Federal public health officials say a fatal human case of H5N1 bird flu has been reported in Canada, the first such case in North America.
Supercharging our immune systems with supplements seems to be a national obsession. But which supplements – if any – can help keep us healthy in the winter months?
The notion that someone can be obese yet still healthy is a myth, say researchers, who found that obesity carries a higher risk of premature death compared to that of normal-weight people, regardless of cholesterol, blood pressure and blood-sugar readings.
Alcoholism could be in our DNA, experts have suggested, after a gene linked to excessive drinking was discovered by scientists.
f25c7455384 150×150 H1N1 pandemic death numbers like season fluThe H1N1 flu pandemic claimed roughly the same number of lives in 2009 as seasonal flu did on average in each of the four years preceding the pandemic, a new study suggests.
Karen wasted almost a year on narcotics before she found a legal drug strong enough to kick her into oblivion. At age 15, she spent 10 months abusing crystal meth. She quit after two spells in detox.
One year after suffering a stroke, the doctor who led Canada through the H1N1 flu scare is stepping down. Despite “tremendous progress” in his rehabilitation, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. David Butler-Jones said that “it will not be far enough and fast enough for what is needed.”
When choosing between two evils, Mae West quipped that she always picked the one she’d never tried before. Had the actress been ovulating at the time, however, a new study suggests she’d have insisted on choosing both.
An organization dedicated to supporting younger women with breast cancer is calling for a national standard of care for this population, whose severity of disease and treatment can differ significantly from their older counterparts.
The World Health Organization says China is broadening its search for human cases of the new H7N9 flu.