rate of rare condition in babies
January 16, 2012
TORONTO - A large new study suggests babies are at higher risk of developing a dangerous condition called persistent pulmonary hypertension if they are born to women who take widely used antidepressants late in their pregnancies.
Check out our Swap & Drop Diet
January 09, 2012
I’m so excited about the launch of Best Health’s first-ever diet book.
Big prize up for grabs in Driven to Quit Challenge
January 03, 2012
TORONTO - Quit smoking and you could win a car.
Wipe Out Germs at Home
January 02, 2012
Since germs tend to get passed around among family members, front-line wellness strategies include frequent handwashing and sneezing into a tissue or your sleeve, as well as getting a flu shot.
Video: Western researchers get go-ahead to test HIV vaccine on humans
December 20, 2011
TORONTO - Canadian researchers have received approval to begin human testing of an experimental HIV vaccine.
Spice of the season
December 19, 2011
The aromas and flavours of spices signal the holiday season – and they’re good for you.
Be safe, be eco-conscious while shovelling snow
December 18, 2011
Shovelling snow is a pain in the back. The pushing, the lifting … the throwing.
Eat, Think and Be Merry
December 12, 2011
In the December issue of Best Health, our registered dietitian columnist Sue Mah put together some excellent tips for navigating the holiday events and their appetizer trays and buffet tables.
Boogaard's brain: Hockey fights may increase risk of degenerative brain disease
December 06, 2011
TORONTO - Researchers at Boston University say it's important not to over-interpret results from a study of former NHL enforcer Derek Boogaard's brain that show early signs of a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated brain trauma.
Dig your own grave by shovelling snow
December 05, 2011
Shovelling: It’s not for the faint of heart.
The checklist that can save your life
December 05, 2011
We’ve all heard medical horror stories: the Ontario doctor who operated on a patient for a blood clot, drilling a nickel-sized hole into the right side of the patient’s skull – yet the clot was on the left side.
Video: Full of life, gasping for air, young Ottawa woman suddenly needs lung transplant
December 05, 2011
People have rallied around a young Ottawa woman who needs a double lung transplant after being stricken by a mysterious illness. Hélène Campbell, 20, can't work because of her illness, but will have to live in Toronto while she waits possibly as long as three years for a transplant.
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