U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

• Are you underestimating mold-related illness? What U.S. study says

  The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are.

  Health

  Jul 30
  
• 2026 U.S. measles cases have passed record-breaking tally for all of 2025

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday.

  Health

  Jul 24
  
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• If I stay 6 feet away from others, do I still need a mask? Experts say it depends

  “There’s no invisible force field at 6 feet,” said Saskia Popescu, an infectious disease expert at George Mason University.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2020
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• Containing the novel coronavirus — Is COVID-19 here to stay?

  COVID-19 could stick around for at least a year or two, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  Health

  Feb 20, 2020
• Health Canada says it is ‘actively monitoring’ U.S. vaping illness progress

  Health Canada spokesman Eric Morrissette says vitamin E acetate, a chemical U.S. investigators say may have caused the illnesses, is not allowed in Canadian cannabis vaping products.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2019
• Why napping on the job should be a condition of employment

  Naps as short as 10 to 30 minutes at work can increase alertness, reduce fatigue and improve job performance, says Jamie Gruman of the University of Guelph.

  Commentary

  Apr 7, 2019
• Over 4,000 fatal overdoses occurred in Ohio in 2016

  A newspaper survey of Ohio county coroners has found more than 4,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in a state among the hardest hit by a heroin and opioid epidemic.

  Crime

  May 28, 2017
• Spread of Zika virus could bite Florida’s tourism industry, say experts

  Health officials in Canada and the U.S. are urging pregnant women to avoid travelling to parts of Florida amid reported cases of Zika virus that could have implications for the popular vacation destination.

  Canada

  Aug 2, 2016
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• Canada has worst drunk-driving death rate among 19 ‘high income’ countries: study

  A recent study found Canada has the highest percentage of driving deaths linked to alcohol among 19 "high income" countries.

  Jul 12, 2016