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Food recall could be largest in North America: FDA

A batch of the flavour enhancer hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) was found last month to be contaminated with salmonella, shown here in a microscopic close-up.

About 50 Canadian food companies manufactured snacks and other processed foods made with an ingredient that has been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination.

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A Canadian soldier walks through a dust cloud during an operation in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, September 17, 2009. The suicide rate for male regular forces — almost all of the suicides are in that category — shows a decline over 15 years.

Canadian Forces suffer most suicides since tracking began

There were 16 suicides by Canadian Forces personnel in 2009, the highest annual number since tracking began in 1995.

The United States is calling for discussions at United Nations level to tackle "drugged driving" and says it wants to collect data to gauge the scale of the problem among public sector drivers and commercial truckers.

U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat

Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks ...

Four-year-old Jenna Gervais is decidedly unhappy as she gets her H1N1 vaccine on November 5, 2009 in Calgary, as seen in a file picture.

Vaccinating children first reduces incidence of flu: Study

It comes too late for H1N1, but not for the next flu outbreak: New Canadian research shows vaccinating healthy children and teens ...

A technician administers a Mantoux tuberculin skin test in a recipients forearm, which will cause a small raised area of skin surface, to form at the injection site. The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is used to evaluate people for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection.

Manitoba's TB rate hits three-decade high

The number of Manitobans with tuberculosis hit a 30-year high last year, raising alarm among First Nation leaders and medical experts...

If you're watching your waistline, beware of skinny friends who pack in the food.

Eating with skinny, hungry friends can ruin your diet: Study

If you're watching your waistline, beware of skinny friends who pack in the food.

A street vendor prepares papaya for her daily customers in Yangon. Researchers say that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumours, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.

Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya

Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumours...

A new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely to have side effects from them.

Medication fears lead to worse side effects

It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely ...

Researchers compared data on food prices during the same time. Over a 20-year period, a 10 percent increase in cost was linked with a 7 percent decrease in the amount of calories consumed from soda and a 12 percent decrease in calories consumed from pizza.

Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say

U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their...

The colon exhibit was set up by ColonCancerCheck, a jont program between the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, and Cancer Care Ontario.

Toronto mallgoers take a stroll through giant colon

It was so surreal, it could pass for a Nuit Blanche exhibit: Under the skylight in the atrium of Toronto’s Dufferin Mall, outside ...

A dermatologist checks a patient for signs of skin cancer. Melanoma, the rarest and deadliest form of skin cancer, is becoming more common and death rates are climbing, especially among men over 50.

Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson's patients

People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms.

A study in nearly 70,000 women found that those who drank at least a cup of coffee with lunch were one-third less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over several years than non-coffee drinkers.

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Drinking coffee with lunch reduces risk of diabetes

Exclusive investigative reports examine Canadian and international food politics and production

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An autistic girl participates in a physical education session in a file photo. Autism affected an estimated one in 110 American 8-year-olds in 2006, according to a federal study.

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Autism talk

Now that researchers have found a link between autistic kids and their parents' education levels, our attention turns again to a troubling neurological disorder

Most Vitamin D is made by the body as a natural by-product of the skin's exposure to sunlight. It can also be found in fish liver oil, eggs and fatty fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel, or taken as a supplement.

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Sunshine boosts immune system

Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences, scientists discover

Obesity is now a bigger overall threat to people’s health than smoking, according to results of the longest ongoing health study of adults in the United States.

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Obesity: A big, fat problem

A new study shows that obesity is a bigger threat to our health than smoking. We show you why.

More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report.

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Dementia: signs and symptoms

With dementia becoming a growing problem, Global News takes a look at this brain-destroying illness

As in the U.S., there is a lack of consensus in Canada about when breast cancer testing should begin.

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False positives lead to real negatives

As in the U.S., there is a lack of consensus in Canada on when breast cancer testing should begin.

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SIDS facts and figures

Following the release of a review of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, we give you tips on keeping your baby safe at night

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