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Dr. Roach says: Vitamin D essential, but its weight-loss role is unclear

Dear Dr. Roach: Is there any connection between extremely low vitamin D3 level (mine was 15) and weight retention? I recently caught the tail end of some doctor鈥檚 show on TV and I counted back: Summer of 2010, I started losing weight.

Your Good Health: Don鈥檛 be hasty to nix endoscopy

Dear Dr. Roach: At 72, I鈥檝e been dealing with the effects of GERD for the past two or more years. For a year, I took omeprazole, which I believe was responsible for a sudden weight gain and a worsening of my osteopenia.

Dr. Roach: Laser solved hairy problem

Dear Dr. Roach: The article about the boy suffering after surgery for three years from a pilonidal cyst really hit home. My son developed a pilonidal cyst in June 2012 and also had a very bad infection from it.
Ontario rules out long-term care legislation for Sunnybrook veterans centre

Ontario rules out long-term care legislation for Sunnybrook veterans centre

TORONTO - sa国际传媒's largest veterans facility already has sufficient government oversight, so there's no need to impose further accountability measures, Ontario's Health Minister Deb Matthews says.

Dr. Roach: Source of breathing problem a mystery

Dear Dr. Roach: My mother is 81. In August of 2012, she went to the doctor for a physical. She had been taking no medication other than an albuterol inhaler as needed. They diagnosed her with hypothyroidism and prescribed 0.025 mg levothyroxine.
Cancer Society's Relay for Life a walk of hope and memory

Cancer Society's Relay for Life a walk of hope and memory

The Canadian Cancer Society鈥檚 Relay for Life is an event for anyone who wants to have a hand in defeating cancer.
Boston Marathon bombing victims face huge medical bills; tens of millions in donations pour in

Boston Marathon bombing victims face huge medical bills; tens of millions in donations pour in

Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more.
Dogs can experience separation anxiety and depression just like humans

Dogs can experience separation anxiety and depression just like humans

VICTORIA - A vacation is typically met with excitement, but instead Shyloe Fayad found herself experiencing stress surrounding what to do about Tony, her four-year-old Bichon Frise.

Latest bad news in hunt for AIDS vaccine: Govt halts US study, saying shots aren't working

WASHINGTON - The latest bad news in the hunt for an AIDS vaccine: The government halted a large U.S. study on Thursday, saying the experimental shots aren't preventing HIV infection.
Obstetricians and gynecologists group calls for HPV vaccine for boys

Obstetricians and gynecologists group calls for HPV vaccine for boys

TORONTO - Provincial and territorial HPV vaccination programs should be expanded to cover boys, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of sa国际传媒 said Thursday. The professional organization's CEO, Dr.