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New research reveals a deepening crisis in prenatal health as geography and income increasingly dictate whether a mother can meet her basic nutritional needs.

Eating fermented foods containing live microbes - from kombucha to kefir - could help slash 'bad' cholesterol and support heart health, new research suggests.

I suffer from erectile dysfunction and tadalafil doesn't work. What should I do?

Farmer Sam Stables walks from Herefordshire to London to raise awareness of mental health.

SCIENTISTS have discovered an ancient bacterial strain resistant to multiple types of antibiotics - which could worsen the threat of drug-resistant superbugs or solve it. The bacteria lay hid ...

Nova Scotia's lung screening program is still in its infancy, but those leading the effort say they've already been able to deliver life-changing, positive news to dozens of people who might have been given a terminal diagnosis in other circumstances ...

A 60-year-old man with Down syndrome has been living in the Inverness hospital since Dec. 22, despite the fact hospital staff say he does not require medical treatment. The small option home where he lived for 20 years says he cannot come back.

Lawmakers delayed negotiations despite a drumbeat of warnings. That was just the first problem.

When Michelle Pratt's twins were born, she learned they didn't qualify for an antibody shot that can prevent RSV. While Pratt decided to pay for the drug out of pocket, she wants to see Newfoundland and Labrador expand coverage to include all infants ...

Tesco is urgently recalling its Grape & Berry Medley over fears they may be contaminated with salmonella, a potentially deadly food poisoning bug.