George Smitherman, Ontario Health Minister, announced Thursday the province plans to reinstate funding for sex change operations. While the details have not been finalized the province is moving forward on a promise made years ago.
Nearly a decade ago the Conservative government at that time stopped the coverage for those who were undergoing the procedure.
Between 1997-1998 [...]
A nine-year-old in Greece had to be hospitalized when it was discovered that she was carrying her embryonic twin in her stomach. The child had to have an operation to remove what at first was thought to be a growth.
As the doctors removed the growth they discovered that it as actually her twin. The embryo [...]
The Duchess of York is not holding back at those who are giving her daughter grief about being a bit curvy. The nineteen year old Princess Bea is a healthy size 10 yet critics are telling her to cover up.
After Princess Bea was photographed in a bikini on a Caribbean beach some in the media [...]
As a young boy in Hamilton, Ontario struggles to deal with leukemia his family says his faith is floundering because of the use of chemo given to him against family wishes.
The young boy is in Child Protective Services after fighting doctors with his father over the desire to try chemo in a bid for life.
The [...]
Signing your teen daughters up for a local gym doesn’t just make fitness sense it could help them avoid breast cancer later in life. The earlier girls start to get involved with their fitness the better according to a new study.
“This really points to the benefit of sustained physical activity from adolescence through the adult [...]
Panamanian investigators are on the hunt for 6,000 patients who received medicine that was contaminated with a chemical found in antifreeze and brake fluid. The medicine was handed to the government two years ago when 116 people died.
The medicines handed to the government were cough syrup, antihistamine tablets, calamine lotion and rash ointment made at [...]
Within weeks teens under the age of 16 will have to get their Mum or Dad to sign off if they want to get a piercing in New South Wales.
The ban on young teenagers is going in effect because of the health risks that can come from the fashion trend. Nipple and genital piercings for [...]
Hackers that tapped into the Epilepsy Foundation’s website with hundreds of rapidly changing flashing pictures have shown that these criminals can be motivated by not just greed but malice also.
The breach on the site has caused some viewers to experience severe migraines and near-seizure reactions when they viewed the images. People who have photosensitive epilepsy [...]
Almost 10 million children will die this year before they celebrate their fifth birthday. They are dying from diseases that are easy to treat if the treatment was available.
“A child’s chance of celebrating a fifth birthday should not largely depend on the country or community where he or she is born,” said David Morley, president [...]
Teens with Type 1 Diabetes often use Insulin pumps as part of treating the disease but an FDA study shows the device has been linked to injuries and a few deaths.
The FDA is not saying the teens with juvenile diabetes should not be provided the insulin pump that can help make life more manageable. Parents [...]
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