Homeopathic products promoted to parents will need to make it clear they are not vaccines or alternatives to vaccines, Health Canada says.
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Homeopathic products promoted to parents will need to make it clear they are not vaccines or alternatives to vaccines, Health Canada says.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that he and his wife Priscilla Chan are expecting a baby. Zuckerberg also openly shared the couple's struggle to start a family.
Canada is one micro-step closer to a federal ban on microbeads. The Conservative government said Thursday it is proposing to add microbeads to the list of toxic substances under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, as well as developing other regulations.
It remains unclear how easy it will be for P.E.I. women to access RU-486 following Health Canada's approval of the abortion drug this week.
A Toronto hospital investigating claims two of its researchers fabricated data in published scientific papers was told the image-altering program Photoshop was commonly used in their lab, a court document reveals.
Health Canada's approval of Mifegymiso, a drug used to end pregnancies, may come at a tricky time for the Conservatives - just days ahead of their expected election call.
The Canadian-developed experimental vaccine against Ebola seems to work, the interim results of a trial in Guinea suggest.
Another New Brunswick woman has come forward to say she needs a divorce because she can't afford the nursing home bills for her husband.
The Nova Scotia government is proposing possible user fees and direct funding as it develops a long-term and home-care plan.
A Toronto man with Tourette syndrome says he was kicked out of a downtown nightclub after a bouncer mistook his tic for a sign that he was using drugs.
Health Canada confirmed late Wednesday that it had approved the abortion pill RU-486 for use here, 2 1/2 years after the manufacturer's application was submitted.
North Vancouver couple Hardy and Amelia Leighton, whose sudden deaths left their two-year-old boy an orphan, ingested toxic levels of fentanyl, the BC Coroners Service confirmed Wednesday.
The summertime battle of the sexes that erupts in some offices over the air conditioner setting has a physiological basis, experts say.
Cosmetic or decorative contact lenses will be regulated as medical devices in the same way corrective lenses are, Health Canada says.
Albertans are leading the country when it comes to being obese or overweight, according to a new report. The greatest incidence of obesity was in men, people between ages 45 and 64 and residents in the northern part of the province.
An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons say.
The Federal Court of Canada has certified a class-action lawsuit involving 40,000 people in the medical marijuana access program.
The retraction of two scientific papers and a concern raised about a third written by a team of Toronto researchers have led to allegations of data falsification.
Nova Scotia’s Department of Health and Wellness is pressing pause on the number of doctors who can use electronic medical records in provincial hospitals, a move Doctors Nova Scotia says could deter doctors from logging on in the future.
Scientists say apps could transform medical research by helping them collect information more frequently and from more people than traditional health studies.
South Korea said Tuesday it is now virtually free of the deadly MERS virus that killed 36 people and sickened nearly 200 since an outbreak was declared in May.
Wrinkles aren't about age alone and there are simple ways to avoid fine lines, experts say.
Gloria Halverson's driver's licence displays an updated photo and legal name, but now, the Saint John resident - who is transgender - is fighting to change the indicated gender from M to F.
Tuesday is Hepatitis C day in Canada and Cape Breton has the distinction of having some of the highest rates of the disease in the country and one-quarter of all cases in Nova Scotia.
School-aged children with glue ear, a common middle-ear problem that can affect hearing development, can be treated simply by blowing up a balloon through a nostril, a randomized trial shows.
When it comes to personal health, 'ignorance is death.' The cost of health illiteracy is staggering.
Some First Nations communities in Ontario and Manitoba have complained for years about what they call an unusually high rate of cancer among their members.
Canadians who have been prescribed medical marijuana could one day see their insurance company footing the bill, experts predict, following the introduction of new Health Canada rules that allow for the sale of cannabis oils.
Earlobe stretching became trendy about a decade ago. But now some who bought into the look have grown up, entered the workforce, and want to reverse a decision of the past. For many, the only option is surgery.
So-called superfoods such as kale, goji berries and pomegranate are packed with vitamins and nutrients, but are some veggies true powerhouses?
An expensive treatment for hepatitis C will soon be covered by the province’s health-care public health care plan — but only the sickest Quebecers will have access to it for now.
With cases of Lyme disease on the rise in Eastern Ontario in recent years, some doctors say they're surprised that after many warnings about ticks, many people still don't know how to properly remove them.
Health Canada is reviewing the prescription-only status of an antidote used to treat drug overdoses.
An independent parliamentary report that assesses the country's finances indicates New Brunswick is on track for rising health costs and more debt, backing up recent concerns raised by Premier Brian Gallant.
Once stigmatized as the world's polio epicentre, Nigeria on Friday celebrates its first year with no reported case of the crippling disease, in the face of Islamic extremists who have assassinated vaccinators.
Cases of infectious syphilis are up 76 per cent over the past year, according to Ottawa Public Health.
A single room in the dialysis unit at Halifax's Victoria General Hospital site had to be cleaned for bed bugs this week.
The world's first malaria vaccine got a green light on Friday from European drugs regulators who recommended it as safe and effective to use in babies in Africa at risk of the mosquito-borne disease.
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of three big tobacco companies, saying that they are not required to immediately deposit $1 billion plus damages in a trust account for members of a class action lawsuit.
Exercise may do more than keep a healthy brain fit: New research suggests working up a good sweat may also offer some help once memory starts to slide— and even improve life for people with Alzheimer's.
UPPAbaby is recalling 71,000 strollers and seats because of a choking hazard, saying children could bite off a piece of the stroller's foam crossbar, according to federal regulators.
Trying to eradicate HIV from all parts of the body has been "devilishly difficult," says the president of the International AIDS Society (IAS). But encouraging developments in therapy and prevention were hailed as the eighth international AIDS conference wound down in Vancouver.
A Winnipeg doctor charging patients $300 for medical marijuana authorization notes says he is not encouraging patients to purchase pot through a local dispensary that is operating illegally.
Canada has virtually eliminated the incidence of mothers passing HIV to their infants at birth, primarily because of high rates of pre-natal testing and ready access to drug treatment that subdues the infection, researchers say.
Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Washington on Wednesday updated ongoing research with three experimental drugs that aim to fight Alzheimer's by targeting a sticky protein that clogs the brain.
Former patients of a controversial Winnipeg-based stem-cell research company are growing increasingly frustrated by what they say is a lack of action by Canadian authorities. The RCMP, Health Canada, the University of Manitoba and the College of Physicians of Surgeons of Manitoba are investigating complaints.
The best way to beat oral cancer is early detection, says UBC pathologist Dr. Catherine Poh. She is working on a new diagnostic test to catch oral cancer in patients because it can be among the toughest kind of cancer to detect.
A former Manitoban who was a pioneer in the global internet pharmacy industry has been quietly transferred from a U.S. prison to one in Canada.