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A U.S. company that makes health care products is recalling four over-the-counter skin cleansers and an anti-itch lotion it says could lead to "serious and life-threatening infections." New Jersey-based DermaRite Industries announced on Friday that it was voluntarily recalling the health care products due to the fact that they may cause a microbial contamination known as Burkholderia cepecia, which may result in adverse reactions, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.In a company statement, DermaRite said the contaminated products "may be used by immunosuppressed individuals or by people who are attending to these individuals." The recall notice was also shared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Symptoms for Burkholderia Cepecia Complex can range from fever and fatigue to se...

The Omada Health logo is displayed on a smartphone screen.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesOmada Health reported quarterly results for the first time since its initial public offering in June.Here's how the company did based on average analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG:Loss per share: 24 centsRevenue: $61 million vs. $55.2 million expectedThe virtual care company's revenue increased 49% in its second quarter from $41.21 million a year earlier. The company reported a net loss of $5.31 million, or a loss of 24 cents per share, compared to a net loss of $10.69 million, or a loss of $1.40 per share, during the same period last year."It's a strategically consistent quarter for Omada, happening at an accelerated pace, which is nice," Omada CEO Sean Duffy said in an interview with CNBC....

A nurse prepares doses of the Pfizer vaccine during a COVID-19 vaccination event at Josephine's Southern Cooking in Chatham, Illinois, Dec. 30, 2021.Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesThe Food and Drug Administration is considering revoking its authorization of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children under the age of 5, the drugmaker confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. The move could leave many kids with no available shot against the virus, as jabs from Moderna and Novavax are cleared for more limited populations. While Covid typically causes mild symptoms in most children, others, such as infants under 1 or those with certain health conditions, can be at a higher risk of severe illness and hospitalization.If the FDA pulls the authorization, it would add to a string of re...

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Premier Doug Ford warned Ontario scientists who use cats and dogs in research experiments that he would be "hunting" them down to end such work.Ford said it was unacceptable for beagles to be used in cardiac testing that had been approved by London's Lawson Research Institute and St. Joseph's Health Care London, and promised to introduce legislation to ban testing on certain animals. "I understand the mice, the rats, you know, maybe a rabbit, but these poor little beagles — you just look at their faces," Ford told a news conference in Windsor on Tuesday.The comments relate to an article released last week by the Investigative Journalism Bureau at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health that revealed dogs had been used for years in the heart study. According to the ar...

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3 days agoNewsDuration 6:00The Blackprint: A Journey of Thought, Growth, and Thriving in Black Manhood, a new documentary by the Black Physicians Association of Ontario, examines Black men's mental health, identity and healing through a series of interviews. It is set to premiere at the TIFF Bell Lightbox on Saturday.

The week is off to a scorching start for much of southern Quebec. For both Monday and Tuesday, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) says maximum temperatures in the region will rise above 30 C. Montreal, Quebec and Sherbrooke will have humidex values of at least 40.A heat warning has been in effect for the region since Saturday, with ECCC saying sweltering weather will begin cooling off as of Wednesday.When the warning was issued, nighttime temperatures in the region were expected to surpass 20 C. That remains the case for Montreal with the expected temperatures of 22 C and 25 C on Monday night and Tuesday night respectively. In Quebec City and Sherbrooke, nighttime temperatures will be below 20 C.ECCC says heat warnings are issued when "very high temperature or humidity conditions...

After 10 years without sight, a Victoria, B.C., woman saw her partner's face and her dog's wagging tail this year for the very first time, thanks to a tooth surgically implanted into her eye socket. Gail Lane, 75, was one of three Canadians to undergo the rare tooth-in-eye surgery, technically called osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis, in February.Lane lost her sight ten years ago due to complications from an auto-immune disorder that caused scarring to her corneas.In the weeks that followed the complex two-part surgery, she gradually regained her ability to see.Gail Lane usually relies on a volunteer-driven app to help pick out her clothes, but says she can select her own outfits. (Submitted by Gail Lane)First, Lane said, she was able to see light. Then, she could see movement and the wagging...