Health

TORONTO - With a delay of more than three months to the start of this year's NHL hockey season, fans — those who aren't completely turned off, that is — are more than ready for the first puck to drop.

TORONTO - Former pro football players may be more likely to develop cognitive impairment and depression as they grow older than peers of the same age who weren't engaged in the rough and tumble sport, research suggests.

OTTAWA - Civil servants in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration had to scramble to make the case for preserving some refugee health-care benefits destined for the government's cost-cutting axe, newly released documents show.

Do you feel the agony of leftover holiday blues? You know how this goes. You gave the holidays your full emotional and financial attention, but somehow, you feel ripped off in the deal. You might still feel the verbal digs from hurtful in-laws.

TORONTO - Canadian women should start being routinely screened for cervical cancer at a later age than previously recommended and do it less frequently than has been the norm until now, new national guidelines recommend.

We’re all looking for answers on how to be healthy and happy, especially at the beginning of a new year.

SASKATOON - Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says the government will phase in 16 information hubs across the country for farmers, fishers and foresters needing advice on growing and selling their products.

WASHINGTON - Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, researchers reported Monday. Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do even better, even as the population gets older and fatter, both risks for developing cancer.

HALIFAX - Health officials in Nova Scotia were narrowing down possible culprits in an E. coli outbreak Monday as three more cases of the bacterial infection were confirmed in the province. The latest cases of E.

WASHINGTON - Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health? Carrying too many pounds may lead to or worsen some types of cancer, arthritis, sleep apnea, even infertility.