Maple syrup made healthier with prebiotic, say researchers

Researchers at McGill University say they've developed a process to make maple syrup healthier by boosting the level of prebiotics in the sweet treat.

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Antibiotic use should be reduced in lab experiments, report says

The use of antibiotics in the scientific community is clinically important but has become ubiquitous and should be decreased, according to a new report.

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Why more men than women get Type 2 diabetes, and what it means for treatment

A pathway that helps protect women from developing Type 2 diabetes has become a new target for treatment research.

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Right dose of prescription drugs could be determined by DNA

Everyone responds to drugs differently, but now a pilot program at UBC hopes to predict an individual patient's negative reactions to a new drug rather than that patient having to try it for him or herself.

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World Health Organization waited several weeks before declaring Ebola emergency

The World Health Organization resisted sounding the alarm on the Ebola epidemic until August, partly for political reasons, despite the fact that senior staff in Africa proposed doing so in June. The two-month delay, some argue, may have cost lives.

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Cease-and-desist cancelled for spa where aboriginal girls refusing chemo went

Florida officials say they have "insufficient evidence to pursue further legal action" against the co-directors of a health spa where two Ontario First Nations girls with leukemia received treatment, one of whom later died.

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Allergies in spring? Snow mould may be to blame

A fungus that grows under snow can trigger allergy symptoms when warm weather arrives.

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