Wacky Food Health Claims
Snacks tout all sorts of ways they will make you healthier. Too bad many of the claims aren't true. forbes.com |
Stricter drug safety needed: Ont. coroner's jury
Drug safety in Canada needs an arm's-length body that receives no money from pharmaceutical companies to regulate medications, an Ontario coroner's inquest says. cbc.ca |
Clinic to screen for MS treatment
A former Winnipegger is about to open a clinic in Pembina, North Dakota, to screen multiple sclerosis patients for the controversial liberation treatment. cbc.ca |
HIV precursor in monkeys ancient: study
The roots of an HIV-like virus in monkeys go back thousands of years more than thought, scientists have found. cbc.ca |
2nd-hand smoke kills 600,000 a year: study
More than 600,000 deaths per year worldwide are caused by second-hand smoke, a new study finds. cbc.ca |