The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today issued a national Call for Proposals to improve the prescribing practices for prescription drugs that have a high risk of abuse or addiction. …read more
Category: Health

Electronic cigarette use is skyrocketing, the industry is at multi-billion dollar status, politicians and officials are talking regulations, more and more research is published every month, but the jury is still out on their safety.

The deaths one year ago of Lisa Gibson and her two young children have prompted a growing number of Winnipeg parents to seek help and resources on postpartum depression.

Ottawa doctor Christiane Farazli will never practise medicine again as a disciplinary panel accused her of more than a decade of putting her patients at risk of “significant harm”.
You protect and cover up your skin during the summer, but do you know about summer hair protection? …read more

Acetaminophen, a painkiller universally recommended to treat people with acute low back pain, does not speed recovery or reduce pain from the condition, according to the results of a large trial published on Thursday.