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Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Firm Dose and Granite Rooster, two products promoted to enhance male sexual performance, as these products may pose serious health risks. Firm Dose was found to contain an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient similar to the prescription drug sildenafil, while the product Granite Rooster was found to contain an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient similar to the prescription drug tadalafil. These drugs should only be used under the supervision of a health care professional.read more

Acute kidney injury, which is often caused by trauma, illness, or surgery, predisposes elderly individuals to the most serious form of chronic kidney disease, known as end stage renal disease, according to a new study. The findings indicate that close medical follow-up is important for maintaining the health of patients who have experienced kidney damage.

KILIFI, Kenya (Reuters) - For a footsoldier on the cutting-edge of a global public health experiment, Michael Kenyali was looking a little wobbly.

Delivering good news for our nation's health, a new report released by the nation's leading cancer organizations finds that, for the first time, both the incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven in part by declines in smoking and lung cancer.

The Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation (CPRF) announced today that it is joining forces with Mental Health Partnerships of Canada.

For a footsoldier on the cutting-edge of a global public health experiment, Michael Kenyali was looking a little wobbly.

Yesterday was yesterday and today is today. Don't look back at your Diet Past, or you risk turning into a pile of salt - just like Sally Lot. And with all the negative health risks associated with too much sodium in the daily diet, who needs that? Instead, get back with the Diet Program with Diet Bites 3 Day After Thanksgiving Diet Plan.

mental health units, says a report released today by the Healthcare Commission.Despite efforts to address the issue, some BME mental health inpatients are more likely to be detained via the criminal j...

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak is likely to deepen, the deputy health minister said Thursday, stepping up pressure on rival parties to implement a power-sharing deal and ease a humanitarian crisis.

Panelists criticized the absence of psychiatric patients' autonomy within the Egyptian mental health system. (From Left: Seif El Dawla, Bahgat and El Gerzawy.)