Vectura drops severe asthma treatment after poor trial results
(Reuters) – Britain’s Vectura Group Plc will stop developing its treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma after a trial showed it failed to have a significant […]
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Why Am I Always Cold?
Nikola Ilic / EyeEm via Getty Images It’s normal to want to throw on an extra layer and bundle up when the temperature drops. But […]
Make a meal of mealworms, Hong Kong startup says
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Pasta prepared with mealworms raised in your own home? The unusual dinner idea could soon be a reality, if Hong Kong […]
Canadian kids rank low in global childhood physical activity report
Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian PressPublished Monday, November 26, 2018 4:02AM EST TORONTO — Canadian kids continue to rank low in a global report on physical […]
Vectura to stop developing asthma treatment after late-stage failure
(Reuters) – British drugmaker Vectura Group Plc said on Monday it would stop developing its treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma after the drug-device combination failed […]
China’s Xiamen Airlines puts pork back on the menu after swine fever ‘misunderstanding’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Xiamen Airlines has reversed a short-lived ban and resumed serving pork on flights after a “misunderstanding” about the measures being taken […]
Chinese researcher claims he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies
HONG KONG — A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world’s first genetically edited babies — twin girls whose DNA he said he […]
Calgary man finds kidney donor thanks to billboard campaign
Nine months ago, a Calgary man who needed a new kidney put his plea on roadside billboards. This week, he’s going to receive the gift […]
Food safety experts warn hydroponic lettuce not immune from E. coli
CTVNews.ca StaffPublished Sunday, November 25, 2018 12:22PM ESTLast Updated Sunday, November 25, 2018 12:40PM EST As public health experts in Canada and the United States […]
‘We’re guinea pigs’: Canada’s oversight process for implanted medical devices stuns suffering patients
Millions of Canadians rely on surgically implanted medical devices in order to function — to do everything from walk without pain to pump blood through […]