| Acupuncture gave little relief in labour: study Acupuncture does not seem to help relieve labour pain, a review of clinical trials concludes. cbc.ca |
Strokes cost Canada $2.5B a year: study The financial costs of stroke - to patients personally and the medical system - total about $50,000 per person in the first six months, a new Canadian study finds. cbc.ca |
Hogweed relative wild parsnip also in N.S. A seven-year-old Cape Breton boy was recently burned by wild parsnip, a close relative of giant hogweed. cbc.ca |
Use of opiate doda spreading in B.C.: experts Consumption of the opiate doda, an illegal and addictive concoction made from dried poppy pods, is out of control in Metro Vancouver's South Asian community, experts say. cbc.ca |
Mom's light drinking may not harm baby: study The children of mothers who drank small amounts of alcohol during their pregnancy are not at an increased risk for behavioral or intellectual developmental problems, a new British study suggests. cbc.ca |