A highly transmissible and deadly variant of avian influenza has turned up in a small flock of chickens in southeastern New Brunswick. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's website shows the highly … [+3624 chars]
The Ministry of Health says thousands of eligible British Columbians are benefiting from expanded coverage for medications that make it easier or more effective to treat their conditions. A statemen… [+1360 chars]
ByMurdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI)May 2, 2022 Blood clotting and immunological protein pathways that are triggered in severe COVID-19 in children have been identified, allowing for earlie… [+4543 chars]
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), aspirin use is not associated with a reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (M… [+1482 chars]
Summary: Researchers reveal dopamine, a neurotransmitter commonly associated with reward plays a key role in social cognition and emotional recognition. Source: SfN The neurotransmitter dopamine, f… [+4608 chars]
Summary: The accumulation of amyloid-beta and tau proteins disrupts the connections between brain regions associated with memory years before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease appear. Source: Mass Gen… [+7139 chars]
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair o… [+7656 chars]
Studies suggest that higher vitamin C intakes may help prevent cataracts, macular degeneration, hypertension and cardiovascular disease as well as promote healthy brain aging.Getty Images Its a well… [+4778 chars]
By Nation. Africa Kenyan health officers at all entry ports are on high alert following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr Samoel Khamadi, a senior research scientist and Dir… [+2716 chars]
OLIVIER BALEZ Peter Markov is a medical epidemiologist and doctor of virology. He has studied the evolution of the hepatitis C virus, including the influence of colonial history and transatlantic sl… [+2980 chars]
May 2, is Melanoma Monday and Alberta Health Services (AHS) has released information about how Albertans can prevent and detect types of skin cancer. Melanoma is a form of skin cancer in which abnor… [+2947 chars]
By Josh BoyceMay 2, 2022 11:35amSarnia-Lambton residents are being reminded of the importance of getting regular cancer screenings. Lambton Public Health Supervisor of Health Promotion Anita Trusler… [+1756 chars]