Milka chocolate bars recalled due to undeclared nuts: CFIA
A popular brand of chocolate bar is being recalled after a customer found it contained hazelnuts that were not declared on the wrapper.
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U.S. FDA approves sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers
Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris International’s Zyn to help adult smokers cut back or quit cigarettes.
Red dye No. 3 is now banned in the U.S. Is it legal in Canada?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it’s banning the use of red dye No. 3 in food and oral medicine due to the potential risk of causing cancer. Here's what Health Canada has to say about the synthetic additive.
Keep your red meat to these limits to protect your brain health, experts say
Reducing your red meat consumption could have many positive impacts — on your heart, the environment, and maybe even on your long-term cognitive health, according to a new study.
New research says mental health program in high schools reduces drug disorders
New research suggests that students who participate in a mental health program in their first year of high school develop fewer substance abuse disorders by the time they graduate.
U.S. FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump
U.S. Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon.
FDA bans red dye No. 3 from food and drinks in the U.S.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, more than 30 years after scientists discovered links to cancer in animals, the agency announced Wednesday.
Despite missed target, Ontario cities pin hopes on program for foreign-trained docs
More than two dozen internationally-trained family doctors are now treating patients in Ontario as part of an expedited licensing program that missed its initial target for 2024.
WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in a remote part of Tanzania
The World Health Organization said Wednesday an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania.
‘Getting worse by the day’: These patients say they nearly died as they waited to get health care in Canada
As a new report from SecondStreet.org found that thousands of Canadians have died waiting for various types of health services, CTVNews.ca spoke with a few Canadians about their struggle to get timely care.
Several provinces report spike in norovirus cases as temperatures plummet
Heather Wright reports on the enhanced measures in effect as several provinces are reporting a rise in norovirus cases.
Ontario funding new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer
Ontario’s health minister says the province will now publicly fund a new treatment for advanced-stage prostate cancer.
Crest, Colgate lawsuits target fluoride in kids' toothpaste, mouth rince
Procter & Gamble and Colgate-Palmolive are among the defendants in six new lawsuits targeting the sale of toothpaste and mouth rinse for young children because the products contain fluoride, which can be harmful if swallowed.
