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Pumpkin seeds recalled in Ontario for possible salmonella contamination

Pumpkin seeds recalled in Ontario for possible salmonella contamination

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling pumpkin seeds in Ontario due to possible salmonella contamination.
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

Quebec coroner calls for tougher controls over diphenhydramine sales after 2023 death

MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending that diphenhydramine — an antihistamine and sedative sometimes used to sleep better — should be better managed in pharmacies after the overdose death of an 18-year-old man south of Montreal in December 2023
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Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

Experts call Kennedy's plan to find autism's cause unrealistic

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many experts, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s promise for “pulling back the curtain” to find autism's causes in a few months is jarring — and unrealistic.
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Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for the pandemic

Ottawa looks to off-load costly, seldom-used mobile hospitals bought for the pandemic

OTTAWA — The federal government expects to spend about $7 million this fiscal year to store and maintain four custom-made, portable hospitals that cost taxpayers more than $200 million to buy — facilities meant to bolster overwhelmed hospitals during
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Drug companies to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle Plavix blood thinner lawsuit

HONOLULU (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general's office announced Friday.
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Manitoba premier welcomes second child from Gaza in need of health care

Manitoba premier welcomes second child from Gaza in need of health care

WINNIPEG — For the second time this year, the Manitoba government has welcomed a child from the Gaza Strip in need of health care.
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First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
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FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals

FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals

U.S. regulators said Friday that they would allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation's food supply.
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Toronto FC defender Nicksoen Gomis out for the season after Achilles surgery

Toronto FC defender Nicksoen Gomis out for the season after Achilles surgery

TORONTO — There was more bad news on the injury front for Toronto FC on Friday with word that defender Nicksoen Gomis is out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair his Achilles tendon. Gomis went under the knife Tuesday.
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On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality

On podcasts, Trump’s surgeon general pick touts organics, questions vaccines and talks spirituality

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's newest surgeon general nominee is a burgeoning health influencer who has shared her approach to health care through appearances on some of the nation’s most popular wellness and right-wing podcasts.
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