Avian influenza was to blame for the death of a backyard flock of chickens in the Cowichan Valley but it was a low-pathogenic strain, not the dangerous and highly pathogenic one the Canadian Food Ins… [+3405 chars]
<ul><li>New blood tests could offer easier way to detect signs of the disease in older adults with memory issues</li><li>The tests may be helpful in identifying subjects for clinical trials or to scr… [+547 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]
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]
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 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]
Toronto Public Health (TPH) has added 48,000 appointments at City of Toronto immunization clinics to help residents get the best protection against serious illness linked to COVID-19 and stay up to d… [+7125 chars]
(CNN)If you're wondering how to stick with your favorite workout but make it more intense, the "talk test" might be your answer. The talk test is a way to measure relative intensity of an activity,… [+1977 chars]
Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis. The study… [+5131 chars]
Scientists have shed new light on how early stage breast cancer spreads to other organs undetected, which can cause fatal metastatic cancer in some women years later. Before a breast cancer tumor is… [+2950 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]
As Hamilton began COVID-19 vaccination programs, we're tracking every dose administered. Hamiltonnews.com is publishing data from Hamilton public health as it becomes available. Here’s what we know:… [+3013 chars]
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