Moms not heart smart
Listen up, ladies -- it’s time for a heart-to-heart. Contrary to what we’ve heard, symptoms in women who are having a heart attack are NOT that different than those experienced by men.
View ArticleLove Chemistry 101
Love is in the air -- and if you’re lucky enough to catch a whiff of it this Valentine’s Day, chances are your hormones are in tip-top shape.
View ArticleHPV: Three little letters that confuse
When Hannah tested positive for HPV, she freaked out – and so did fans of HBO’s award-winning TV series, Girls. The mega-hit follows 20-something Hannah, played by writer/actor Lena Dunham, as she and...
View ArticleFrozen beef recalled after E. coli outbreak
At least two people have become sick due to an E. coli outbreak from tainted frozen beef, according to reports.
View ArticleCheese recalled over listeria fears
An Italian-made cheese sold in Canada has been recalled over concerns it may be contaminated with listeria.
View ArticleWhy dementia makes us uncomfortable
They say there’s nothing to fear but fear itself. But many of us are afraid when we see someone showing signs of dementia or hear that a friend or colleague has "memory problems."“The fear is that the...
View ArticleFacial fillers
Photos of trout pout, pillow face and chipmunk cheeks – facial fillers gone wrong – dot the pages of celebrity and style magazines these days. But look around and you’ll also see these facial mishaps...
View ArticleSkin diet
Face it, when it comes to our skin most of us worry more about what to put on it than what to put into it.
View ArticleBirth control pills recalled
Health Canada has announced a recall of birth control pills because packages contain two weeks of placebo pills instead of one.
View ArticleApotex Inc. recalling birth control pills
Apotex Inc. is recalling more packages of its Alysena-28 birth control pills while it investigates why one lot of the product contained packages with extra placebo pills in place of active pills.
View ArticleDo you need a vitamin B12 boost?
My father, who lived until he was 89, always swore that the Vitamin B12 shots his doctor prescribed gave him a boost of energy and helped him think more clearly.
View ArticleCertain Delissio brand frozen pizzas may contain plastic, food inspection...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers not to eat the Delissio brand Thin Crispy Crust Grilled Chicken, Tomato & Spinach frozen pizza because it may contain pieces of plastic.
View ArticleMy aching head
The movie was good, but the movie theatre was even better! That’s what a number of us felt last week while viewing The Big Wedding, a just-released comedy, in a movie theatre made migraine-friendly.
View ArticleUltra-low salt intake may not boost health
Americans at high risk for heart problems who have been told for years to sharply cut salt from their diet may not actually benefit from ultra-low sodium diets and could even face some harm, an...
View ArticlePrevent diabetes by smoking pot?
People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance - a diabetes precursor - than those who never tried the drug, in a new study.
View ArticleLoss of reading vision
If you’re an average Canadian you won’t be able to read this. Because 40 – the average age of Canadians today – is the same age at which presbyopia, or the loss of reading vision, begins.
View ArticleHealth Canada recalls five prescription drugs due to 'quality issues'
Check your medicine cabinet.
View ArticleMen's health report
As Father’s Day approaches, Canadian dads will be showered with burgers, brunches and baseball tickets.
View ArticleSprouts recalled for possible salmonella
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded a recall on alfalfa sprouts that may contain salmonella.
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