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Coffee, a cup (or more) a day does your body good
More good news for coffee drinkers. Drinking 1-3 cups of joe a day reduces the risk of liver cancer by 40 to 50 percent, with three-cups- a-day drinkers getting the most benefit. The study, published...
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The Gazette’s top photos of the week: November 10 – November 15, 2013
PHOTO: (Phil Carpenter / THE GAZETTE)Diabetic amputee Marc Turcotte, 49, does balancing exercises with his prosthesis as prosthetist Rene Desrochers, left, and physiotherapist Philip Weech help him, at...
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Jacques Villeneuve, brother of late F1 legend Gilles Villeneuve, says he is...
BERTHIERVILLE — Veteran Quebec racer Jacques Villeneuve, the younger brother of late Formula One legend Gilles Villeneuve and 1997 F1 Champion Jacques Villeneuve’s uncle, says he is battling cancer of...
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Jill Barker: How to ease a somersaulting stomach
It’s far from a topic for dinner conversation, but almost every runner has a story to tell about an emergency bathroom break during a run. For some, it’s a one-off experience, most likely the result of...
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Google allies with Novartis’s Alcon for smart contact lenses
Google Inc. gained an ally to develop smart contact lenses with embedded electronics to improve vision and monitor health by teaming up with Swiss drug company Novartis AG. Novartis’s Alcon unit will...
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Opinion: The placebo effect forces us to challenge our assumptions
I’m often asked why I am so critical of health claims that don’t have clinical-trial evidence to back them up. Clearly, if so many people say a product works for them, there must be something to it....
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Age-related degenerative diseases pose unique challenge
MONTREAL — When geriatrician Ruby Friedman was in medical school, patients with congestive heart failure were not known to survive beyond six months, maybe a year. “But conditions that used to be fatal...
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Letter: Many are turned away at new ER
Re: “Patients flocking to new MUHC ER” (Montreal Gazette, July 25) The story of the Royal Victoria Hospital’s newly expanded ER painted a glorious picture, however, it did not give the complete story...
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New national hepatitis C network granted $4.5 million
The Canadian government will put $4.5 million toward a new national network dedicated to helping Canadians living with hepatitis C, it was announced on Monday. The network will be led by Montreal’s...
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Not a sexy disease – but inflammatory bowel disease can cause lifelong suffering
As diseases go, inflammatory bowel disease does not have the impact or gravitas of cancer, say, or heart disease. But it affects 300,000 Canadians, some of them profoundly. “It can cause lifelong...
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