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Ebola needed better coordinated Canadian response
Canada needs to step up its game when responding to international disease outbreaks, says New Brunswick’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, who spent more than six…
How to Test the Potency of Pot-Infused Foods
Eating a bag of THC-laced gummy bears may seem like a safer way of taking your medical marijuana than smoking a joint, but how do you…
Blood in the water
Proteins from salmon blood can stop bleeding and alleviate pain. In pens and hatcheries along the coasts of New Brunswick, Canada, and Maine, USA, young salmon…
Repelling a Hunter
Scientists are still not really sure if, or how, magnetic shark repellents work. Sharks get a bad rap, though sometimes for good reason. At times they can…
Outlook: Addiction
Addiction is a chronic disease that can destroy the lives of individuals and their families. Researchers are teasing apart the complex neural, genetic and behavioural factors…
Tight budgets complicate Canadian health research reforms
A major overhaul of the grant and peer review system at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is underway. But will finances and objections from researchers…
