General Health
Nerves: How Your Nervous System Works
Nerves are thin, cord-like structures made up of bundled nerve fibres. They appear whitish in colour and run throughout your …
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Evidence-based guides to diseases and medical conditions affecting Canadians — from heart and cancer to digestive, kidney, and hormonal health. reviewed by our editorial team.
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General Health
Nephrotoxicity: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Your kidneys are two small but powerful organs that filter your entire blood supply dozens of times each day.
General Health
Tuberculosis: What Every Canadian Should Know
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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Muscles: How They Work and Common Problems
Your body contains hundreds of muscles, and each one shares the same basic ability: it can contract and relax.
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Urination: What’s Normal and When to Worry
Urination is the process of releasing urine stored in the bladder out of the body. The bladder collects urine produced by the …
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Germs: What They Are and How They Affect Your Health
The word germs is a general term for microscopic organisms, also called microorganisms. Scientists group germs into four main …
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Muscle Pain: Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
Muscle pain, also known medically as myalgia, refers to discomfort, soreness, or aching felt in one or more muscles.
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Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Causes, Signs & When to Act
Abnormal uterine bleeding is vaginal bleeding that occurs between your expected periods. It can range from light spotting to …
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Cancer Metastasis: What It Means and What to Expect
Cancer metastasis happens when cells from a primary cancer — the original tumour — travel through the body and start growing in a …
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Metaplasia: What It Means for Your Health
Metaplasia happens when cells in one part of the body start behaving like cells from a different part of the body.