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Health Certain lots of Audrina 28 birth control pills contain day-of-the-week stickers that have a misprint that could lead to confusion around when to take the medication, Health Canada says. In the affected lots, some of the stickers list Tuesday where it should say ThursdayCBC News · Posted: Feb 20,Continue Reading

Health APO-Mometasone nasal spray recalled due to infection riskDrug company Apotex is recalling two lots of its prescription nasal spray because of possible bacterial contamination. Product prescribed for allergy symptoms in kids, sinusitis in patients 12 and up, nasal polyps in adultsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 20, 2024 1:36Continue Reading

Health For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state — this one resulting in a man’s death — has brought new attention to the Alaskapox virus.Continue Reading

Health How hormone blockers put puberty on pausePuberty blockers delay the sexual development changes of puberty, giving adolescents with gender dysphoria more time to explore their identity before those physical changes take hold. For adolescents with gender dysphoria, puberty blockers can buy them more time to explore their identityCBC NewsContinue Reading

Health Heart disease hits South Asians earlier and harder. Blood vessel repairs offer clue as to why: studyA potential reason why South Asians face a greater risk of heart disease than white people could be a diminished ability to repair blood vessel damage, according to a new Canadian study. TorontoContinue Reading

Health The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has added more salad kits to a recall that started last week due to possible listeria contamination. Several brands of salad kits recalled due to possible listeria contaminationThe Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 12, 2024 5:19 PM EST | Last Updated: February 12 TheContinue Reading

A niggling, nagging cough. They’re unpleasant, aggravating and — unfortunately — all too common after various viral infections. Research suggests “post-infectious cough,” referring to symptoms lasting between three and eight weeks, impacts up to a quarter of adults after an initial respiratory infection like a cold, flu or COVID.  So how doContinue Reading

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. If you visit a doctor virtually through a commercial app, the information you submit in theContinue Reading

Health The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling two types of Mexican-style corn salad kits and a brand of six-layer black bean dip due to possible listeria contamination after an outbreak in the U.S. No illnesses have been reported in Canada, but outbreak caused 2 deaths in U.S.The Canadian Press ·Continue Reading