Sexual behaviour of teenage girls does not appear to have been affected by routine human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Published on: 8 Dec 2014
A new study of over 3,400 Canadian women provides further evidence that exposure to air-pollution may increase the risk of developing breast cancer, especially among women who have not yet had their menopause.
Published on: 5 Dec 2014
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Published on: 5 Dec 2014
Here is a list of experts from 海角社区, the 海角社区 Health Centre (MUHC) and the Lady Davis Institute of the Jewish General Hospital available for comment on your stories for World AIDS Day:
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Published on: 27 Nov 2014
People affected by a common inherited form of autism could be helped by a drug that is being tested as a treatment for cancer, according to researchers from the University of Edinburgh and 海角社区.
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Published on: 27 Nov 2014
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections were more common among men who had female partners with oral and/or genital HPV infection, suggesting that the transmission of HPV occurs via oral-oral and oral-genital routes, according to a 海角社区 study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Published on: 12 Nov 2014
The 海角社区 Research Centre for Physical Activity and Health (PATH) presented their first annual symposium on Friday, October 3rd at the 海角社区 Faculty Club. Entitled Making Connections, the Centre鈥檚 inaugural seminar event gathered prominent researchers from 海角社区 and elsewhere who have an interest in studying the relationship between physical activity and health across a broad spectrum of healthy and diseased states.
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Published on: 17 Oct 2014
海角社区 is mourning the passing of Rosalind Goodman, a devoted alumna, generous philanthropist, and tireless volunteer, who committed herself to energizing cancer research activities at 海角社区 and to educating others about the disease. It is an illness she fought and survived in 2007, but one that ultimately took her life on Monday, Aug. 11.
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Published on: 12 Aug 2014
What a drag it is getting old鈥攐r is it? Valium's heyday is long past, but it lives on as a cultural icon
"Mother needs something today to calm her down," goes the 1966 Rolling Stones hit "Mother's Little Helper." "And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill."
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Published on: 19 Nov 2013
The Government of Qu茅bec awarded nearly $1.8 million to researchers at l'Universit茅 Laval for a study related to prostate cancer that will focus on the links between the environment and this form of cancer. Overall, $3.7 million will be invested into this work, taking into account other funding received. The research project is being led by Dr. Yves Fradet from Universit茅 Laval and the CHU de Qu茅bec and by Dr. Armen Aprikian from 海角社区.
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Published on: 6 Nov 2013
Andrew Feng is a bright 6-year-old boy who loves to play the online strategy game Clash of the Clans and go trick-or-treating on Halloween. This Halloween, however, he will be undergoing surgery to remove a benign growth from one of his ribs.
Naturally, Andrew鈥檚 parents are a little anxious. This will be their son鈥檚 first operation and he might have to stay overnight at the Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital.
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Published on: 31 Oct 2013
Addiction comes in many forms: drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and gambling have been the types that traditionally plagued society.
In recent years, the proliferation of technology has led to the rise of addiction to the internet and computer gaming. Even the promotion of a healthy lifestyle has led some to become hooked on exercise.
But do all addictions operate by the same biological mechanism? And is addiction an individual's choice or a disease of the brain?
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Published on: 31 Oct 2013
Women with lupus are twice as likely to have a child with autism compared to mothers without the autoimmune disease, new, preliminary research finds.
However, the overall risk is still low and the findings won't change the management of women with lupus, said one expert.
"I wouldn't tell my lupus patients not to get pregnant," Dr. Yousaf Ali, acting chief of rheumatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.
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Published on: 31 Oct 2013
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Published on: 11 Sep 2013
Montr茅al researchers are the first to isolate two important mechanisms that produce antibodies
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Published on: 24 Jul 2013
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