Although the drug approval process in the U.S. has been perceived as too slow, the nation approves new drug treatments faster and earlier than Europe and Canada, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. The study, conducted by Nicholas Dow…
Several medical organizations have recently recommended that doctors switch from using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth curves to the World Health Organization (WHO) growth curves to better determine overweight and obesity in…
Researchers in Canada, Scotland and Australia have discovered that salicylate, the active ingredient in aspirin, directly increases the activity of the protein AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase), a key player in regulating cell growth and metabolism. …
“Breast cancer is effectively ten different diseases,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper says that a “landmark” study has reclassified the country’s most common cancer in “breakthrough research” that could revolutionise the…
Heart failure patients who take testosterone supplements may find they breathe better and are able to do more exercise, researchers from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, reported in Circulation Heart Failure. The authors had gathered data…
A report published Archives of Internal Medicine, as part of the Health Care Reform series, reveals that in Canada, prescribing off-label medications in a primary care network appears to be common practice, even though it varies depending on the medic…
According to a new study published in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), mothers who were born in India, but now live in Canada, are considerably more likely to give birth to boys as their second or third births than Canadian women. Dr. J…
A deep, isolated cave in New Mexico harbors strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that might hold clues for fighting modern-day superbugs. The hope is the discovery means there are previously unknown antibiotics occurring naturally, that could be us…
A study published in the March 14 issue of JAMA , reveals that patients of hospitals in Ontario, Canada, have better quality of care, lower rates of death and readmissions if they receive treatment in hospitals that spend more on procedures, higher in…
Results from a large cross-sectional survey of 2,325 men in Canada, aged between 55 to 97 years old, reveal the hidden health concerns men experience. The study was led by Dr. Cara Tannenbaum, Geriatrician and the Michel Saucier Endowed Chair in Geria…
