World AIDS Day marked with vigils and campaigns

Pakistan World AIDS Day

From awareness campaigns to candle-lit vigils, people around the globe marked World AIDS Day.



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How the family veto creates a grey zone around Canada's organ donation policy

Organ Transplants

Even if someone in Canada consents to donating their organs, their relatives can override those wishes — a practice made possible, two legal experts say, due to a disconnect between the law and policy.



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Ottawa to regulate 6 chemicals used to make fentanyl

Alta Health Fentanyl 20161027

The Canadian government is moving to control six chemicals used to make the deadly opioid fentanyl in an effort to contain the growing overdose death toll.



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'Magic mushroom' psychedelic may ease anxiety, depression in cancer patients

Magic Mushrooms

Two small studies are pointing to the benefits of using psilocybin, the psychedelic drug in "magic mushrooms, to decrease levels of depression and anxiety.



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Domestic violence made worse by silence, coroners service finds

Domestic Violence

“Domestic violence homicide is the most preventable of all homicides in this country, so obviously there’s more to be done,” advocate says



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'It's killing me. It's killing her': A mother-daughter plea for mental health support in N.L.

Christine Strait McKenzie Strait

McKenzie Strait, 19, has been diagnosed with mental illnesses, and has attempted suicide several times. She says the health care system in N.L. is failing her.



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Cost of new drugs could rise under CETA, but it's hard to predict by how much

Drug Safety Reviews 20140408

When the Canada-EU trade deal was under negotiation, studies forecast billion-dollar price increases for Canada's health care system when brand-name drug patents are extended. Now the government won't project what the actual cost might be. Why?



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