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Health News
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:17:37 EDT
Public health approach to bullying and suicide prevention urged
Bullying is a public health problem that can be prevented to improve the health of young people, researchers say.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:56:50 EDT
Obesity now recognized as a disease
The American Medical Association has voted to recognize obesity as a disease, while doctors in Canada say they also treat it as such.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:26:58 EDT
Are e-cigarettes safe to puff?
As electronic or e-cigarettes grow in popularity, some health advocates want them to be regulated.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:55:13 EDT
Fredericton teen attends prom despite serious allergies
A Fredericton high school student went to her prom on Tuesday night, despite the threat that one waft of perfume could have serious consequences.
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:18:12 EDT
Starbucks rolls out calorie info on U.S. store menus
Starbucks will start posting calorie counts on its menu boards in American stores next week, before federal legislation changes to require the coffee chain to do so. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is mulling over regulation that would force franchises with more than 20 locations to post nutritional information.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:02:01 EDT
Sexually transmitted oral cancers screened with early blood test
Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and throat cancers when transmitted via oral sex can be detected in blood tests many years before onset of the disease, according to a World Health Organization-led team of researchers.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:41:54 EDT
Nunavummiut waiting up to a year for eye exams
Unlike every other province and territory in Canada, Nunavut does not have its own optometrist or ophthalmologist. That's causing a wait time of up to a year for many of the territory's residents.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:05 EDT
Celiacs, diabetics face hard food bank choices
Life on a limited income is an extra challenge for people living with diabetes or celiac disease, a poverty survey by Women's Network PEI is finding.
