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Aspiring British model Chloe Robins, 14, says her face and neck swelled after she used hair dye to make her look like a zombie for a Halloween party.
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Hair dye ingredient linked to coma, death

Wendy Gillis November 22, 2011

Hair dye linked to allergic reactions causing swelling, coma and death.

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Your blood type could reveal your risk for stroke: study Marilynn Marchione  

The studies of 90,000 people suggest those with blood types most affected may want to be extra mindful of their blood pressure... Comment Count(0)

The fever that's making you miserable may in fact be helping you to get better.
Why a fever can be good for you Richard J. Brennan  

A low-grade fever may be just what the doctor ordered, according to new U.S. research. In fact, increasing body temperature...

University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder) Professor Leslie Leinwand and her team have discovered that huge amounts of fatty acids circulating through the bloodstreams of feeding pythons promote healthy heart growth in the constricting snake, a study with implications for human heart health.
University of Colorado researchers look to pythons for clues to heart health Kristen Leigh Painter  

Python blood may hold the road map to effective treatments for human heart disease, according to a new biomedical study by...

Skin colour matters when it comes to Canadians’ health: study Theresa Boyle  

New research shows that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poor overall health than those with lighter... Comment Count(0)

Scientists use stem cells to grow liver cells Kate Kelland  

The development could eventually lead to an alternate treatment for those waiting for liver transplants.

Glaucoma damage on the rise Barbara Turnbull  

A Canada-wide study found 50 per cent of those newly diagnosed with glaucoma are already at moderate to advanced stages

Why good manners equal better health Andrea Gordon  

Canadians could be better when it comes to practising good hygiene like regular handwashing, study finds

Doctors underestimate pain in patients they don’t like: study Tamsyn Burgmann  

A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, but patients feeling aches and pains can wind up with a remedy more like cod... Comment Count(0)

New oral MS drug slows disability decline in clinical trial Helen Branswell  

The lead researchers says the drug appears to be about as effective as treatments already on the market, but in pill form...

Pig skin patch gives hope to hernia patients Isabel Teotonio  

Toronto physician raising funds and awareness of a new and great procedure for complicated hernia repairs

Apparent link between MS and narrowed neck veins, Canadian study finds Theresa Boyle  

A major Canadian study has found that people with multiple sclerosis do, indeed, appear more likely to have narrowed neck veins...

ECG heart screening may not do any good, says expert panel Amy Norton  

Long used to screen for heart disease, there is too little evidence that electocardiograms actually do any good, doctors said...

The gene disorder that makes you smell Amy Norton  

For some people with troublesome, unexplained body odor, an uncommon genetic disorder once known as "fish-odor syndrome" may be...

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