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Close kin to the new coronavirus found in bats from European: study

Close kin to the new coronavirus found in bats from European: study

TORONTO - Viruses closely related to the new coronavirus that emerged last year in the Middle East have been discovered in specimens from a number of species of bats found widely throughout Europe and beyond, a new study shows.
HEALTHBEAT: Small experiments testing if pacemaker-like brain implants might slow Alzheimer's

HEALTHBEAT: Small experiments testing if pacemaker-like brain implants might slow Alzheimer's

WASHINGTON - It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone's brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to stave off the creeping memory loss of Alzheimer's disease. And it's not easy.
Birds and bees easy as 1-2-3

Birds and bees easy as 1-2-3

Those parents who have been delaying The Talk should make it a New Year’s resolution to begin discussing sexual issues with their children — and the earlier the better.
Birds and bees easy as 1-2-3

Birds and bees easy as 1-2-3

Those parents who have been delaying The Talk should make it a New Year’s resolution to begin discussing sexual issues with their children — and the earlier the better.

No expense too small for Mazza to bill to Ornge, documents show 75 cent charge

TORONTO - A sky-high salary didn't stop former Ornge CEO Chris Mazza from billing taxpayers thousands of dollars in expenses, from luxurious trips to 75 cents for parking, newly released documents show. Mazza also received $1.

Cholera outbreak in Cuba not keeping Canadian travellers at home

TORONTO - Authorities in Cuba are acknowledging a spate of new cholera cases in the capital, but the outbreak doesn't seem to be keeping Canadians away.

Lilly drug chosen for study aiming to prevent Alzheimer's in older people with brain plaque

Researchers have chosen an experimental drug by Eli Lilly & Co. for a large federally funded study testing whether it's possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease in older people at high risk of developing it.

New Brunswick health officials report new case of E. coli involving child

FREDERICTON - A young child in New Brunswick contracted the same strain of E. coli that made at least 30 people sick in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Dr.

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ spends little on healthy living, disease prevention despite its priority status, says AG report

VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians have long touted their plans to make the province a model for healthy living and disease prevention, but a new report says the government isn't supporting that goal with cash. sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Dr. Roach: Confusion common after a seizure

Dear Dr. Roach: My son had a febrile seizure when he was a toddler. Immediately after the seizure, he became limp and unresponsive. This was the worst moment of my life, holding what I thought was my dying child in my arms.