Avian influenza, also known as "bird flu," is a contagious viral infection that can infect a variety of food-producing birds, pet birds, and wild birds. And with recent outbreaks of the disease in t… [+2763 chars]
Health officials in the U.K. have released new details in their ongoing investigation of an unusual series of hepatitis cases in children. The new report helps explain why they have zeroed in on a po… [+2958 chars]
KELOWNA, B.C. - A small backyard poultry flock in Kelowna, B.C., has tested positive for avian flu, the second known outbreak of the disease among flocks in British Columbia. The highly infectious H… [+2131 chars]
After age and genetics, being a woman is the single most important risk factor for developing Alzheimers disease, experts say. Two out of every three brains affected by Alzheimers disease are women… [+6432 chars]
A Parkinson's patient has had his symptoms reversed by a tiny device implanted into his brain. Tony Howells, the first person to receive the treatment in a trial, said the impact was amazing. South… [+2400 chars]
The HRT crisis could turn women into drug mules as they are forced to travel abroad to bring back vital treatment amid shortages, experts have warned. In recent months desperate women have been una… [+3529 chars]
A mother has told how an unusual brown streak on her nail turned out to be a rare skin cancer that left her needing her finger amputated. Elizabeth Misselbrook first noticed the suspicious mark on h… [+4728 chars]
A Parkinson's patient has had his symptoms reversed by a tiny device implanted into his brain. Tony Howells, the first person to receive the treatment in a trial, said the impact was amazing. South… [+2400 chars]
A three-year-old girl struck down with the mysterious hepatitis sweeping the world has been spared death after receiving part of her father's liver. Lola-Rose Raine, from Gravesend, Kent, is one of … [+14285 chars]
Wastewater surveillance for COVID in Hamilton is at its highest since the pandemic began. The signal shows a steep rise in the last month, soaring well above the peak of the fifth wave as of April 1… [+4970 chars]
After age and genetics, being a woman is the single most important risk factor for developing Alzheimers disease, experts say. Two out of every three brains affected by Alzheimers disease are women… [+6432 chars]
'We're not just looking for vitamins and minerals just for their own sake hoovering them up. But there seems to be some added level of intelligence' Popular two-component meals, such as steak frite… [+12304 chars]