Tobacco-Induced Lung Damage Now Women’s Issue
COPD outstripping breast cancer as cause of death of Canadian women
Research & Ideas
Controlling Crohn’s Disease
Researchers isolate gene associated with the condition
The Chronic Struggle with Anorexia Nervosa
Patients have high risk of relapse up to two-years after treatment, study finds
Preventing the Worst
Women who undergo preventive double mastectomies suffer low psychological distress
Switching Off Addiction
Discovery refutes the view that addiction causes permanent change in the brain
Decoding SARS
Organism combined mammalian and avian viruses, researchers find
Mixing Therapies Can Hurt
Natural-health products and may cause adverse reactions with cancer treatments
Clinical Concerns
The faculties of medicine and nursing respond to SARS
What We Learned from SARS
The Canadian health-care system comes under scrutiny
Courage Under Fire
They cared for the ill, calmed a fearful public and put their own lives at risk. Meet some of the U of T professors and alumni who battled SARS
Smokers More Prone to TB
Researchers find that male smokers in India are four times more likely to contract TB
Eroding Iron Disorder
Blood pressure medication found to help
Putting Mad Cow Out to Pasture
Faculty of Medicine researchers are testing a possible vaccine
Anemia Bleeds Developing Economies
Calculating the economic impact of iron deficiency
A Prescription for ER Overcrowding
Study measures overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms
Premature Births Linked to Dieting
Undernutrition could have an impact on development
New Residence Promises Multiple Benefits
Building community: donors Russell and Katherine Morrison
Your U of T Health & Fitness Guide
What's the truth about your health? Take it from the experts
BRCA1 Gene and the Birth Control Pill
Oral contraceptives for five years or more may increase breast cancer risk
New Solution for Blood Transfusions
Cell-free hemoglobin may be an option for patients otherwise opposed to transfusions
Combatting Drug Resistance
Making it easier for scientists to target drug therapy
Almonds Fight Cholesterol
Study finds almonds lower levels of bad cholesterol
Is Depression on the Rise?
Increasing use of antidepressants in Canada
New Hope
U of T researchers are refining an experimental Alzheimer’s vaccine
A New Weapon in the War on HIV
New drug combination more potent and easier for patients to take
Lean Times
In Toronto's expensive rental market, welfare doesn't cover cost of a nutritional diet, study finds
Chew on This!
David Jenkins and Janet Polivy both explore the power of food. He probes its impact on the body, while she studies its connection to the mind
Enter at Own Risk
Emergency care in hospitals may be weaker on the weekends, study finds
Solvents Harmful to Unborn
Increased risk of visual impairments, study finds
Restoring Movement
Plastic tube may hold hope for paralyzed patients
The Infant
At first, the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
The Schoolboy
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel and shining morning face
The Lover
And then the lover, sighing like furnace with a woeful ballad
The Soldier
Then a soldier, full of strange oaths... jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel
The Justice
And then the justice...full of wise saws and modern instances
The Sixth Age
The sixth age shifts into the lean and slippered Pantaloon, with spectacles on nose and pouch on side
The Last Scene
Last scene of all...is second childishness and mere oblivion, sans teeth, sans eyes, sans everything
Storm Warning
Conditions are brewing for a major epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes
Can Diabetes be Prevented?
Even modest changes in diet and exercise reduce risk for Type 2 Diabetes by more than half, study finds
Highs and Lows
The Glycemic Index, developed at U of T, offers a dietary plan for controlling diabetes
Doctor on Call
Between her teaching and her practice, Dr. Miriam Rossi has dispensed a huge dose of guidance and inspiration to minority students
Cause for Panic?
Multiple chemical sensitivity may be linked to panic disorder
Is Oscar Good for Your Health?
A study has found that Academy Award winners live an average of four years longer than their less well known peers
Why People Turn to Euthanasia
Loss of social connections plays a major role, researchers find
Natural Reactions
Herbs and other natural remedies can have negative side effects or harmful interactions with drugs
What Was I Thinking?
Ecstasy use can lead to memory impairment, study finds
Private Practice and the Public Purse
"We need to rethink the scope of out public health-care system," says law prof
The Travel Bug Can Kill You
Malaria is becoming a serious health threat for international travellers
Abuse Is Not Just Physical
National study reveals that most child welfare investigations are due to neglect and emotional abuse
Don’t Pressure Me!
Study finds that unhappy marriages increase blood pressure
Breast Milk a Baby-Booster
Breast milk protein jump-starts the immune system in newborns
Healthy Diets Go Straight to the Brain
Lowering fat intake is good for your brain
Alzheimer’s Vaccine?
Study by researchers in the Faculty of Medicine
C-sections Safest For Breech Births
New study comparing planned c-sections with planned vaginal births
The Skinny on Smoking Less
New research in nicotine addiction
Fast, Safe Fibroid Removal
New treatment for fibroids
Urban Grime Rate
Study finds hazardous pollutants
A Protein Worth Probing
New research in colorectal cancer
More Than Meets the Eye
Glaucoma affects major vision centres in the brain, as well as eyes
Painful Truth
Study shows women with severe arthritis are half as likely to undergo surgery than men