medicine

Can CBN Really Help You Sleep? I Tested It to Find Out

Sleep-challenged writer Leah Rumack tested CBN—a non-intoxicating cannabis compound—to see if it helps with rest and relaxation.

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Never Keep This in Your Bathroom

Just because these products are meant to be used in the bathroom, doesn’t mean they should be stored there...


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Medication Mistakes That Could Be Making You Sick

Every year, errors in medications taken at home land people in the emergency room. Here's what to avoid in order...


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Questions You Should Always Ask When Picking Up a New Prescription

Don't leave the drugstore without getting these answers.


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The Seasonal Allergy Survival Guide

If you suffer from seasonal allergies, you know that the symptoms—from itchy eyes to sneezing—are not to be sniffed at....

These Dogs Are Teaching Machines How to Sniff Out Cancer

Learn how new discoveries about dogs' ability to detect disease will revolutionize medicine.


5 Conditions That Can Be Treated with Medical Marijuana—and 3 That Probably Can’t

Find out if medical marijuana is right for you, and where further research is still needed.

9 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Pharmacist—But Aren’t

Drug safety experts reveal the nine questions every consumer should ask their pharmacist to avoid medication errors.


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16 Prescription Drugs and Supplements You Should Never Mix

If you're taking one of these prescription drugs for a long or short term condition, you should be aware of...


I Volunteered at a Hospital in Haiti After the Earthquake. It Changed My Life

I didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I volunteered to help at a hospital in Haiti—or how...


This Is What It Feels Like to Suffer—and Recover From—a Stroke

What it feels like to endure—and recover from—a condition that kills 14,000 Canadians every year.

This Farmer Was Crushed By a Cow—And It Saved His Life

A second CT scan revealed something much more serious than a compressed abdomen...


This Athlete’s Joint Pain Stumped Doctors—Was A Mysterious Condition To Blame?

First it was joint pain, then the patient's digestive and immune systems stopped working normally. The worst part? Doctors couldn't...


10 Ways Doctors Protect Themselves From Coronavirus

These are the same infection-control measures that everyone should be taking.


This Is What All Those Cancer Ribbon Colours Mean

Cancer ribbon colours have branched out from the now-familiar pink of breast cancer. Here's how to tell at a glance...


How to Stock Your Natural Medicine Cabinet

Want to take the natural route for pain relief and the treatment of minor lumps and bumps? From peppermint oil...