The virus has been linked to serious birth defects that include microcephaly, where babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

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pregnancy

News

After 26 months of chemotherapy, Aviva Rubin’s rare form of lymphoma is in remission, but only temporarily. She has chronic cancer. Relapse is a certainty.

What it feels like to live with chronic cancer

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cancer

Health

You may have noticed that several Olympic athletes have large hickey-like marks on their skin. Here's the lowdown on cupping, a centuries-old therapy.

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alternative medicine

Canada’s Food Guide is lagging behind the times, and experts say it’s feeding into our national health crisis. For a revamp to work, it will have to focus not just on what we eat (mostly snacks), but when (often), where (the car) and how (totally distracted).

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nutrition

Don't start chugging a pint a day just yet.

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Health

First Canadian case of Zika-related anomalies confirmed in a fetus

What it feels like to live with chronic cancer

Olympians are 'cupping' to speed up muscle recovery. Does it work?

Canada's Food Guide is painfully outdated — and it might be making us sick

Does drinking beer reduce your risk of breast cancer?