Public Health

Should our drinking water be fluoridated?

WATERLOO, Ont. | Emergency departments are not meeting the needs of senior citizens, according to an international study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The study looked at patients over the age of 75 in emergency departments in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Iceland, India, and Sweden.

LONDON, U.K. | Former President George W. Bush’s recent heart stent operation will further increase the popularity of what is often an unnecessary and wasteful procedure, says an analyst with global research and consulting firm GlobalData.

LONDON | The World Hepatitis Alliance is calling for urgent attention to be given to recent figures showing that although viral hepatitis kills as many people as HIV/AIDS, the great majority of countries have no programs in place to tackle it.

Pharmacists are known to go the extra mile to look after patients when a major crisis hits – and that’s exactly what happened in southern Alberta when extreme flooding forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes, knocked out electricity and caused severe damage to countless residences and businesses.

Almost 30% of Canadians living with diabetes have experienced significant emotional distress and 15% have felt discriminated against due to their disease. These figures are included in the global Diabetes Attitudes, Wishes and Needs 2 study (DAWN2).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, has cracked down on thousands of rogue internet pharmacies, including some that present themselves as Canadian.

Some smokers who've failed to quit take the battery-operated option