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4:52 Cloned meat set to enter Canada Meat from the offspring of cloned animals could soon enter the Canadian food supply, and a leading food researcher warns that consumers may not know they’re buying it. Sylvain Charlebois, director at Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, told Global News Saturday that Health Canada will allow meat from…

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he will approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic. The deal overseen by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane would require members of the Sackler family who own…

A 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey who died from an allergic reaction to red meat caused by a tick bite — known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) — was the first-recorded death of its kind, medical researchers say. An expert group of allergists and immunologists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine reported the…

Flu season is warming up now that the weather is cooling down, and medical experts are urging Canadians to get the flu shot to protect themselves and their loved ones. With multiple strains of influenza circulating and hospitalizations beginning to rise in parts of the country, older Canadians and young children are especially at risk….

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is issuing a recall for a brand of at-home of rowing machines over a potential fire hazard, the agency said in a recall notice Wednesday. The recall pertains to the NordicTrack rowing machines with model numbers NTRW19147.0, NTRW19147.1, NTRW19147.2 and NTRW19147.3. Health Canada is warning…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Health Canada is recalling nearly a dozen “laughing gas” products it says are being sold recreationally without authorization, which poses a serious safety risk. Nitrous oxide is approved for use when administered by an authorized health-care professional, including in medical and dental procedures for sedation and pain…

ByHeart, a manufacturer of organic baby formula, recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday, days after some batches were recalled in an expanding outbreak of infant botulism. At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with more cases pending, according to state and federal health officials. All…

Infectious disease experts say Canada’s loss of measles elimination status shows how badly investment is needed in public health, rebuilding vaccine confidence and solving the primary care crisis. On Monday, the Pan American Health Organization revoked the measles-free status Canada has had since 1998 because an outbreak of the virus across several provinces has lasted…

A U.S. billionaire businessman and a spokesperson for the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., will speak for the first time since an ostrich cull took place last Thursday. John Catsimatidis and Katie Pasitney will speak via Zoom at 12 p.m., Pacific time. That will be broadcast live above. Catsimatidis personally financed the farm’s legal…

Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Monday. The statement comes as Canada is grappling with a “large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles” that began in October last year. Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories have…