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Dear Dr. Roach: I have high blood pressure that鈥檚 under pretty good control with medicines. I recently read that the glass of wine I have per day may make blood pressure go out of control.

TORONTO - 91原创s who got a flu shot this year may have cut in half their risk of getting sick enough from flu to require medical care, new data suggests. "It seems that this vaccine is cutting your risk of influenza in half, which ...

QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it believes it has found a way of not running afoul of Ottawa after a legal panel recommended that a terminally ill patient has the right to die.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - How bad is this flu season, exactly? Look to the children. Twenty flu-related deaths have been reported in kids so far this winter, one of the worst tolls this early in the year since the government started keeping track in 2004.

Coughs usually take longer to clear up than people think, and the gap between how long people expect them to last and how long it actually takes may drive some patients to the doctor for antibiotics that won鈥檛 help, according to a U.S. study.

Dear Dr. Roach: Would you please write about pleurisy? I suffered from it 30 years ago, and now I have it again. Are there any medications that will help me? Aspirin seems to work. R.L.

People who are embarking on a New Year鈥檚 resolution to get into shape can face daunting challenges along the way. Fortunately, those whose fitness plan includes running the Times 91原创 10K on April 28 can find help.

TORONTO - Taking even low doses of opioids like codeine or morphine increases the risk of being involved in a traumatic motor vehicle accident 鈥� and that risk goes up as people take higher and higher amounts of the powerful pain killers, research sug

TORONTO - After a couple of relatively mild seasons, this year the flu is really making headlines. But there are a lot of viruses making the rounds this winter.

Somebody better call PETA: crab lice are now an endangered species list. Bloomberg reports that Brazilian bikini waxes have led to a drastic decline in pubic lice (better known as 鈥渃rabs鈥�). With over 80 per cent of U.S.