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April 14, 2017
The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli, called E. coli O121 that has been linked to various flour and flour products produced by Ardent Mills.
April 14, 2017
Two new studies on diabetes deliver good and bad news, but the overall message is that the blood sugar disease remains a formidable public health burden.
April 13, 2017
Flame retardants used in many home furnishings may boost the risk for thyroid cancer, researchers report.
April 12, 2017
During the last three months, six people were diagnosed with rat lungworm disease.
April 12, 2017
Medicinal scientists have engineered a spinach leaf into a fully functioning heart tissue.
April 11, 2017
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two drugs to treat hepatitis C infection in children aged 12 and older.
April 10, 2017
Women who live where the air is thick with pollutants may be more likely to have dense breasts, a known risk factor for breast cancer, new research suggests.
April 10, 2017
A typically harmless type of virus might sometimes trigger celiac disease, a new study suggests.
April 8, 2017
A human infection of H7N9 bird flu has been reported in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, the local health authority said.
April 7, 2017
Taking antibiotics for an extended period in early to middle adulthood might increase your risk for precancerous growths in your colon, a large study suggests.
April 6, 2017
A recent analysis found a decrease in the overall incidence of colorectal cancer in New Zealand, but an increased incidence of rectal cancer in those under 50 years of age.
April 5, 2017
About one in 10 women in the United States who were infected with Zika virus while pregnant had a fetus or baby with deformities last year, U.S. government scientists said.