CBC Health Headlines

Children born to women receiving chemotherapy during the middle and end pregnancy show normal development, European researchers have found.

Smoking marijuana a couple of hours before you drive almost doubles your chances of having a serious car crash, say Canadian researchers.

The Wartman family, of Moncton, is receiving a national award for its HIV/AIDS activism.

Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin announces a $330,000 donation to help fund a new research partnership between the University of Toronto and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm.

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario says it is currently in the midst of the busiest viral season in its 38-year history and asks parents to avoid the hospital if possible.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial in a sexual assault case involving a mentally disabled witness, and given her the right to testify in court.

Aspiring teachers at Laurentian University are tackling a difficult subject this weekend.

McGill University says it is reviewing the findings of a major research project into the asbestos industry and cancer caused after a CBC News investigation raised questions about links between the research and industry interests.

A new game for young students in Winnipeg schools is reducing disruptive behaviour, and it may go a long way in preventing mental illness later in life, CBC's Nahlah Ayed reports.

Years of research and screening for ovarian cancer have been focused in the wrong area, according to new findings from a McGill doctor.

Most cases of food-borne illness are caused during preparation and handling, and about half result after eating at restaurants, according to a new report.

As the Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week begins in New York, the health and safety of the models have come under the spotlight.

Some doctors aren't always completely honest with their patients, a new survey suggests.

The province of Manitoba says it's not responsible for the death of a man who languished 34 hours in a Winnipeg hospital's emergency room.

Ads that subtly promote the smoking cessation drug Champix are popping up in downtown Montreal, but the campaign is raising concerns after a recent study linked the drug to heart problems.

Canadians have won grants worth $1.5 million to develop innovative ways to tackle pressing health problems in developing countries, such as cheap filters to remove arsenic from drinking water.

Police have charged two people in connection with trafficking ecstasy laced with PMMA in Calgary.

Several dozen Ottawa families are angry after the province cut funding to a program that advocates for their adult disabled children.

Children who cry easily and show other signs of depression are more likely to be bullied, but researchers suggest the depression may not necessarily be caused by bullying.

Bilingual children score higher on some cognitive tests than children who speak only English, a new Toronto study has found.