| WHO launches snake bite website The World Health Organization says it hopes its new online database of poisonous snakes and available antidotes to their venom will help reduce the estimated 100,000 deaths a year worldwide caused by snake bites. cbc.ca |
U.S. doubles spending on bike, walking paths The Obama administration more than doubled spending on bicycling and walking in 2009 as it seeks to coax Americans out of their cars, according to a Federal Highway Administration report released Wednesday. cbc.ca |
Energy drinks a sugary drug for kids: MDs The Canadian Medical Association Journal is voicing alarm over the increasing popularity of highly caffeinated energy drinks among kids and teens. cbc.ca |
Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks Chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Israeli-Canadian study of stress hormone levels in hair. cbc.ca |
TB to be tackled by new WHO program The World Health Organization aims to avert 10 million deaths from tuberculosis in the next five years through a new plan. cbc.ca |