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The Public Health Agency of Canada states that the recommended amount of sleep for teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 is eight to 10 hours per night.

As of July 1, the CDC reported 145 cases of cyclosporiasis across 17 states from May 1 through June 16, with 20 people being hospitalized.

Physicians are being urged to specifically consider anaplasmosis in regions with a growing prevalence of blacklegged ticks, which range in size from a poppyseed to a sesame seed.

British Columbia health officials say the Canadian who fell ill with hantavirus on a cruise ship stricken with an outbreak earlier this spring has recovered.

A statement from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer says the resident of the Yukon was discharged from hospital late last week.

The Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February. Executive public servants returned to the office full-time in May.

Black-legged ticks can transmit Lyme disease, and it's hoped the online tool will raise awareness of areas where there's a higher risk of being bitten by one.

Consumers may be entitled to a piece of a multi-billion dollar settlement if they consumed some recalled Silk brand plant-based beverages.

Calls are mounting in Saskatchewan for overdose-related emergency supports on frontlines following an increase in the number of overdose emergency calls in the province.

PHAC said the traveller has departed back to Paris. The Air France flight, along with all other passengers, has continued to Detroit.

Health officials have cited the FIFA World Cup as justification, but some infectious disease experts are siding with the WHO in saying travel restrictions will have little effect.

Jan Przeranski says that as a result of his vaccination, he suffers from severe lymphedema, a chronic, progressive condition that has caused swelling and infections in his arm.

The child was one of 11 people injured after a bouncy castle was swept into the air before witnesses say it was then thrown back to the ground.

The Public Health Agency of Canada has taken over a program for vaccine-injured Canadians

Currently, nine individuals in Canada in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia have been classified as high-risk exposure cases and have been directed to self-isolate.

Dr. Joss Reimer said the testing was done proactively after an individual returned from Ethiopia and reported symptoms 'consistent with a range of illnesses.'

The U.S. surgeon general's advisory urges a whole-of-society approach, including delaying kids' access to devices and online platforms for as long as possible.

Symptoms are similar for all strains of Ebola and can start with fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat, according to the World Health Organization.

From Lyme disease to rare red meat allergies, experts say expanding tick populations are creating new health risks across Canada.

Southeast Public Health is warning people in the Kingston area of an uptick in cases of gastrointestinal illness and reminding of how to prevent its spread.