Saluting the setting sun with soothing shot of scotch or settling your spouse-jangled nerves with a dry martini can be beneficial if you're drinking stops there. If you choose to have a few more, your problems can be compounded if you're...

With Cialis and Levitra now approved for use in Canada, the increasing number of options for treatment of the serious problem of erectile dysfunction spells good news for millions men. Five years ago, the "little blue pill" hit the market in...

May is Hearing Awareness Month and various national organizations are placing their messages about the challenges of deafness before Canadians. Butterflies are free. Most are also deaf. The Canadian Hearing Society sees this connection as a perfect metaphor for its annual...

The latest in a series of retirement residence developments from Amica Mature Lifestyles and the Daniels Corporation is about to take shape in the heart of Mississauga. Amica at City Centre, part of a 25-acre master-planned community, broke ground a month...

A Canadian and British trial showed a longer survival rate for those taking the medication. A vaccine developed by an Alberta biotech company has gathered interest among medical authorities by showing promise as a new hope against non-small-cell lung cancer, the...

Whether speech and throat problems stem from illness, injury or stroke, victims often make significant recoveries if they receive proper treatment A baby’s first cry heralds the beginning of a new life. Soon, their parents learn to distinguish different patterns of...

A warning has been issued between some brands containing imported products. Honey is normally a healthy food, but consumers are now being warned to beware of some brands containing imported honey. These may contain potentially dangerous nitrofurans, says the Canadian Food...

A second arm of a major study has been halted when evidence emerged of possible negative effects in otherwise healthy women. Another U.S. hormone replacement therapy study has been halted early, after researchers found estrogen-only pills have no health benefits and...

Final Senate approval, last month, of Bill C-6 – An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and Related Research, known to many as the law permitting stem-cell research – gives Canada the most comprehensive research in the world in the area...

Animals are playing an increasingly important and welcome role in seniors therapy. Mrs. Davis (a pseudonym due to patient confidentiality) is an 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient.  Her home is an Ottawa long-term-care centre. Davis is alert, but never speaks to anyone. None...