When John Hopps, the "Father of biomedical engineering in Canada," was busy tinkering with methods to pasteurize beer, he wasn't yet aware […]

Many of us are aware that sports drinks and soda are bad for our teeth because they are high in […]

Did you know that 51.6% of Canadians believed baldness would lead to them developing ageism? To counter this, a number of […]

There are plenty of different diseases out there that you should be wary of as a traveller. And, the diseases […]

How much yogurt do you eat?  Too many people forgo this tasty and healthy dairy product in favour of sweeter […]

Pertussis was thought to have been eradicated in several countries until recently when outbreaks were seen around the world, including […]

Clean water is a necessity. Nearly 800 million people lack basic drinking water services. Contaminated drinking water kills 485,000 people […]

Poliomyelitis is called "the Crippler" for good reason. Throughout the 1980s, it caused more than 350,000 cases of paralysis every […]

According to Osteoporosis Canada, approximately 2 million Canadians have osteoporosis. Another 10 million Canadians suffer from low bone density. You […]

Meningococcal disease is a scourge. Bacteria can enter through the nose or mouth and spread to the brain. It can […]