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Research links rare cancer to breast implants, but Health Canada says no safety advisory is needed

At age 44 and after two kids, Terri McGregor knew she wanted to give herself a gift. "I simply wanted to restore my breasts to what they were before having children — that's it," said the North Bay, O... read more

Breast implants reveal problems in tracking device safety

Public health advocates who've watched the debate over breast implant safety ... links to rare forms of cancer and a host of autoimmune disorders. "It's a difficult database to use, because there ... read more

Is Baby Fat a Warning Sign? New Research Links Infants' Weight Gain to Obesity

The epidemic of obesity is linked to a host of health ... diabetes and cancer [Reuters]. Researchers say the factors causing early childhood obesity are still fairly obscure, and Tavernas doesn’t reco... read more

Genetically modified American potato approved for Canada

In announcing the development and approvals, Simplot says no “foreign” genes were used to create their GM potato. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, (CFIA) and Health Canada announced this week the ... read more

'We can get you to the beach the next day': Breast implant marketing plays on insecurities, downplays risks

But on his website, Kara calls it a "myth" that implants leak into the body if they are ruptured. Rare cancer linked to breast implants, but Health Canada says no safety advisory is needed Dr. Jan ... ... read more

Richard Moore: Swallowing antivaccine lies, hook, line, and sinker

They trot out government-backed agencies endowed with stately acronymic names (“The CDC says ... believing in a vaccine link have no scientific evidence of their own? After all, between 2003 and 2008, ... read more

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And a U.S. presidential advisory panel recommended that public funds be available for all types of stem cell research. In proposed rules released this month, the National Institutes of Health is a bit ... read more

Research links rare cancer to breast implants, but Health Canada says no safety advisory is needed

At least 25 Canadian women have developed a rare cancer linked to breast implants — and almost all of them had the same type of textured implant, according to researchers. But Health Canada has no pla... read more

Vancouver Aquarium becoming a major centre for ocean research.

the research aspect, already renowned, will grow further. Peter S. Ross is a world expert in the field of ocean pollution and the only marine mammal toxicologist in Canada Ross says there are an ever ... read more

Who Doesn't Vaccinate?

Other studies have shown that children who are unvaccinated are likely to belong to families that intentionally refuse vaccines, whereas children who are undervaccinated are likely to have missed some ... read more