An Ottawa-area woman is about to share the most personal of experiences with the world, by publicly broadcasting the birth of her child live to anyone who registers on her website and tunes in to watch. more...
Taunted since grade school for hanging out with girls, 14-year-old Jamey Rodemeyer told his parents things were finally getting better since high school started. Meanwhile, on a blog his parents didn't know he kept, he posted increasingly desperate notes ruminating on suicide, bullying, homophobia and pop singer Lady Gaga. more...
Even if your blood pressure is only a little above normal, you may still be at an increased risk of stroke, a new review suggests. more...
Energy drinks, sold under such brand names as Rock Star, Monster and Red Bull, could soon be sold only at pharmacies, if the recommendations of an expert panel are followed. more...
Canadians who bought packs of Compliments brand Sensations Old-Style Smoked Ham are being warned by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency not to eat it, because it might be contaminated with listeria. more...
Reebok will pay US$25 million to customers to settle charges by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it made deceptive claims in ads that its toning shoes would strengthen and tone the legs and buttocks of those who wear them. more...
Canada's future doctors are keen to embrace electronic record-keeping when they enter the workforce, a survey indicates. more...
Health officials say as many as 16 people have died from possible listeria illnesses traced to Colorado cantaloupes, the deadliest food outbreak in more than a decade. more...
Canadians are living longer than ever, new data from Statistics Canada show. A baby born in Canada between 2006 and 2008 can expect to live to about 80.9 -- up 0.2 years from 2005-07. more...
A new study suggests some commonly consumed pain medications are riskier than others when used by people with cardiovascular problems. more...
New cigarette packages featuring graphic photos of a cancer-stricken woman and diseased body parts could help more smokers butt out for good, according to a health psychology expert. more...
Three died and another nine patients were harmed after misdiagnosis by unqualified radiologists, a review of medical scans in B.C. has found, prompting the health minister to offer an apology. more...
More than a dozen kindergartens in Vietnam have closed to deal with an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease that has killed 111 children and sickened more than 57,000 this year, an official and the government said. more...
A new Associated Press-MTV poll of youth in their teens and early 20s finds that most of them -- 56 per cent -- have been the target of some type of online taunting, harassment or bullying, a significant increase over just two years ago. more...
Older people with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may be more likely to develop problems with their thinking skills and have more brain shrinkage, a new study suggests. more...
A new study suggests the combination of some blood thinners and some antidepressants might not be such a good idea for cardiac patients. more...
Less than five per cent of U.S. infants are born in "baby-friendly" hospitals that fully support breast-feeding, and that one in four infants receive formula within hours of birth. more...
A growing number of Muslims in Southeast Asia turning away from Western medical care in favour of al-Tibb al-Nawabi, or Medicine of the Prophet, a loosely defined discipline based on the Qur'an and other Islamic texts and traditional remedies. more...
The parents of children diagnosed with a rare disease are warning others to watch for its confusing symptoms, anxious to spread the word about the new and confusing illness. more...
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital is one of the many laboratories around the world where scientists are trying to crack the mystery of the human brain. more...
A 30-year-old man died after collapsing during the 21st annual Montreal Marathon Sunday morning. more...