Study looks at whether stem cells in cord blood might repair hearing loss in kids

TORONTO - Researchers have been given the go-ahead to test stem cells from cord blood with the ultimate goal of reversing hearing loss in infants and toddlers whose inner ears have been damaged.

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McGill University says it will review asbestos reseach after media report

MONTREAL - McGill University says it is reviewing the findings of a major research project into the ...

Sky is the limit for Paralympic skier who does backflip on sit ski

It's only takes a few seconds for Josh Dueck to glide up the jump, revolve and stick a perfect landi...

A warning sign is posted at the AECL plant in Chalk River, Ont. on December 19 2007. Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s nuclear research labs are up for sale.The move follows the $15-million sale of AECL's Candu nuclear reactor business to SNC-Lavalin in October. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Feds looking to put Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd's nuclear labs on the block

OTTAWA - The Conservative government is testing the waters for the sale of Atomic Energy of Canada L...

Vials of H5N1 flu vaccine by Beijing-based drug maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. are seen during production at Sinovac facilities in Beijing, Nov.24, 2011. To publish and what to publish? Those will be the questions on the table when the World Health Organization convenes a special meeting next week about controversial bird flu studies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Andy Wong

To publish? What to publish? Those will be the questions at WHO bird flu meeting

To publish and what to publish? Those will be the questions on the table when the World Health Organ...

Taj Johnson does tai chi exercises on Rehoboth Beach as weather from Hurricane Earl begins to move in to Delaware on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. study has found that one type of gentle exercise can help people with Parkinson's disease have better balance and experience fewer falls.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Jacquelyn Martin

Better balance: tai chi reduces falls in Parkinson's patients, study finds

TORONTO - Tai chi, the Chinese exercise regimen based on slow, rhythmic body movements, can improve ...

Health group sounds alarm over upcoming Drummond report on Ontario cost-cutting

TORONTO - A public health advocacy group is accusing the Ontario government of manufacturing a crisi...

Saskatchewan MS patient pushes clinic for care after liberation therapy

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Nearly 1 in 20 Americans over 50 have artificial knees: first national estimate

CHICAGO - Nearly one in 20 Americans older than 50 have artificial knees, or more than four million ...

Police in Edmonton to monitor raves, other events, for tainted ecstasy

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton are warning that tainted ecstasy may have arrived in the Alberta capit...

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Let them eat cake

If you’re trying to lose weight and on a strict diet void of sugar and sweets, you may have it all wrong.

A new food safety report says rates of food-borne illnesses in Canada are higher than in the United States. Here are 5 ways you can help prevent food-poisoning.

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Food-poisoning

A new food safety report says rates of food-borne illnesses in Canada are higher than in the United States. Here are 5 ways you can help prevent food-poisoning.

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Guilty of too much sodium?

Canadians are consuming far more sodium than what is necessary or recommended, and just where this sodium is coming from may surprise you.

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Mental Health

Today Canadians across the country are encouraged to talk openly about mental health.

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Everything about Ecstasy

What is Ecstasy? What can I expect if I use it? What can happen down the road? How addictive is it?

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Heart Disease

Olympic figure skater Joannie Rochette is speaking out against something that affects everyone but holds a special place to her – heart disease.

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Inhalable coffee

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard scientist has created a new product that allows you to breath in your daily dose of caffeine.

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Migrant workers

A crash that killed 10 migrant workers in raising concerns about the safety and conditions they face while working in Ontario.

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What can your tongue say about you?

According to ancient Chinese medicine still practiced today, tongue diagnosis is one of the methods used to look at the overall health of an individual.

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Vital Signs

Should it still be illegal for a person with HIV or AIDS not to disclose his or her status to sexual partners? Jennifer Tryon reports.

A donated human embryo is seen under a microscope at the La Jolla IVF Clinic

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Is male sperm count declining?

1 in 6 Canadians have trouble conceiving. Often, it’s assumed infertility is a woman’s problem.Or is it? More men aged 18 to 45 have infertility than diabetes.

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Live Blog: Threatened Fertility

In a special 16x9 investigation, Beatrice Politi speaks to men dealing with infertility – the struggles, the science and the risks to both father and child.

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