Tobacco company gets creditor protection in $15B Quebec lawsuit
MONTREAL — Rothmans, Benson & Hedges has become the third tobacco company to receive a temporary reprieve from compensating 100,000 Quebec smokers after securing creditor […]
Privacy: A hole in the virtual medicine cabinet
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you […]
Monster Energy drink recalled due to possible glass fragments
OTTAWA — Monster Energy Canada Ltd. is recalling one of its drinks from the marketplace. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Caffe Monster Salted […]
Ottawa rejects plea for nationwide conversion therapy ban
The federal government has rejected a public effort to ban something that many Canadians may have assumed was already illegal. “We’re disappointed that we don’t […]
Texas petrochemical fire prompts hundreds to visit health clinic
DEER PARK, Texas (Reuters) – Hundreds of neighborhood residents of a petrochemical plant that burned for three days and briefly emitted cancer-causing benzene into the […]
Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants
Scientists at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Georgia Tech have found that modulating blood-forming stem cells’ stiffness could possibly […]
Teens who seek solitude may know what’s best for them
Teens who choose to spend time alone may know what’s best for them, according to new research that suggests solitude isn’t a red flag for […]
Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection
Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). They don’t, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this […]
Like mountaineers, nerves need expert guidance to find their way
Similar to the dozens of Sherpas that guide hikers up treacherous Himalayan mountains to reach a summit, the nervous system relies on elaborate timing and […]
Ankle exoskeleton fits under clothes for potential broad adoption
A new lightweight, low-profile and inexpensive ankle exoskeleton could be widely used among elderly people, those with impaired lower-leg muscle strength and workers whose jobs […]