Although rates of smoking and smoking-related cancers have declined in the United States in recent years, some people may be at higher risk for cigarette use and nicotine addiction and could therefor… [+4285 chars]
Multiple factors play a role in complex diseases like COVID, and knowing what they are is important for predicting how different people will be affected. Early on in the pandemic, being older, overwe… [+4634 chars]
'Its not contagious. Its quite safe to use those organs': Ontario transplant medical expert Carolyn Munn's son Josiah is in need of a heart transplant. She says she would be open to receiving one f… [+10010 chars]
My peers started talking about burnout when Anne Helen Petersen first wrote about what she called the impossible task. She described a situation where a small, non-urgent task that would normally fee… [+14021 chars]
According to a trial done by researchers, small changes to calorie intake and physical activity levels do not prevent long-term weight gain better than monitoring alone. The study was published in th… [+2195 chars]
Published data demonstrate potent, durable, and specific editing and potential for therapeutic applications in liver using a subcutaneous GalNAc-conjugated oligonucleotide approach Wave&CloseCur… [+12057 chars]
Does the virus actually attack brain cells? Or is it a side effect of two years living with the pandemic? Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto Article content As Canada reopens amid loosening pandem… [+4956 chars]
Pancreatic cancer is known as the silent killer, thanks to how it can initially advance without any obvious symptoms. "Pancreatic cancer can develop from two kinds of cells in the pancreas: exocrine … [+4998 chars]
WATERLOO REGION — The Omicron-fuelled pandemic wave continues to ease with 22 patients in local hospitals with COVID-19, the fewest since Christmas. This includes a dozen patients in need of intensiv… [+1008 chars]
Signs of heart disease include chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure and chest discomfort. Heart disease includes conditions that narrow or block blood vessels. This can lead to a heart attack,… [+3676 chars]
<ul><li>A new report from the CDC found that more children and teens have been going to the emergency department for mental health conditions.</li><li>The number of teen girls going to the ER for eat… [+5267 chars]
Ageing makes people particularly susceptible to heart disease. It is one of the risk factors that, together with gender, family history, and ethnicity cannot be avoided or modified. Exercise later in… [+2317 chars]