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After an explosion of measles cases in Europe, medical experts say it’s just a ‘question of time’ before outbreaks happen in Canada, thanks to high rates of global travel and low rates of vaccination. Dr. Samir Gupta discusses the outbreak and what it could mean for Canada.
Spread the love Struggling with a cough even weeks after your infection? Researchers say post-infectious cough is a rather common condition that affects around 11 to 25% of adults after a bout of respiratory illness. Post-infectious cough or a post-viral cough is a subacute cough that lasts somewhere between three to eight weeks. “The preceding […]
Spread the love Last year’s record-breaking wildfire season forced Canadians to become familiar with the scale of air pollution as hazardous smoke drifted across the country. Environment Canada’s colour-coded Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), designed to help people understand health risks associated with contaminated air, was closely watched under hazy, orange skies that stretched beyond the Canada-U.S. […]
Spread the love People who take the drug phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i) – a common medication for erectile dysfunction – are at higher risk of early death when they use it along with nitrates, a medication for chest pain, a new study has revealed. Erectile dysfunction is a common condition in middle-aged and older men that […]
