NEW YORK—Drug overdose deaths surged across the U.S. to the highest level since at least 1970, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...
VICTORIA – The federal and British Columbia governments are investing $300,000 to step up avian flu surveillance, early detection and response efforts. The B.C. Agriculture Ministry...
WASHINGTON – Federal health officials have cleared a wearable heart-zapping device for children who are at risk of deadly irregular heartbeats. The LifeVest is intended for...
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday conditionally approved an experimental Genentech drug for patients with a certain type of lung cancer who have few other...
LONDON – There’s good news for grumpy women: Being happy apparently has no effect on how long you might live. That’s the conclusion of the latest...
TORONTO – Ontario parents who don’t want to have their children vaccinated will have to be educated themselves about the risks their kids will face before...
MEXICO CITY – Mexican health authorities approved the first vaccine to gain official acceptance for use against the dengue virus, which sickens about 100 million people every...
MELBOURNE – “Landmark” legislation which will allow marijuana to be grown for medicinal purposes will go before an Australian state’s parliament on Tuesday. The state of...
WASHINGTON – Too much TV and not having enough physical exercise as a young adult were associated with worse cognitive function 25 years later in midlife,...