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CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors

CVS Health-Cold Medications CVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers.
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So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatrician group says

So-called toddler milks are unregulated and unnecessary, a major pediatrician group says

Powdered drink mixes that are widely promoted as “toddler milks” for older babies and children up to age 3 are unregulated, unnecessary and “nutritionally incomplete,” the American Academy of Pediatrics warned Friday.
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Australia's Lynas to upgrade Malaysian rare earth refinery amid dispute over operating license

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Australian miner Lynas Rare Earths said Friday that it will temporarily shut down most of its operations in Malaysia for upgrading as it deals with a legal battle with the Malaysian government over its operating license.
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Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths

Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths

VICTORIA — The isolation protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people from gathering in groups contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, says a health expert. Illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.
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P.E.I. long-term care homes were not sufficiently prepared for a pandemic: report

P.E.I. long-term care homes were not sufficiently prepared for a pandemic: report

CHARLOTTETOWN — A report on the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes in Prince Edward Island has found that the facilities were insufficiently prepared for a pandemic, and the crisis led to a deterioration in residents' quality of life.
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Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

Communities can't recycle or trash disposable e-cigarettes. So what happens to them?

WASHINGTON (AP) — With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes , communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of millions of small, battery-powered devices that are considered hazardous waste.
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Georgia agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for public employees, settling a lawsuit

ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia will start paying for gender-affirming health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered by a state health insurance plan, settling another in a string of lawsuits against Georgia
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Auditor general calls for online application portal for refugees amid severe backlogs

Auditor general calls for online application portal for refugees amid severe backlogs

OTTAWA — Refugees are being left behind by Canada's oversized immigration backlogs, and people from some countries are worse off than others, the auditor general found in her investigation of immigration applications.
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Ottawa paramedics seek approval to use taxis for non-urgent concerns

Ottawa paramedics seek approval to use taxis for non-urgent concerns

Ottawa paramedics are seeking provincial approval for a new program that would see some patients with non-urgent concerns taken to hospital in a taxi, in a bid to ease the crushing demands on ambulance crews.
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FDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have moved on

FDA is thinking about a ban on hair-straightening chemicals. Stylists say Black women have moved on

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer.
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