The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and ...

The subcategories attempt to make finer distinctions for research purposes, but in practice, the cutting procedures are rudimentary and imprecise; considerable variability will exist.

but not of particular health benefit,” she notes. “A ‘spritzer’ is always a good choice — club soda and wine. The bubbles slow down your pace of drinking and cut the calories in half.

FOX 17 took a trip to Newaygo on Friday to speak with a woman who has Humana Insurance about the future of her coverage. She's been on dialysis for nearly 12 years.

Taking a 30-day break from drinking alcohol can provide several health benefits ... which means that cutting out alcohol could lead to weight loss for some people. While alcohol is high in ...

While in surgery, the doctor performing the procedure accidentally cut his hand, but the wound was disinfected and bandaged immediately. However, five months later, the 53-year-old surgeon ...

Meanwhile the UK Health Security Agency issued cold weather health alerts for all of England from 12pm on Thursday until January 8, saying a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65+ or ...

The study was published online Thursday in Preventing Chronic Disease, a journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Advertisement The research ...

If you’re thinking about making a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking, it might help to know that new research says it could extend your life expectancy. Each cigarette someone smokes, on ...

If you enjoy the occasional adult beverage, you're not alone. According to a recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) survey, two-thirds of U.S. adults report drinking alcohol in the past year, and ...

Health insurers frequently review patients’ progress to see if they can be moved down to a lower — and almost always cheaper — level of care. That can cut both ways. They sometimes cite a ...