New research found that singing in a choir helped lower stress levels and increase immune activity in cancer patients and caregivers.

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Researchers found those immunized as girls against HPV had a 50 percent lower risk of having cervical anomalies than their unvaccinated counterparts.

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Despite well-known risks, douching products raked in $1.2 million last year. Why won’t this unnecessary practice just go away?

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Do you pick sorbets over ice cream because you think it's healthier? Nutritionist Joy McCarthy disagrees. Find out if ice cream gelato or sorbet is better for you.

The healthiest choice: Ice cream, gelato or sorbet?

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The other day when my friend and I were walking down College Street in Toronto, we were lured into a gelato shop. It was a humid afternoon and all the various dessert colours in the display were like a beacon calling us to come hither. And hither we did. But it took me long time to order because I wanted to get the healthiest (most slimming) option — after all, soon I would have to try and squeeze myself into last year’s bathing suit.

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Access to fertility and gynecological procedures can be slow and splintered. Dr. Marjorie Dixon is striking out on her own with a new model for care.

This doc is making reproductive care much easier to access

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Health

A new study finds joining a choir can have health benefits

HPV vaccine reduces cervical abnormalities in young women

Douching is dangerous — and more common than you think

The healthiest choice: Ice cream, gelato or sorbet?

This doc is making reproductive care much easier to access