Spring cleaning your home or cottage? How to limit hantavirus risk – National
If your long weekend plans include opening the cottage or spring cleaning around your home or shed, it might be prudent to take some precautions...
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Babies of mothers with endometriosis face higher birth defect risk: study – National
New research has found that mothers with endometriosis face a slightly increased risk of giving birth to babies with birth defects. A newly released study...
Hantavirus risk is ‘low,’ WHO says as 30 more passengers being traced – National
Officials are searching for more than 30 passengers who left the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing,...
Very low and very high heart rates linked to increased risk of stroke in huge study
A low resting heart rate is often seen as a sign of good health, but now, a large study suggests that both very low and...
Does Wegovy carry a risk of ‘eye stroke’ and vision loss? Here’s what the data says.
The weight-management drug Wegovy has become widely used and now comes in a convenient pill form — but recently, a study flagged that the popular...
New York City is at major risk of flooding that could leave 4.4 million people exposed to extreme damage, study finds
Eight U.S. East Coast cities are at high or very high risk of “extreme” flood damage based on current scenarios, with New York and New...
Loneliness may raise risk of memory problems, but not necessarily dementia
Loneliness is something most of us will experience at some point. It is a normal emotion, not a character flaw. But it is also something...
These 13 7-Eleven sandwiches, subs and wraps are recalled for listeria risk
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thirteen types of sandwiches, subs and wraps sold by convenience chain 7-Eleven are being recalled due to...
Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk.
Every state in the West is expected to face an above-normal threat of wildfire this summer, according to the latest projections, released Wednesday by the...
Multiple milk brands in Canada recalled over risk of ‘pieces of glass’
Select milk products sold through the Farmers, Natrel and Québon brands are being recalled due to a “possible presence of pieces of glass.” The recalls...