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Researchers have chosen an experimental drug by Eli Lilly & Co. for a large federally funded study testing whether it's possible to prevent Alzheimer's disease in older people at high risk of developing it.

FREDERICTON - A young child in New Brunswick contracted the same strain of E. coli that made at least 30 people sick in Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Dr.

VICTORIA - British Columbia politicians have long touted their plans to make the province a model for healthy living and disease prevention, but a new report says the government isn't supporting that goal with cash. B.C.

Dear Dr. Roach: My son had a febrile seizure when he was a toddler. Immediately after the seizure, he became limp and unresponsive. This was the worst moment of my life, holding what I thought was my dying child in my arms.

MILWAUKEE - Nearly as many Americans die from guns as from car crashes each year. We know plenty about the second problem and far less about the first.

Dear Dr. Roach: What can you tell me about obsessive-compulsive disorder? My 60-year-old brother recently was diagnosed with such, but he won鈥檛 discuss it. K.K. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one of the most underdiagnosed psychiatric conditions.

Younger women who ate at least three servings per week of strawberries or blueberries reduced their likelihood of suffering a heart attack by one-third compared with their sisters who incorporated fewer of the colourful berries into their diet, a new

NEW YORK, N.Y. - A large study offers reassuring news for pregnant women: It's safe to get a flu shot. The research found no evidence that the vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus, and may prevent some deaths.

TORONTO - Fecal transplants cure most cases of persistent C. difficile infection, a landmark study has shown.

TORONTO - Smartphone apps that analyze photos of moles to assess whether they might be potentially deadly melanoma or benign lesions vary widely in accuracy, say researchers, who warn patients against using them for diagnosis.