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Ask women about partner violence, panel says

Genevra Pittman May 8, 2012

Doctors should screen all of their female patients for signs of partner violence, whether face-to-face or through a waiting room questionnaire, a new report suggests.

Blood test detects doubled risk of breast cancer, study finds

Lesley Ciarula Taylor May 2, 2012

The risk of breast cancer doubled in 20 per cent of the group of nearly 1,400 women, based on evidence gleaned from a test of their white blood... Comment Count(2)

Fighting cancer in a land where there is no word for the disease

Kate Kelland May 1, 2012

Africans are now living long enough to get cancer

Physicians turn to exercise prescriptions to prevent and treat chronic condition

Andrea Gordon April 30, 2012

Just like medicine, it works best when patients know how much and how often they need to stay healthy

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Womens' Health

U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Keri Whitehead waits for a post surgery exam at her plastic surgeon's office on March 31, 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina. Keri underwent the first of three reconstructive surgeries after her battle with breast cancer.

Blood test detects doubled risk of breast cancer, study finds

Lesley Ciarula Taylor May 2, 2012

The risk of breast cancer doubled in 20 per cent of the group of nearly 1,400 women, based on evidence gleaned from a test of their white blood cells.

Comment Count(2)

Kate Kelland May 1, 2012

Africans are now living long enough to get cancer

Andrea Gordon April 30, 2012

Just like medicine, it works best when patients know how much and how often they need to stay healthy

Mens' Health

A 52-year-old woman suffering from bladder cancer lies under a radiotherapy simulator used to pinpoint areas to treat at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra April 24, 2012.

Fighting cancer in a land where there is no word for the disease

Kate Kelland May 1, 2012

Africans are now living long enough to get cancer

Andrea Gordon April 30, 2012

Just like medicine, it works best when patients know how much and how often they need to stay healthy

Nancy J. White April 17, 2012

The Mean 15 is a list of the top body care ingredients to avoid. Adapted from Ecoholic Body by Adria Vasil.

Childrens' Health

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Sick child? There’s an app for that

Dianna Hunt March 3, 2010

Does your child have a fever? Or maybe asthma? Pull out your iPhone.

Nancy J. White February 21, 2012

For young children who fear getting a needle, researchers have developed a scale — a series of increasingly frightened faces — that helps youngsters...

Leslie Ferenc August 17, 2010

Children with heart abnormalities can enjoy all the fun of a normal camp experience at Camp Oki, where staff know how to help in an emergency.

Aging Well

Robert Bradley does the Bird Dog as his Cardiac Rehab Supervisor Daryl Dooks watches at the Toronto Rehab Institute.

Physicians turn to exercise prescriptions to prevent and treat chronic condition

Andrea Gordon April 30, 2012

Just like medicine, it works best when patients know how much and how often they need to stay healthy

Nancy J. White April 17, 2012

The Mean 15 is a list of the top body care ingredients to avoid. Adapted from Ecoholic Body by Adria Vasil.

Amy Norton April 10, 2012

Some women with a leaky bladder can get better using approved medications, but a new research review finds that inadequate relief and side effects may prevent...

Holistic Health

 Xiaolan Zhao, is the author of the new book Inner Beauty.

The root of beauty is good health

Nancy J. White March 11, 2011

If your health is good, you are beautiful, insists Xiaolan Zhao, the Chinese doctor to the stars, in her new book.

Naomi Carniol June 7, 2010

Naturopath Rhian Stephenson has opened a Toronto office offering many alternative therapies.

The You Docs March 5, 2010

How can you pick a safe herbal remedy? Know these facts before you swallow:

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