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StatsCan says fewer than 20% get enough physical activity for health payoff

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About 15 per cent of adults and fewer than 10 per cent of teens meet physical activity guidelines for health benefits, according to Statistics Canada.

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UN aims to stop HIV epidemic by 2030

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The number of people living with HIV worldwide has remained virtually unchanged in the past two years and AIDS-related deaths are at their lowest since peaking almost a decade ago, according to a report from UNAIDS.

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Doctors warn contact lens-wearers after amoeba eats through woman’s eyeballs

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Eye doctors are urging consumers to be scrupulous about cleaning and caring for their contact lenses following reports that a Taiwanese student lost her sight after microscopic bugs ate through her eyeballs.

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Fight to keep Morgentaler clinic in Fredericton continues

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The Morgentaler clinic in Fredericton is scheduled to close on Friday, but clinic supporters haven’t given up hope, raising nearly $84,000 through crowd-sourcing and have organized a march to the Legislature.

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Ebola outbreak in West Africa hard for aid groups to contain

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Doctors Without Borders says it fears the number of patients now being treated in Sierra Leone could be “just the tip of the iceberg.”

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7 mattifying products to nix shine

Summer is about dewy skin, not slick skin. And you can kick shine with one of these mattifying products. …read more