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How Canadian researchers are trying to win the battle against a stubborn wheat disease

Researchers in southern Alberta are trying to get the upper hand in the battle against a stubborn disease that wipes…

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A highly contagious skin disease is spreading across parts of the Gaza Strip

Ola Ziadeh, 28, held up her two-year-old son Adam Ziadeh’s shirt to reveal red bumps and scabs all over his…

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Blood tests to screen for Alzheimer’s disease on the horizon

To diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease effectively, doctors say they need affordable and accessible tests to screen people at midlife…

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Millions of bats have died from this disease. Now it’s been found in Alberta

White-nose syndrome, a deadly disease in bats, has spread to Alberta — two years after the fungus that causes it…

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Toronto doctors urge vaccination amid spread of ‘killer’ disease

The city’s public health unit and doctors are urging people to get vaccinated against a potentially fatal bacterial disease amid a rise…

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This DIY brick sauna is helping frogs fight disease

Wedged into the tiny holes of masonry bricks, which heat their bodies up to near 30 C, you might think Australian…

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Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that’s on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

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Lyme disease might be more common, but this tick-borne disease is on the rise in Canada

Tick experts are warning Canadians to be on the lookout for symptoms of a tick-borne disease whose case counts have been…

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Can a diet that’s good for the planet reduce your risk of dying from disease?

A diet promoting plant-based protein to help the environment now has a more human argument: It may lower your risk…

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Mexico says patient died of chronic disease, not H5N2 bird flu

A man who contracted bird flu in Mexico died due to chronic diseases and not the virus, Mexico’s health ministry…

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