If you've ever said you just don't have time to work out, it's time to find a new excuse. A new study from McMaster University says just one minute will do.
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If you've ever said you just don't have time to work out, it's time to find a new excuse. A new study from McMaster University says just one minute will do.
Produce seller Dole is now the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation in connection with a deadly listeria outbreak in Canada and the U.S.
Parents should feel free to give young children with minimal dehydration apple juice or a favourite beverage instead of an electrolyte solution when they’re recovering from vomiting and diarrhea, says a Canadian doctor who put both approaches through a gold-standard test.
The Cape Breton Cancer Centre is using a new technique called breath/hold to treat some breast cancer patients. It allows a radiation beam to focus and more accurately hit its intended area.
Law experts say the "Dear Jury" letter David Stephan posted to Facebook after being convicted in the meningitis death of his son Ezekiel may come back to haunt him when he faces the court to be sentenced.
Tens of thousands of people worldwide who had metal-on-metal hip replacements may need further surgery because of the high failure rate of the implants, British researchers say.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering whether doctors who prescribe painkillers like OxyContin should be required to take safety training courses, according to federal documents released Friday.
Alberta Health Services has suggested an outbreak in sexually transmitted diseases should be blamed on so-called hookup apps. But some experts say not enough research has been done to prove such a link.
Apple is edging its way a little further into health care with the release of new iPhone apps that patients can use to manage their own medical conditions — from diabetes to pregnancy and even depression.
The head of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says Earls Restaurants didn't give ranchers on this side of the border a fair shot before turning to a U.S. supplier to get humanely produced beef.
The Newfoundland and Labrador government has announced long-awaited regulations for midwifery in the province.
Critics have blamed doctors for overprescribing painkillers leading to the public health emergency. The Current hears from a doctor who tells us just how limited his options are when trying to treat chronic pain.
Health-care professionals say the federal government’s regulation criteria for natural health products are not clear to the public.
E-cigarettes are likely to bring benefits for public health and should be widely promoted to smokers to help them quit tobacco, according to Britain's Royal College of Physicians.
Violence against workers in health-care settings like hospitals, nursing homes and psychiatric environments is an under-reported, ubiquitous and persistent problem, says an article published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A father found guilty of not providing his ailing toddler with medical care says he worries that others will be arrested if they don't "fall in line with parenting as seen fit by the government."
People who've recovered from depression stave off relapses with mindfulness therapy as well as with antidepressants, a new review finds.
"If we do not start prosecuting bystander failure to help children survive treatable illnesses, then will there be a third dead Alberta child?" The University of Calgary's Juliet Guichon and Dr. Ian Mitchell raise the questions of duty and enforcement.
An Ontario court has approved a $36-million compensation deal for people mistreated at 12 now-closed institutions for adults with developmental challenges.
Valeant Pharmaceutical's soon-to-be-former CEO, J. Michael Pearson, is to tell U.S. Senate committee that he and the company were 'too aggressive' in bumping up prices on some of its drug products.
The College of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta is investigating one of its members, Tracey Tannis, in relation to the death of Ezekiel Stephan from bacterial meningitis.
Some of Alberta's sexually transmitted infection rates have spiked to levels not seen since the 1980s, and experts blame social media.
Two Alberta parents accused of letting their toddler die of bacterial meningitis have been convicted of failing to provide him with the necessaries of life.
Women who work rotating night shifts may face a slightly increased risk of heart disease, a new study suggests.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating hepatitis A infections linked to the recently recalled Nature's Touch Organic Berry Cherry Blend, a frozen fruit product sold at Costco stores. Here's what you need to know.
Experts contend it's a deeply held belief in all things natural combined with a distrust of science that can lead people to bypass the medical system, even when it can lead to poor outcomes.
Amid rising concern over a deadly outbreak of yellow fever spreading from Angola, the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged travellers to the African country to heed its warnings and get vaccinated.
A private Saskatchewan clinic is paying people for their plasma, while Ontario and Quebec have banned the practise. Canada's national blood agency intends to collect more plasma — and now won't rule out the possibility of paying donors.
Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer is warning people who have eaten or handled contaminated fruit to get vaccinated within 14 days.
Researchers are questioning the effectiveness of the current voluntary approach to reducing salt in our food supply, after a study showing that sodium levels are unchanged or only slightly lower in 84 per cent of packaged food groups sold in Canada, measured over a three-year period.
Audio recordings obtained by CBC News of police interviews with two Alberta parents accused of allowing their toddler to die from meningitis reveal how strongly the couple believed in the power of natural remedies over conventional medicine, even after the boy was flown to a Calgary hospital in grave condition.
Law enforcement agencies must prepare for an influx of drugged drivers well before marijuana is legalized in Canada, says an American state trooper who was on the job when Colorado
A study shows just how often nursing home residents make unnecessary visits to the ER. Fortunately, there’s a way to fix it.
The first positive case of Zika virus thought to be transmitted sexually within Canada occurred in Ontario, provincial and federal health officials say.
'Their deaths by suicides are heartbreaking and focuses attention on what can only be described as a terrible tragedy that is occurring among Aboriginal young people,' the report states.
Doctors stress that a powerful drug prescribed to fight acne needs to be taken under strict guidelines to prevent serious harm to the fetus, as a new study commissioned by Health Canada points to many failures.
The only thing worse than having a killer in your midst is not knowing it is there. That’s why some experts say Canada’s bad trip with W-18 this week reveals an urgent need for authorities to catch up to the trend that brought it here: synthetic drugs.
The guilt or innocence of a couple charged in the bacterial meningitis death of their toddler son in Alberta four years ago will soon be in the hands of a jury.
A woman from the Squamish Nation is leading a resurgence of mother-centred birth care in B.C. by helping start a new Indigenous doula collective which aims to support women in the powerful experience of giving birth.
Physician-assisted death is poised to change the face of medicine in Canada and medical students are trying to determine their role in an issue that has yet to be resolved in Parliament.
The U.S. is facing a national crisis it doesn't want to talk about, says trauma specialist Bessel van der Kolk. The country's veterans are returning home physically and mentally damaged, with higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide and grim employment prospects. In a three-part series, CBC's Ideas program examines the consequences of leaving trauma untreated.
Closing arguments have begun in the Alberta trial of a couple charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life to their toddler son.
Manulife has become the first Canadian insurance company to offer life insurance to people who are HIV-positive.
Apotex, Canada's largest manufacturer of Divalproex Sodium, is expected to restart shipments of the essential epilepsy drug after encountering problems with manufacturing 10 months ago.
The province is providing an update on health care services in Ontario during a news conference featuring Health Minister Eric Hoskins.
The old adage about sleeping with one eye open in an unfamiliar place may not be too far off the mark. A small new study suggests that one half of the brain remains on high alert during the first night of sleep in a new space.
Twenty-five years after the notion of "euthanasia" was first put before MPs for consideration — two bills on the topic were tabled by MPs in 1991 — the House of Commons will begin debate Friday on C-14, a government bill to allow for what is now referred to as "medical assistance in dying."
As health officials in Saskatchewan issue their annual reminder about hantavirus, Julia McIsaac would like to spare other families the grief hers has experienced since her daughter died of the disease in June 2014.
A legal opioid now infiltrating North America’s drug scene is being called the deadliest trend in more than three decades.
The family of the late Kay Carter says the Liberal government's recently tabled legislation on doctor-assisted suicide does not meet the minimum requirements laid out by the Supreme Court of Canada. CBCNews.ca is carrying the news conference live at 1 p.m. ET.