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Canada's obesity crisis is hitting the delivery room. New research warns a large proportion of Canadian moms-to-be are dangerously overweight to the point of adding serious extra health risks for their babies.
Inspiring Canadians to Live Healthier Lives
Antioxidants all about getting back to nature
There's no great secret to getting your antioxidants, home economist Mairlyn Smith says.
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Women's Health
I'm a normal person': mother celebrates controversial MS treatment
Victoria mother Valerie MacNeil says she feels like a "human being again" after going to Poland for a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment.
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Men's Health
No link seen between coffee, prostate cancer risk
Men who enjoy their morning cup of coffee can drink a little easier. A new research review finds that java lovers appear no more likely to develop prostate cancer than other men.
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Seniors
Fish eaters show lower risk of age-related eye disease
Older adults who eat fatty fish at least once a week may have a lower risk of serious vision loss from age-related macular degeneration, a new study suggests.
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Children
Kids' high cholesterol may drop naturally
Very high cholesterol levels in kids may decline over time even without intervention, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Nutrition
Learn to like beans because the more you eat, the more you -- er -- will be healthy
Growing up, I had a serious distaste for lima beans. Actually, I hated them. Thankfully, my mom did, too, so there was no pressure to force that dry, ...
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Take running, add tai chi
The ChiRunning revolution is taking hold in Canada, thanks to a growing number of dedicated followers who are spreading the word and convincing others...
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Quinoa: versatile superfood
Sisters Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming had an early start on healthy eating. "When our mom would make homemade yogurt my sister and I would stamp ...
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AIDS
Circumcision could halt 4 million new African HIV cases
More than 4 million new HIV infections could be prevented in eastern and southern Africa by 2025 if male circumcision rates were increased to 80 per cent...
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HIV gel breakthrough lifts mood at AIDS conference
A breakthrough test of a vaginal gel to protect women against HIV unleashed a wave of optimism at the world AIDS conference on Tuesday after two days ...
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HIV rising fastest in eastern Europe, central Asia: UNICEF
Nowhere in the world is the HIV virus spreading faster than in eastern Europe and Central Asia, where more than 80 per cent of those infected are under...
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