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Supermoon around the world

The “Supermoon” shines big and bright in some while obscure in other parts of the world as skywatchers get excited to catch sight of our celestial neighbour this year.

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Alberta takes stock of damages

Residents are returning home in parts of Western Alberta to to muddy, waterlogged homes to assess the damage while threats loom in the eastern part of the province. In Medicine Hat, thousands have left their homes as water levels rise on the South Saskatchewan River.

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The body fat challenge: One writer, one day, all the ways of measuring fat

Ken Andrukow, owner of Reebok Crossfit Ramsay, uses a pinch test on writer Michelle Magnan.

One day in February, after using a caliper to pinch skinfolds in seven places on my body, my fitness trainer told me how fat I was. Rather, my body fat percentage.

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Map of brain at cellular level should aid Alzheimer, other neurological research

In what's being called a landmark development for neuroscience, researchers have created a 3D digital reconstruction of a complete human brain that for the first time shows the organ's complex anatomy at the cellular level.

Researchers urge men to come clean on bad handwashing habits

Most men either don't wash their hands in public washrooms, or just rinse with water. Then they go and meet people and shake hands.

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Shannon Love shows how to do the Russian Twist on a Swiss Ball, an exercise that helps to get her body back in shape after the birth of her baby.

Exercises to tackle the mummy tummy syndrome (video)

A reader writes: What exercises (beyond kegels) can women do to strengthen their "mummy tummies" and cores after having children?

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Double mastectomy defuses 'ticking time bomb'

Third of women suffer domestic violence, biggest murder risk from partner: WHO

Men's Health

Colleen Carney, associate professor and Director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University in Toronto monitors psychology student Molly Atwood in Toronto, Ont. Monday, February 8, 2010. For those who face difficulties with falling asleep or catching quality zzz's, the path toward's a good night's rest begins long before their head hits the pillow.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Sleep researcher shares keys to good zzz's, curbing insomnia in 'Goodnight Mind'

For those who face difficulties with falling asleep or catching quality zzz's, the path toward a good night's rest begins long before their head hits the pillow.

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Researchers urge men to come clean on bad handwashing habits

Resource aims to help the one in six men who suffered childhood sexual abuse

Seniors

Researchers use a special tool called a microtome to cut sections from a brain preserved in paraffin wax into tiny slivers 20-micrometers thick in a handout photo. The researchers cut the brain into over 7,400 such sections. Each highly-folded section was stained to detect cell bodies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO

Map of brain at cellular level should aid Alzheimer, other neurological research

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Strokes

Poll suggests Canadians don't really understand the realities of strokes

Clinic helps stroke patients recover balance, avoid future falls

Children

More than 30,000 students were surveyed for the report, which sheds light on mental health and other health issues faced by students at Canada's colleges and universities

Post-secondary students feel stress, anxiety, have suicidal thoughts: survey

Canadian post-secondary students feel stressed, overwhelmed, lonely and some have even considered suicide in the past year, a new study released Monday...

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Boston hospital to offer hand transplants for kids, following on success in adults

Inside the teenage brain: Science reveals why some are erratic, moody and impulsive

Vancouver rats carry disease that can infect humans

A groundbreaking study shows some rats in the Downtown Eastside are carrying a bacterial disease that can infect humans and, in severe cases, lead to ...

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File photo of a patient clutchings a hospital bed rail. (Windsor Star files)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease probed in Fraser Valley

The Fraser Health authority is looking into four suspected cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that has killed one person and hospitalized three others...

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Mad cow has left a lasting mark

Brendan Paquette-McKinnon, 12, and his mother Krystel McKinnon travel to Vancouver from Prince George every four weeks for medical care (Photo:Katelyn Verstraten).

‘No help past Hope’ for children with cerebral palsy, B.C. families say

Twelve-year-old Brendan Paquette-McKinnon’s feeding tube was broken, and the emergency room at the hospital in Prince George did not have the part...

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Herbal remedies have a mixed success record

If you are going to use herbal medications, you need to ask yourself two questions. Does it work? And is it safe?

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Movember gives $5 million to Vancouver prostate cancer research team

Dr. Ralph Buttyan of the Vancouver Prostate Centre was awarded $5 million today from the Movember Foundation’s first team grants.

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Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills linked to 23 deaths, say Health Canada documents

Health Canada documents say the popular birth-control pills Yaz and Yasmin have been linked to the deaths of at least 23 Canadian women —the youngest...

About 1,200 Canadians bought berry mix linked to hepatitis outbreak in U.S.

The Public Health Agency of Canada says about 1,200 Canadians bought a blend of frozen berries linked to a hepatitis A outbreak in the United States.

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Florence Regehr navigates a special walkway at St. Paul’s Hospital with the assistance of physiotherapist Julie Cheng. Falls are the leading cause of injury in people over the age of 65.

Fall prevention clinics help B.C. seniors find independence in place of fear

Practising some simple exercises at home each day for the last six weeks has freed 82-year-old Florence Regehr from the confines of her home. “I...

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Mamadou Kane restocks the local cherries on sale at a Whole Foods Market in Vancouver, in 2012. B.C. is a national leader in municipal policies to promote buying of local food products.

B.C. leads Canada in promoting local food programs

British Columbia is Canada’s hotbed of local food action with active food policy programs in 16 municipalities, Metro Vancouver, local health authorities...

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Melissa Jones holds her newborn daughter Mariah Faith Ross in her hospital room at Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago, Friday, June 7, 2013. Jones couldn't make it inside of the hospital in time Thursday evening, and delivered Mariah in the family's minivan, just feet from the front door of Prentice Women's Hospital. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen)

Mom gives birth in minivan in Chicago hospital driveway, says new daughter will be unstoppable

CHICAGO - Melissa Jones almost made it.

Fitness

Most people think that you can tell if someone’s fit, active and healthy just by looking at them. It’s not true. Fit, healthy people come in all sizes and shapes, Helen Vanderburg says.

When it comes to fitness, size doesn't matter

This year, I celebrated my 30th anniversary in the fitness industry. Reflecting back, it has come a long way since the early ’80s, when doing excessive...

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Before jumping on the gluten-free bandwagon, get tested

Got gut issues? Thinking about going gluten free? It's all the rage these days. It's become the diet of choice for everyone from Celiac disease sufferers...

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Author Michael Pollan is pictured at the Park Hyatt Roof Lounge in Toronto on Thursday, June 6, 2013.

'Cooked': Michael Pollan on the importance of cooking for yourself

When was the last time you fermented a crock of kimchi, or made yogurt? Or cultured yeast and baked a loaf of bread? Have you ever braised a pork shoulder...