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Women's Health: Healthy women can skip snacks during breastfeeding

Advice to eat applies mainly to diabetic moms and could promote weight gain in others, researcher says

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Children's Health: Kids need better mental health care

Pediatricians' group points to provincial and territorial shortcomings in resource planning

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Seniors' Health: Jury remains out on hip protectors

New study suggests the devices won't prevent fractures, but a Canadian expert says more research is needed

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Women's Health: Skin condition linked with diabetes and hardening of the arteries

Researchers say many factors could play a role in the increased disease risks associated with psoriasis

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Men's Health: Flaxseed may put the breaks on prostate cancer

Study suggests the supplements slow tumour growth in men diagnosed with the disease

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