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HVP recall poses safety questions

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning you not to consume the following products because they may be contaminated with Salmonella: Family’s Best Smokey Bacon Potato Chips; No Name Onion Recipe and Soup Mix; Quaker Crispy Minis Rice Cakes -Savoury Tomato & Basil; No Name Cream of Leek Soup Mix; and Compliments Onion Soup Mix - Value.

It sounds more like a chemical than a food ingredient and until this week most consumers had probably never heard of hydrolyzed vegetable protein - let alone realized the additive is found in thousands of processed foods.

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A researcher at work in a medical laboratory in a file photo. The discovery of the p85 protein and its function in tumours may help to battle the deadly disease, according to Dr. Deborah Anderson and her team from the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency.

Researchers find 'on switch' for cancer cell growth

Saskatoon researchers say they may have found the "on switch" for cancer cell growth, which also plays a role in diabetes.

Entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA according to two studies published on Wednesday.

Can gene maps spot disease?

Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint...

Less than a quarter of Americans eats the five daily servings of fruits and vegetables that the National Cancer Institute recommends, but online programs may help boost those numbers, a new study hints.

100-Mile Diet: Part I

The 100-Mile Diet is touted as a healthier way to choose your food, but is it as healthy for the environment as claimed? Christina...

Chemotherapy treatment is pictured in a file photo. Dr. Joseph Connors, study co-author and lymphoma expert, said although 75 to 80 per cent of patients are cured with initial treatment, the rest relapse.

B.C. cancer researchers make lymphoma 'breakthrough'

Cancer researchers in British Columbia have made a new breakthrough in lymphoma treatment, discovering a way to predict which patients...

A technician administers a Mantoux tuberculin skin test in a recipients forearm, which will cause a small raised area of skin surface, to form at the injection site. The Mantoux tuberculin skin test is used to evaluate people for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection.

TB rate more than 30 times higher for aboriginal Canadians: Report

The rate of tuberculosis among aboriginals in Canada is more than 30 times that of the non-aboriginal population, according to a striking...

A Canadian soldier walks through a dust cloud during an operation in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar province, September 17, 2009. The suicide rate for male regular forces — almost all of the suicides are in that category — shows a decline over 15 years.

Canadian Forces suffer most suicides since tracking began

There were 16 suicides by Canadian Forces personnel in 2009, the highest annual number since tracking began in 1995.

The United States is calling for discussions at United Nations level to tackle "drugged driving" and says it wants to collect data to gauge the scale of the problem among public sector drivers and commercial truckers.

U.S. says "drugged driving" growing threat

Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks ...

If you're watching your waistline, beware of skinny friends who pack in the food.

Eating with skinny, hungry friends can ruin your diet: Study

If you're watching your waistline, beware of skinny friends who pack in the food.

A street vendor prepares papaya for her daily customers in Yangon. Researchers say that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumours, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.

Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya

Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumours...

A new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely to have side effects from them.

Medication fears lead to worse side effects

It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely ...

A study in nearly 70,000 women found that those who drank at least a cup of coffee with lunch were one-third less likely to develop type 2 diabetes over several years than non-coffee drinkers.

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Good to the last drop

Drinking coffee with lunch reduces risk of diabetes

Exclusive investigative reports examine Canadian and international food politics and production

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Table Matters

Examining Canadian and international food politics and production. Series starts Monday March 8

An autistic girl participates in a physical education session in a file photo. Autism affected an estimated one in 110 American 8-year-olds in 2006, according to a federal study.

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Autism talk

Now that researchers have found a link between autistic kids and their parents' education levels, our attention turns again to a troubling neurological disorder

Most Vitamin D is made by the body as a natural by-product of the skin's exposure to sunlight. It can also be found in fish liver oil, eggs and fatty fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel, or taken as a supplement.

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Sunshine boosts immune system

Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences, scientists discover

Obesity is now a bigger overall threat to people’s health than smoking, according to results of the longest ongoing health study of adults in the United States.

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Obesity: A big, fat problem

A new study shows that obesity is a bigger threat to our health than smoking. We show you why.

More than 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2010, and few will get any treatment at all, according to a report.

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Dementia: signs and symptoms

With dementia becoming a growing problem, Global News takes a look at this brain-destroying illness

As in the U.S., there is a lack of consensus in Canada about when breast cancer testing should begin.

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False positives lead to real negatives

As in the U.S., there is a lack of consensus in Canada on when breast cancer testing should begin.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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SIDS facts and figures

Following the release of a review of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, we give you tips on keeping your baby safe at night

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