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Welcome To The World's DrugstoreUnder a controversial patent regime, Indian companies supply pharmaceuticals to more and more patients globally. In October 2013, at the pharmaceutical trade show CPhI in Frankfurt, Germany, officials from India announced a goal of raising that country�s
Why are we fatter than ever?On April 2 1806, an intriguing advertisement was placed in The Times. It described a Mr Daniel Lambert, "the greatest Curiosity in the World who, at the age of 36, weighs upwards of FIFTY STONE". Mr Lambert, it went on, "will see Company at his House, No
Province confirms 10 dead from fluA total of 10 people are now confirmed to have now died from H1N1 in Alberta, with about 300 having been hospitalized and another 40 in intensive care units.
Glaxo to stop paying doctors to pump its drugsBritish drug company GlaxoSmithKline said Tuesday it will scrap individual sales targets and stop paying doctors to promote its products, two major changes aimed at distancing itself from a Chinese bribery scandal.
FDA seeks tougher rules on antibacterial soapsThe Food and Drug Administration says there is no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and there is some evidence they may pose health risks.
Did James Bond have alcoholic tremor?James Bond's preference for shaken not stirred martinis may be due to alcohol-induced tremor, say doctors who documented his drinking for journal's light-hearted Christmas issue.
Strange Fungi Now Stalk Healthy People: Scientific AmericanIn 2001 dead porpoises with yeast-packed lungs washed up on the southeastern shore of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The bloated organs were several times normal weight, with barely any room for air. The island's veterinarians had never seen anythi
Caffeine energy drinks 'intensify heart contractions'The team from the University of Bonn in Germany imaged the hearts of 17 people an hour after they had an energy drink. The study showed contractions were more forceful after the drink. The team told the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North
Morning-after pill to warn of weight limitA French contraceptive maker says it will begin warning women that its morning-after pill is ineffective when taken by women who weigh more than 80 kilograms or 176 pounds.
Only Half of Drugs Removed by Sewage TreatmentOnly about half of the prescription drugs and other newly emerging contaminants in sewage are removed by treatment plants says a new report. That�s the finding of a new report by the International Joint Commission, a consortium of officials from the Unit
Family struggles to pay for surgery OHIP won't fundAdam Gard has to go to the U.S. for a desperately-needed operation he says neurosurgeons in Ontario can�t or don�t seem willing to do.
And the Ottawa man is relying on a fundraising drive by family and friends to pay for the $70,000 operation because h
Health spending expected to reach $211B in 2013The growth of health care spending in Canada slowed to its lowest rate in nearly 15 years, according to a new report. Total health spending is expected to rise by 2.6 per cent this year, less than half the average growth of seven per cent per year between
U.N. Confirms Polio Outbreak in SyriaGENEVA � United Nations officials confirmed an outbreak of polio among children in Syria on Tuesday, lending urgency to plans for vaccination campaigns there and in nearby countries to try to halt the spread of the disease. Health officials have intensif
Some people's genes allow them to spot danger: studyA new study from the University of British Columbia has found more than half of people are genetically predisposed to spot danger wherever it lurks. "We already knew that people who have this genetic variant are more inclined to have strong emotional memo
'Dozens of mental disorders don't exist'As World Mental Health Day approaches this week, he argues that, thanks to the DSM, "countless millions" are hooked on powerful antidepressants to cure a mythical "chemical imbalance", while rates of mental disorders in children, including autism, bipolar
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