Health Canada has approved a daily HIV prevention pill in combination with safer sex practices, the drug’s manufacturer says.
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Health Canada has approved a daily HIV prevention pill in combination with safer sex practices, the drug’s manufacturer says.
As Health Canada moves closer to a deadline forcing changes in labelling certain homeopathic remedies directed at children, The Current looks at the rift between trust and science in treatment.
Good news for men with prostate cancer. A new approach means less treatment and less worry.
The benefits of flibanserin for women's libido are "marginal" considering its side-effects, and its approval by U.S. regulators was based on weak science, doctors say.
Canadian insurance companies are changing the wording in their policies and reviewing whether to remove controversial clauses in group and individual benefit plans that exclude coverage for people who try to kill or injure themselves.
This week's parliamentary report on the right to die has put a profound moral and legal question to federal lawmakers: Should children suffering from incurable illness be allowed to end their own life with the help of a doctor?
As the federal Liberals map out their plan for legalizing marijuana, politicians and policy analysts look at how — and how successfully — other countries have overturned the prohibition of pot.
A total of nine pregnant travellers have been found in lab tests to have Zika infections, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, while reminding people to take precautions against mosquito bites and potential sexual transmission of the virus.
Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the first uterus transplant in the U.S., a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy.
Health-care workers, patient groups and governments are striving to cut inappropriate prescriptions for seniors by 50 per cent by 2020.
Exactly what triggers dystonia — an involuntary muscle contraction of the hand, fingers, neck or mouth, which is sometimes very painful — is unclear. But some researchers think the underlying problem that causes it may also be the key to treating it, and other brain-linked disorders like Parkinson's.
A report tabled in Parliament today offers 21 recommendations for new legislation concerning medical assistance in dying. What do you think? What should the rules be around medically assisted dying?
A leaked memo reveals physician-assisted death is "not permitted" at a Catholic-based health provider in Vancouver, putting into question how it will adjust its policies when a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling becomes federal legislation.
The World Health Organization says women in countries hit by the Zika virus should breastfeed their babies and there is no proof the disease can spread to their infants that way.
The Federal Court judge who struck down Canada's medical marijuana rules was unsparing in his characterization of Conservative policies based on ideology. But the Liberal government now faces a challenge in the months it will take to come up with a new set of regulations: do they continue to enforce bad law?
A special joint parliamentary committee is poised to make recommendations to the federal government on how to deal with some of the thorniest questions surrounding medically assisted dying.
An emotional video of a Truro father explaining what he's learned from having a son with Down syndrome has struck a chord with parents of special-needs children across Canada and around the world.
People who bought an unauthorized natural health product called Novodalin B17 claiming to treat cancer should stop using it and contact their doctor for follow-up, Health Canada says.
Canada's largest drug store chain is reportedly looking into the possibility of selling marijuana in its stores as soon as the regulatory framework makes it OK to do so.
A Federal Court judge has struck down federal regulations and granted medical marijuana patients the right to grow their own cannabis.
First Nations people in northern Ontario have greater health concerns and receive less health care than the rest of Canada, according to several groups declaring a public health emergency on Wednesday.
A Federal Court judge is expected to release a decision today on whether medical marijuana patients have the right to grow their own cannabis. Four B.C. residents argued the previous Conservative government's law violates their charter rights.
A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson's well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum.
Adding jumping jacks and running on the spot to math and language classes helps students to learn the material better, say Dutch researchers adding to findings on the benefits of physically active lessons.
U.S. and Brazilian health workers fanned out across one of Brazil's poorest states Tuesday in search of mothers and their infants for a study aimed at determining whether the Zika virus is causing birth defects in babies.
Former Canadian Olympian Adam Kreek and his family are trying to kick their sugar habit, by virtually eliminating processed sugar from their diets for a year.
U.S. chocolate maker Mars says it's recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries after plastic was found in one of its products.
The severely ill baby whose parents attempted to treat her with cannabis oil has died of natural causes, the B.C. Coroners Service has confirmed.
A Scottish nurse, who recovered from Ebola but then suffered life-threatening complications from the virus persisting in her brain, has been admitted to hospital for a third time, a hospital in Scotland says.
Lumber Liquidators' stock plunged after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said people exposed to certain types of the company's laminate flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than the agency previously predicted.
A Kitchener-area pharmacist is sounding alarm bells over a recent University of Waterloo study that appeared to show the prevalent and often unnecessary use of anti-psychosis drugs in Ontario dementia patients.
Countries that have banned female genital mutilation should allow less invasive practices such as small surgical nicks to girls' genitalia as a compromise, two U.S. gynaecologists said on Monday.
Women who inserted a vaginal ring coated with an anti-AIDS drug once a month were partially protected against HIV infection, researchers said Monday as they released long-awaited results from two large studies in Africa.
Five major agencies including The Canadian Red Cross and the Heart and Stroke Foundation are implementing major changes to first aid and CPR practices — all aimed at preparing people better and increasing survival rates.
Millions of Canadians are taking a prescription drug for heartburn long term although many of them don’t need it, exposing them to a growing list of side-effects, say doctors who work with patients on discontinuing the drugs.
An Alberta mother is challenging the federal government over its refusal to pay for necessary medical care for her daughter, who is a member of the Sucker Creek First Nation.
In a play therapy room at an indigenous women's shelter in Ottawa, children are allowed to act out whatever they need to in order to heal.
A Liberal MP is set to introduce a so-called "Good Samaritan" law that would protect those who call 911 to report an overdose from being charged with possession of drugs. The bill comes as drug overdose deaths is on the rise in Canada.
HIV-related internet searches hit a record level after American actor Charlie Sheen confirmed publicly that he has the virus, say researchers who hope the online impact translates into prevention.
Canadians can appoint a friend or family member to make health-care decisions on their behalf if an accident or illness leaves them incapacitated. But even proper planning can't guarantee their appointed decision maker will follow their wishes.
Though the telemedicine project between Syrian and Canadian doctors began about three years ago, its importance is growing as the violence in Syria continues.
A Canadian insect scientist is now growing Zika virus in a university containment lab to test if homegrown mosquitoes could be affected.
Many of Canada's 12,000 resident doctors may be working shifts that last longer than an entire day. Fatigue can lead to mistakes, but shortening shifts means that doctors have to hand off patients' cases more often. What do you think? How can doctors' shifts change to best serve patients?
The World Health Organization says it could take four to six months to say with certainty whether the Zika virus is associated with the birth defect microcephaly.
People familiar with Alberta Health Services say it will be hard to find a new leader given that the organization has a poor reputation worldwide.
Sleep deprivation can impair the brain as much as being drunk. So why are doctors allowed to work lengthy hours?
A clinic that pays donors for their blood hosted its official opening today in Saskatoon.
Hundreds of patients in Newfoundland and Labrador are absorbing the blow of having their surgeries delayed after Eastern Health's discovery of stained surgical kits.
The Ontario government has introduced legislation aimed at making it easier for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder to get mental health treatment.
The story of 30-year-old Sid Gupta, who had one-third of his brain removed after an unexpected stroke, has many Canadians wondering: At what point is a life no longer worth saving? Share your thoughts in today's CBC Forum.