| High-dose vitamin D in pregnancy safe: study Taking 4,000 international units of vitamin D during pregnancy is safe and appears to reduce the risk of pre-term birth and infections, researchers say. cbc.ca |
Tougher consumer protection bill lauded Consumer and industry groups are applauding a consumer bill that would allow the federal government to order the recall of dangerous goods, rather than rely on voluntary initiatives by industry. cbc.ca |
Mouse pain study faces ethics scrutiny Canada's animal research regulator is investigating whether a Montreal study on how mice respond to pain broke ethical guidelines for animal welfare. cbc.ca |
6-month delay for pot permits stressful: MD Patients seeking to use medical marijuana are being forced to wait as long as six months by Health Canada because a backlog of permit applications, a B.C. doctor says. cbc.ca |
Brain cells lose power in Parkinson's: study The brain cells of people with early Parkinson's disease shut down their powerhouses, researchers have found. cbc.ca |