'Brilliant marketing': Organic Gatorade - the latest in health hype?

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Marketers are constantly finding new ways to dress up food products to give them an aura of health. The latest is organic Gatorade. While all the ingredients are organic, the sports drink still contains a whopping 29 grams of sugar.



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BBQ bristle brush to blame for sending 6-year-old Toronto boy to hospital

Anthony Fiore

A Toronto-area mother is demanding that wire-bristled barbecue brushes be banned, after a bite of a burger landed her six-year-old son in the hospital with a tiny wire from their barbecue brush lodged inside him.



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Paralympics highlight co-operation between disabled and able-bodied athletes

Steve Sampson and Andrew Seely

More than 150 athletes will represent Canada in 19 different sports at the Rio Paralympics. Each competitor has their own unique story about how they got to the Games. And sometimes those stories involve an able-bodied person participating at the Paralympics, either in the background, or right out font.



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Canadian economy missing out on billions due to mental health costs, report says

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Lost productivity due to depression and anxiety costs the Canadian at almost $50 billion a year, according to a new report released Thursday.



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Zika outbreak: Miami Beach mosquitoes test positive

Zika A. aegpti mosquito

Some mosquitoes in Miami Beach have tested positive for the Zika virus, Florida officials say.



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Swedish hospital behind Nobel prize criticized over medical scandal

Disgraced Stem Cell Scientist

The reputation of the Karolinska Institute, one of Sweden's top hospitals that awards the Nobel prize for medicine, has been badly damaged by allegations patients died as a result of a surgeon performing experimental operations without clearance.



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Planning a trip to a Zika-infected area? Know the rules before you pay

Zika and dengue mosquito

An Ontario family that is out $3,500 and a trip to Jamaica say they regret not doing enough homework on the Zika virus before booking their trip knowing they were expecting a baby.



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