Where to find your perfect pumpkin
Grab the kids and your seasonal spirit, because it’s time to find your perfect pumpkin for Halloween 2019. We have scoured the Lower Mainland for the best places to turn your pumpkin hunt into family...
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Vaccine Exemptions for Kindergartners Still Rising
The exemption rate for one or more required vaccines was 2.5% in the 2018-19 school year, up from 2.3% in the previous year, and 2.1% in the 2016-17 school year, according to the U.S. Centers for...
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Drug Limits Damage of Brain Injury
Treatment with the drug within three hours of brain injury reduced the risk of death, the investigators found.
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Fecal Transplants Benefit IBS Patients: Study
Fecal transplants -- in which stool from a donor is processed and then transplanted into a patient's gut -- are meant to repopulate the gut with a healthier range of microorganisms, NBC News reported.
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Recall: Walmart Frozen Sausage for Salmonella Risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says George’s Prepared Foods of Caryville, TN, produced the Great Value brand pork sausage patty and turkey sausage patty products in April and May and shipped them...
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Teal Pumpkins Offer Allergy Safe Halloween Stops
The Food Allergy Research and Education wants to make Halloween inclusive for kids with food allergies, who may feel excluded because many Halloween foods are on their no-no list.
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What Kind of Drinking Can Trigger A-Fib?
The strongest risk factor for a-fib was the number of times per week a person drank. The greatest risk was seen in those who drank every day, followed by drinking twice or once a week.
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Jimmy Carter Recovering in Hospital From Fall
Former President Jimmy Carter, 95, is recovering from a minor pelvis fracture after he fell at his home in Plains, GA.
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FDA Approves New Drug for Most Common Form of Cystic Fibrosis
Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless said the approval was an outgrowth of efforts to speed development of new therapies for complex diseases.
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Antidepressant Doesn't Ease Obsessive Behaviors of Autism
The study randomly compared use of the drug to a placebo over 16 weeks. In the end, the researchers saw no meaningful clinical benefits from the drug.
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Good News for Parents: Many Preemie Babies Grow Up Fine
The study of more than 2.5 million children found that more than half of those born prematurely had no major medical concerns in adulthood.
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Georgia Sues to Close Sterilization Plant
Air testing results showed high levels of a toxic gas in neighborhoods close to the plant.
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Many Common Meds Could Alter Your Microbiome
The gut microbiome includes at least 1,000 species of bacteria and is influenced by a number of different factors, including medication.
View ArticleFind the Perfect Pumpkin in the GTA
Crisp Autumn air, bright orange and red leaves, boots and umbrellas, it is definitely Fall! And with fall comes Halloween, and the hunt for the perfect pumpkin patch. We have put together your go-to...
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More Children’s Cancer Drug Coming, Drugmaker Says
The drug’s only maker, Pfizer, says relief may be coming soon. In a letter dated Oct. 18, Pfizer said the next delivery of the drug is expected in late October and will meet current patient needs for...
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FDA: Smokeless Tobacco Can Advertise as "Lower Risk"
The maker of eight smokeless tobacco products known as snus can market them as being lower risk than regular cigarettes for giving users cancer, lung disease, and stroke, the FDA said Tuesday.
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FDA May Put Strong Warning on Breast Implants
The FDA wants breast implant makers to warn women that breast implants are not lifetime devices, and that the risk of complications rises the longer a patient has the implant.
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Bedtime May Be Best Time for Blood Pressure Meds
People who took all their blood pressure meds at night had lower blood pressure around the clock compared to volunteers who took their medication in the morning.
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Theme Park Thermal Camera Helps Spot Breast Cancer
In 2017, the FDA warned health care providers and thermography device makers not to mislead people into believing thermal imaging could take the place of a mammogram.
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How Young Is Too Young to Leave Kids Home Alone?
Nearly every social worker said leaving a child 6 years or younger home alone for four or more hours represented neglect. More than 80% agreed if the child was 8 or younger, as did more than half if...
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