Health Features

AnnMarie McCullough helped found Recovery Day Canada to eradicate the stigma associated with addiction and build awareness around recovery.
According to UBC microbiologist Brett Finlay, a person carries 10 times as many microbial cells as human cells. Martin Dee photo.
Experts warn against the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM ).
Canadians are often frustrated by the high cost of many prescription drugs.
There’s no quick fix for labour-market challenges posed by an aging health-care work force and a growing number of seniors.
A recent study by University of British Columbia researchers suggests that Tylenol can be used for more than just quelling a migraine.
Imported farmed seafood is sometimes laced with antibiotics and pesticides that are not allowed in Canadian food production.
There are common contributing factors that may help explain why women don’t leave an abusive relationship. One that’s often overlooked, is the lasting influence of early traumatic life experiences.
Working as a B.C. coroner for 10 years, from 1993 to 2003, Susan McIver became well-acquainted with death.
More women are dying of heart attacks than men, but cardiologists still don’t understand why female patients have worse outcomes.