Merck & Co Inc says it will buy worldwide commercial rights to NewLink Genetics Corp's experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus.
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Merck & Co Inc says it will buy worldwide commercial rights to NewLink Genetics Corp's experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus.
Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans could benefit from a big chunk of cash being announced today by Federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose and the True Patriot Love Foundation. CBCNews.ca is carrying the announcement live at 1 p.m. ET.
Having the knowledge of whether you're likely to get cancer or diabetes sounds too good to pass up. But a Saskatoon geneticist says, if you want a mail-order genetics test, it's buyer beware.
The Ontario government will move to restrict the use of electronic cigarettes and treat them much the same as regular cigarettes.
Radon, a colourless and odourless gas emitted through soil, is believed to be responsible for 16 per cent of lung cancer deaths in the country each year, but only one in three respondents was aware of health issues in a national survey.
The federal government will provide $200 million over six years to address mental health issues among members of the Canadian Forces.