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Ibogaine, a psychoactive compound made from the roots of an African shrub, has been gaining popularity as a treatment for opioid and cocaine addiction. There is a new emphasis on research into ibogaine, although it is currently illegal to possess or prescribe it in the United States.
Ewing sarcoma is so rare that only about 200 children and teens are diagnosed with it in the United States each year, accounting for one per cent of all childhood cancers, according to the American Cancer Society.
Human trials start next year in Toronto on a gene and stem cell therapy that could make a transplanted lung 'look more like itself,' a first step toward what Dr. Shaf Keshavjee calls the ultimate goal: an organ that is you so that your body doesn’t reject it.
Health Canada is warning Canadians about counterfeit laser hair removal devices used in some clinics that may “pose serious health risks.”
More teens are using creatine, a muscle-building supplement, to improve their appearance and fitness.
After the collapse came the dust. It billowed across Lower Manhattan in the wake of the 2001 World Trade Center terror attacks, turning people into ghosts as they trudged to safety. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 400,000 people were exposed.
University of Alberta researchers are excited about a breakthrough that could improve how Alzheimer's disease is treated.
University of Calgary professor Mark Ungrin has dedicated years of research highlighting what he believes is of significant concern to all Canadians’ health.
With Lyme disease concerns growing in Nova Scotia, a team of researchers has found that pharmacist prescriptions have cut tick bite-related ER visits in half.
Brad Pitt’s recent revelation that he’s drinking again in “a more restrained manner,” after seven years of sobriety following heavy drinking, sparked intense pushback.
More than two dozen varieties of sandwiches sold by a Calgary catering company have been recalled over possible contamination, according to Health Canada.
Fiji has declared an HIV national emergency after data showed 1 in 60 people in the South Pacific island nation was estimated to be infected.
A new study suggests diverting intoxicated people from emergency rooms to a safe recovery space significantly reduces ambulance drop-off times.
The Canadian Medical Association has updated its code of ethics to clarify how doctors are expected to address racism and discrimination in health care.
A Manitoba teenager’s next gift to his grandfather isn’t a new coffee mug or sweater — it’s part of his liver.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave the keynote address Thursday at a conference of an anti-vaccine activist group he once chaired, telling the hundreds in attendance that they had a friend in U.S. President Donald Trump’s White House.
