Yesterday, Health Canada’s tobacco inspectors conducted simultaneous seizures of little cigars at three Quebec-based importers. / Hier, des inspecteurs du tabac de Santé Canada ont procédé à des saisies simultanées de petits cigares chez trois importateurs du Québec. read more...

Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has revealed that the front pocket and back lining of the bib contains phthalates, specifically DEHP (Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate) and DBP (Dibutylphtalate), which exceed the allowable limit. read more...

Health Canada is advising Canadians that using “MMS”, also known as Miracle Mineral Solution or Miracle Mineral Supplement may cause serious health problems. read more...

Ms. Eve Adams, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Brampton South, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, today announced support to the Canadian Home Care Association for the development of a policy planning and evaluation tool, called the Home Care Policy Lens. read more...

Further to previous communications, Health Canada is advising Canadians that we have identified two additional Male and Female Harmony retail stores that were selling unauthorized health products. read more...

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Don McMorris, Saskatchewan Health Minister, today announced funding to help attract, train and retain internationally educated health professionals for the Saskatchewan health workforce. read more...

Health Canada is informing Canadians that our review of Champix is now complete and the label has been updated with new information with respect to cardiovascular safety. Champix (the brand name for varenicline tartrate) is a prescription drug used to help patients quit smoking in combination with supportive counselling. read more...

As the rate of obesity has increased in Canada, so has the market for weight-loss products. While authorized health products for weight loss may provide benefits when used properly as part of a weight management program, the use of unauthorized health products may pose serious risks to your health. read more...

Horizon Health Network’s Centre of Excellence for Clinical Smoking Cessation will expand a smoking cessation model of care to a variety of health-care settings in Atlantic Canada over the coming months. read more...

The wooden base of the table can collapse, posing an impact hazard if the base or tempered-glass top fell onto consumers. read more...

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced that updated child car seat safety regulations come into force on January 1, 2012. read more...

Healthy Foods for Pregnant Women Article Copyright © Baby ProductsHealthy Foods for Pregnant Women, Foods can be a heavy responsibility for pregnant women, especially with all the all the conflicting information from their surroundings, not the content of mercury in food is too much or foods pregnant women should be plenty of protein from meat and meat but instead contain large amounts of cholest read more...

Bringing Baby Home Article Copyright © Baby ProductsBringing Baby Home, If your baby home from the hospital right away, arrives later (perhaps after a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit), or come through the adoption agency, the return of your little one is a big event you probably often imagined. Here’s how to prepare for bringing baby home from hospital. Gathering [...] read more...