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"Playing chicken: Some parents want children to catch chicken pox"

Source: Vancouver Sun

Published: 07 Nov 2021

Category: Other

Rating: (2½ stars)

Almost every adult in Canada had the chicken pox as a kid. Many still bear small scars from where...
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"Sorting fact from fiction about the bird flu"

Source: CTV.CA

Published: 26 Oct 2021

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3½ stars)

Although there's lots of speculation and concern, there's no certainty that the H5N1 bird flu...
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"Occasional colonoscopy helps for family history cases: study"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 25 Oct 2021

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (2½ stars)

Screening people with a family history of colon cancer appears to help prevent bowel cancer, and...
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"New in-vitro technique no riskier: But critics still urge caution"

Source: Montreal Gazette

Published: 14 Oct 2021

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (2½ stars)

Babies born through a new infertility treatment have no more risk of congenital defects than those...
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"Colon-cancer tests sought by too few, doctor says invasive procedure may be unpleasant but it works"

Source: Globe and Mail

Published: 11 Oct 2021

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (4½ stars)

A colonoscopy -- with a flexible, camera-equipped tube guided into the colon as a means of looking...
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"Genetic test 'prunes' bad family genes"

Source: Vancouver Sun

Published: 05 Oct 2021

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (2 stars)

The human embryos are three days old when technicians at the Genesis Fertility Centre place them...
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"Testosterone touted for women suffering from decreased libido"

Source: Edmonton Journal

Published: 21 Sep 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

A new analysis of published research suggests that testosterone therapy may aid many...
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"Anti-aging drug may relieve leaky bladders: Small dose appears to stop urge incontinence"

Source: Edmonton Journal

Published: 13 Sep 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

Arline Nielsen is booked for Botox injections at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital and the...
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"New anti-psychotic drugs worrying, study shows"

Source: Globe and Mail

Published: 13 Sep 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3 stars)

Sales of anti-psychotic medications have soared in recent years, spurred by the arrival of a new...
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"Artificial testicle boosts self-esteem"

Source: Calgary Herald

Published: 09 Sep 2022

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (1½ stars)

On the verge of being the first to offer silicone gel breast implants for cosmetic surgery since...
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"New drug offers hope in some cancers"

Source: Vancouver Sun

Published: 09 Sep 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

An injectable liquid that delivers tiny radioactive "smart bombs" directly to cancer cells is...
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"Coffee cuts cancer risk, experts believe"

Source: Vancouver Sun

Published: 29 Aug 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1½ stars)

When the Ink Spots sang "I love the java jive and it loves me" in 1940, they could not have known...
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"Homeopathic remedies no better than placebo, study finds"

Source: Globe and Mail

Published: 26 Aug 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2½ stars)

Homeopathic remedies may help people feel better, but the impact appears to be no greater than a...
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"Aspirin reduces risk of colorectal cancer in women: Study"

Source: Vancouver Sun

Published: 24 Aug 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

TORONTO -- Women who took two or more doses of ASA or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...
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"Hormone replacement takes sting out of male menopause"

Source: Calgary Herald

Published: 11 Aug 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1½ stars)

Whatever happened to the male menopause? With drugs such as Viagra and Cialis, and men getting...
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"Screening detects lung cancer earlier, benefits unclear"

Source: CBC.CA

Published: 11 Aug 2022

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (3½ stars)

A scan is helping doctors to identify lung cancer earlier but it may cause needless anxiety for...
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"Myeloma agent offers new hope"

Source: Medical Post

Published: 09 Aug 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (5 stars)

Despite encouraging phase III study results showing the cancer drug bortezomib offers relapsed...
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"Second Opinion: Be skeptical about the Herceptin Hype"

Source: Globe and Mail

Published: 04 Aug 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (5 stars)

The breast cancer drug trastuzumab (better known by its brand name Herceptin) has had more than its...
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"Patch may repair women's libidos: Testosterone helps increase sexual desire"

Source: Edmonton Journal

Published: 26 Jul 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3 stars)

TORONTO - A skin patch that delivers steady doses of the hormone testosterone may help boost sexual...
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"FDA approves new treatment for insomniacs"

Source: CTV.CA

Published: 23 Jul 2022

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1 stars)

The U.S. government approved a new treatment for insomnia on Friday, the first prescription sleep...
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