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what is tomato flu?
the viral disease, named after the tomato-shaped blisters that appear across the body, is highly contagious, but so far, it has not been seen in other countries.
karen hawthorne
children
aug 25 2022
india’s health ministry said the disease is a variant of hand-foot-and-mouth disease which is common in school-age children. getty

the summer of e. coli: bacteria shows up on montreal beaches and u.s. wendy's lettuce
most cases of e. coli infection are mild and do not cause a serious health risk, but some strains can have life-threatening complications, like kidney failure and death.
maija kappler
nutrition
aug 24 2022
toronto ontario: july 20, 2022—health—toronto’s kew-balmy beach was closed to swimming due to a high e.coli count, wednesday july 20, 2022. [photo peter j. thompson/national post] [national post/tba for national post]

canadian baseball player has been living with an injury for 7 years
cincinnati reds player joey votto said he first injured his rotator cuff back in 2015.
chris arnold
surgery
aug 23 2022
joey votto #19 of the cincinnati reds looks on during the eighth inning of the game against the chicago cubs at field of dreams on august 11, 2022 in dyersville, iowa. (photo by michael reaves/getty images)

how the trauma of the pandemic has affected us
from crying in young children to tension and conflict in workplaces, covid-19 has posed big challenges for our mental health, according to the latest lifeworks mental health index.
maja begovic
mental health
aug 23 2022
the covid-19 pandemic has been tough on children, but they aren’t the only ones who are struggling. getty

asking for a friend: why do i keep getting warts?
warts aren't nice to look at, and you may find them annoying, but when it comes to prevention, there's not much you can do — some people are just more susceptible to warts than others.
karen hawthorne
advice
aug 19 2022
the best prevention for warts is to treat new ones as soon as they appear. getty

‘weak spot’ in virus responsible for covid-19 could mean new treatments: study
the researchers began with the knowledge that the immune system typically responds to what it sees on the surface of the virus, or the spike protein in sars-cov-2.
the canadian press
coronavirus
aug 19 2022
this undated electron microscope image made available by the u.s. national institutes of health in february 2020 shows the virus, isolated from a patient in the u.s. the canadian press/niaid-rml via ap

ivermectin doesn't prevent covid hospitalization: study
the drug, which is used to treat parasites, plus two others — fluvoxamine, used for depression and the diabetes pill metformin — showed no impact on covid hospitalization or death.
maija kappler
coronavirus
aug 18 2022
ivermectin has been in the news after prominent anti-vaccine groups repeatedly advertised it as an alternative to vaccination. (photo by luis robayo/afp via getty images)

das boot director wolfgang petersen dead at 81 from pancreatic cancer
in a career that spanned over five decades, petersen directed stars like clint eastwood, harrison ford and brad pitt.
kelly buell
pancreatic cancer
aug 18 2022
director wolfgang peterson (right) discusses a scene with harrison ford on the movie set of "air force one."
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what is tomato flu?
the viral disease, named after the tomato-shaped blisters that appear across the body, is highly contagious, but so far, it has not been seen in other countries.
karen hawthorne
children
aug 25 2022
india’s health ministry said the disease is a variant of hand-foot-and-mouth disease which is common in school-age children. getty

the summer of e. coli: bacteria shows up on montreal beaches and u.s. wendy's lettuce
most cases of e. coli infection are mild and do not cause a serious health risk, but some strains can have life-threatening complications, like kidney failure and death.
maija kappler
nutrition
aug 24 2022
toronto ontario: july 20, 2022—health—toronto’s kew-balmy beach was closed to swimming due to a high e.coli count, wednesday july 20, 2022. [photo peter j. thompson/national post] [national post/tba for national post]

canadian baseball player has been living with an injury for 7 years
cincinnati reds player joey votto said he first injured his rotator cuff back in 2015.
chris arnold
surgery
aug 23 2022
joey votto #19 of the cincinnati reds looks on during the eighth inning of the game against the chicago cubs at field of dreams on august 11, 2022 in dyersville, iowa. (photo by michael reaves/getty images)

how the trauma of the pandemic has affected us
from crying in young children to tension and conflict in workplaces, covid-19 has posed big challenges for our mental health, according to the latest lifeworks mental health index.
maja begovic
mental health
aug 23 2022
the covid-19 pandemic has been tough on children, but they aren’t the only ones who are struggling. getty
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movember canada

asking for a friend: why do i keep getting warts?
warts aren't nice to look at, and you may find them annoying, but when it comes to prevention, there's not much you can do — some people are just more susceptible to warts than others.
karen hawthorne
advice
aug 19 2022
the best prevention for warts is to treat new ones as soon as they appear. getty

‘weak spot’ in virus responsible for covid-19 could mean new treatments: study
the researchers began with the knowledge that the immune system typically responds to what it sees on the surface of the virus, or the spike protein in sars-cov-2.
the canadian press
coronavirus
aug 19 2022
this undated electron microscope image made available by the u.s. national institutes of health in february 2020 shows the virus, isolated from a patient in the u.s. the canadian press/niaid-rml via ap

ivermectin doesn't prevent covid hospitalization: study
the drug, which is used to treat parasites, plus two others — fluvoxamine, used for depression and the diabetes pill metformin — showed no impact on covid hospitalization or death.
maija kappler
coronavirus
aug 18 2022
ivermectin has been in the news after prominent anti-vaccine groups repeatedly advertised it as an alternative to vaccination. (photo by luis robayo/afp via getty images)

das boot director wolfgang petersen dead at 81 from pancreatic cancer
in a career that spanned over five decades, petersen directed stars like clint eastwood, harrison ford and brad pitt.
kelly buell
pancreatic cancer
aug 18 2022
director wolfgang peterson (right) discusses a scene with harrison ford on the movie set of "air force one."
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canadian society for exercise physiology

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