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'If Facebook didn't exist, I would be dead': Man's life saved by marrow donor

For Ottawa's Huw Williams, Facebook made the difference between life and death.

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U.S. proposes advertisers ditch junk food for kids

Food companies should revamp their marketing to children by advertising foods that are healthy, four U.S. agencies said on Thursday in proposing voluntary principles for the food industry.

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Heart attacks are more serious in the morning: Study

Heart attacks that occur in the morning are likely to be more serious than attacks at other times of the day, a specialist journal reported on Wednesday.

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Pleasure maximization: It’s time to become a palate snob

Do you have a favourite food memory? Since food is linked to almost every special event in our lives, it might be hard to choose just one.

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Teen takes charge in weight loss battle

Celebrity chef Mark McEwan makes time for fitness

Women's Health

New birth control pill ramps up blood clot risk: Study

Women taking a new type of birth control pill are two to three times more likely to develop serious blood clots, researchers say. Two studies, both published in the British Medical Journal, found that pills containing a new type of hormone called drospirenone triple the risk of blood clots compared to an older generation of pills that contain a hormone called levonorgestrel.

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Mental health

Winter may be linked to postpartum depression

Calcium use could cause heart issues for older women: Study

Men's Health

U.S. city may vote on banning male circumcision

A U.S. group opposed to male circumcision said they have collected more than enough signatures for a proposal to ban the practice in San Francisco as a ballot measure for November elections.

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Drug researchers set to hear Canadian man's cancer 'miracle'

Yes, men really can make it longer: Study

Seniors

Tai chi can be boost for heart patients: Study

People with chronic heart failure may be able to boost their quality of life by doing tai chi, the ancient Chinese exercise regimen, a U.S. study suggested on Monday.

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Alzheimer's disease

New Alzheimer's guidelines view disease in stages

Older brains less nimble at multi-tasking: Study

Children

Canadian 15-year-olds ranked high among teen pot smokers

Canada's 15-year-olds are among the world's No. 1 teen pot smokers, according to an expansive new drug and alcohol study funded by Health Canada.

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Child health

Childhood stimulation may reduce adult violence

Canadian children get an F for physical activity

Brave girl taking first steps to recovery

Kamryn Bond sometimes peers at her right arm with a puzzled look. Where did her hand go? Where are her feet, her chubby toes, the bottoms of the legs ...

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Frustrating silence surrounds depression

Two weeks ago, an intelligent, beautiful woman I know checked herself into a hotel room and consumed a bowl of applesauce.

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Elizabeth Withey: Life After Birth

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Juli Isaac finishes first in Edmonton Journal & YMCA Health Club Challenge

And the winner is Juli Isaac. The 38-year-old new mom finished first in the Edmonton Journal & YMCA Health Club Challenge. She thought she might have ...

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Edmonton Health Club Challenge contestants ‘feel good’

Gerry Haracsi and Sue Salsbury didn’t win The Edmonton Journal & YMCA Health Club Challenge, but you wouldn’t know it from the way they talk. “The grand...

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Walt Skrepnyk, winner of the Edmonton Journal’s At Home Health Club challenge, using the new vibration machine that he won from Flaman Fitness.

At Home champ shed 64.5 pounds

Walt Skrepnyk entered to win The Edmonton Journal & YMCA Health Club Challenge At Home and he did. “I think I do have a bit of a reputation that when ...

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HIV/AIDS

HIV infection raises heart failure risk: Study

Infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can increase the risk of heart failure even in patients who don't have a prior history of heart disease...

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Tighter controls would lower infant deaths, hospital care related to in vitro procedures: Study

Nearly 100 fewer babies would die or suffer severe brain injury every year in Canada if tighter controls were placed on the largely unregulated field ...

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Genital herpes 'contagious even without symptoms'

Genital herpes can be transmitted even if a person has no symptoms, suggesting a high risk of transmission from people with unrecognized infections of...

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