Health ministers meet in Ottawa to develop opioid crisis plan
Health experts from across the country will meet in Ottawa today to work on a plan to curb the crisis of opioid-related overdose deaths. The summit is hosted by federal [...]
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Kenya launches world’s first child-friendly TB drug
Kenya has become the first country in the world to launch new child-friendly drug for treating tuberculosis (TB). The medicine is strawberry-flavoured and dissolves in water [...]
Saskatchewan doctors call for emergency response to HIV crisis
Saskatchewan’s HIV rates are double the national average. Doctors say it’s time for the provincial health ministry to step in. “People are become ill and dying from a [...]
Grill with caution: Canadian surgeons urge people to throw out bristle BBQ brushes
Canadian surgeons are urging people to throw out wire-bristled barbecue brushes, because none of them have figured out a surefire way of removing the wires when they get [...]
Many battles against HIV and AIDS won, but war not over yet – Kenya’s 1st Lady
First Lady Margaret Kenyatta today said that HIV remains the single biggest killer of adolescents despite the many battles won against the scourge since its discovery in the [...]
How much sleep should your child get? New sleep guidelines for children
Is your baby, child or teenager getting enough sleep? In new research, the American scientists doled out recommendations for sleep based on age and life stage. The [...]
Ontario expanding HPV vaccination program to include boys
Boys will be able to get free vaccinations against HPV infection and the cancers that can result from it starting in September. Health Minister Eric Hoskins said the human [...]
Canada moves to rule out suicide tourism as assisted suicide bill is tabled in parliament
An assisted suicide bill has been put before Canada’s Parliament that legalises euthanasia but will exclude foreigners from coming to die. People with mental illness [...]
Big cash in counterfeit food: why you might not be eating what you think you’re eating
As consumers, we are used to being on the lookout for counterfeit products: watches, clothing, jewelry, and so on. But if you think it’s limited to hard goods, take a [...]
HIV becoming resistant to key drug, study finds
Strains of HIV are becoming resistant to an antiretroviral drug commonly used to prevent and fight the virus, research has suggested. HIV was resistant to the drug Tenofovir [...]