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Make junk food more expensive to cut obesity: Researchers

A girl waits for a slice of pizza at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul, Minnesota, August 30, 2008.

U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year.

The colon exhibit was set up by ColonCancerCheck, a jont program between the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, and Cancer Care Ontario.

Toronto mallgoers take a stroll through giant colon

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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...

Researchers compared data on food prices during the same time. Over a 20-year period, a 10 percent increase in cost was linked with a 7 percent decrease in the amount of calories consumed from soda and a 12 percent decrease in calories consumed from pizza.

Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say

U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their...

The ingredient, often mixed in with other spices, is added to thousands of processed foods, including chips, dips, salad dressings, sauces, hotdogs, soups and frozen dinners. And if HVP is part of a flavour mix, it may not be listed as an ingredient on a food package.

Scope of salmonella-tainted flavouring recall will continue to grow, CFIA warns

It could take months for some food companies to figure out whether a popular flavouring ingredient contaminated with salmonella found...

A dermatologist checks a patient for signs of skin cancer. Melanoma, the rarest and deadliest form of skin cancer, is becoming more common and death rates are climbing, especially among men over 50.

Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson's patients

People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms.

Dr. Ted Jablonski, who has seasonal affective disorder, plans to raise awareness of the disorder with a cross-Canada run and bike ride.

Doctor plans to beat SAD, one step at a time

For most of his life, Dr. Ted Jablonski thought he was just fine. The family physician worked hard, had an active family life and ...

The symptoms of CVS include eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, dry or irritated eyes, double vision, excessive squinting, watery eyes and eye pain.

Treating computer vision syndrome

In today's high-tech world, many of us spend several hours per day or week using a computer. Roughly three-quarters of all careers...

A program designed to boost doctor-patient communication and patients' compliance with treatment may not have the intended effects, a new study suggests.

Program shows no effect on patients' question-asking

A program designed to boost doctor-patient communication and patients' compliance with treatment may not have the intended effects...

With fats easily accessible and commonly consumed, it is possible that people may become desensitised to the taste of fat, leaving some more prone to overindulging in calorie-rich foods, researcher Russell Keast says.

Australian researchers say fat is 'sixth taste'

It's a theory set to confirm why humans are so fond of fatty foods such as chips and chocolate cake: in addition to the five tastes...

Medical errors can be traumatic and life-changing for the patients affected — as in the case of a mistaken mastectomy performed in Windsor, Ont., that recently made headlines — but they can also leave emotional scars on the doctors who make them.

Doctors damaged by fallout of medical errors: Experts

Medical errors can be traumatic and life-changing for the patients affected — as in the case of a mistaken mastectomy performed in...

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

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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.

Health

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.

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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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