May 13, 2019 Food Science Coffee consumption study reviews cardiovascular disease risk. Six cups/day or more might/may/potentially contribute to increased risk but causal link is not established.
May 10, 2019 Alternative Medicine Judge overrides parents wishes to use cannabis, vitamins, and diet treatments and orders that three-year-old boy continue his chemo treatments for lymphoblastic leukemia. Rate of success from chemo is over 90 per cent with 98 per cent remission in first few weeks of treatment
May 9, 2019 Health Policy Health Canada’s decides to lower the blood donation abstinence period for gay men to three months. Why single out gay men when others engage in a myriad of sexual practices but do not not face the same blood donation restrictions?
May 7, 2019 Health Policy More young people seeking mental services in ER; prolonged wait times for community psychiatric services are a major issue
May 2, 2019 Allergy/Immunology Efficacy and safety of oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy in children reviewed in the Lancet
May 1, 2019 Health Policy Health Canada’s medication safety warnings are not consistent with those of other countries.
