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New coronavirus as adept at infecting human lung cells as common cold virus: study

New coronavirus as adept at infecting human lung cells as common cold virus: study

TORONTO - British authorities announced Tuesday that another person has died from infection with the new coronavirus as European scientists revealed the new virus easily infects the cells of the airways of the human lung.

Appearances count, even in the ICU: MDs in white coats, names tags preferred

TORONTO - Appearances count, it seems, even when a loved one's life may be hanging in the balance.

Hip replacements slightly more likely to fail in women than in men: study

CHICAGO - Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S. patients.
Plant-based eating good for health and energy, says dietitian Leslie Beck

Plant-based eating good for health and energy, says dietitian Leslie Beck

TORONTO - Leslie Beck has long been a proponent of the health benefits of a plant-based diet.
Plant-based eating good for health and energy, says dietitian Leslie Beck

Plant-based eating good for health and energy, says dietitian Leslie Beck

TORONTO - Leslie Beck has long been a proponent of the health benefits of a plant-based diet.
Program teaches smokers to run away from addiction to cigarettes

Program teaches smokers to run away from addiction to cigarettes

HALIFAX - The unseasonably hot May sun was beating down on a panting Kim Smith as she willed her legs up Citadel Hill — a climb in the annual Halifax Blue Nose marathon that even avid runners loathe.
Study suggests parents can improve kids' behaviour by switching to less violent TV shows

Study suggests parents can improve kids' behaviour by switching to less violent TV shows

SEATTLE - Teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behaviour, even without getting them to watch less, a study found.

Doc at heart of queue-jump allegation to take stand at Alberta inquiry this week

EDMONTON - Calgary Dr. Ron Bridges, cited by his peers as possibly being behind a queue-jumping scheme at a colon cancer-screening clinic, will get a chance to tell his side of the story at a public inquiry in Alberta this week.

Ontario man's fight for maternity care for wife exposes gap in Canadian system

OTTAWA - An Ontario man is fighting to change what he calls a pregnancy gap in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s immigration system. Carey McGregor met his wife in Taiwan in 2005, and married in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ two years later.

Abstinence may let body repair after alcohol damage

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m going to be honest: I do drink a lot on the weekends.