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• Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to 40% of Heart Disease Cases, Canadian Study Warns

  February 27, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  A new Canadian study reveals that nearly 40% of all cases of heart disease and strokes in that country are linked to the consumption of ultra-processed foods.

• Paraquat Class Action Lawsuit For Individuals Diagnosed With Parkinson’s Disease Certified in Canada

  August 20, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A Canadian court has granted a Paraquat lawsuit class action status, allowing the litigation to represent all Canadians who used Paraquat since July 1963, and were later diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

• Canadian Health Officials Call for Only One Gardasil HPV Vaccine Injection for Children

  August 1, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Canada has updated HPV vaccine guidelines, indicating it is unnecessary to give youths between the ages of 9 and 20 more than one dose of Gardasil to be effective.

• Ozempic Class Action Lawsuit Over Gastroparesis Risk Filed in Canada

  November 6, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An Ozempic class action lawsuit filed in Canada claims the manufacturer knew about the risks of gastroparesis but failed to adequately notify the medical community and patients of the stomach paralysis risks.

• PRIME, 5-Hour Energy Drink Recall Issued In Canada, as U.S. Senator Calls for Investigation into Caffeine Levels

  July 13, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  Canadian health officials have recalled several popular energy drinks due to concerns over their high levels of caffeine, and a high-ranking senator is calling for a similar investigation in the U.S.

• High Amounts of Metal, Sulfur in Air Pollution Linked to Respiratory Problems in Children: Study

  January 31, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  Canadian researchers say children are more likely to be hospitalized for respiratory problems in areas with high concentrations of particulate matter laden with heavy metals.

• Class Action Lawsuit Over Hair Relaxer Cancer Risks Filed in Canada

  January 24, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  A class action lawsuit filed in Canada seeks to hold L'Oreal and other manufacturers liable for hair relaxer risks, which they say have resulted in incidents of ovarian cancer, uterine fibroids and other ailments.

• Accuretic Recall Announced In Canada Over Nitrosamine Contamination In Another Pfizer Hypertension Drug

  March 7, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Canadian health regulators have announced an Accuretic recall, indicating the Pfizer hypertension drug contains levels of cancer-causing chemicals above the acceptable amounts.

• Court Orders Health Canada To Reassess Safety of Roundup

  February 11, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Health Canada has been ordered to re-review its approval of Roundup, after a federal court in that country determined it had not followed its own rules in approving the controversial weed killer.

• Covidien Surgical Stapler Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Life-Threatening Infections in Canada

  January 17, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Covidien now faces a growing number of surgical stapler class action lawsuits in Canada, which are nearly identical to those being filed in the U.S. over complications and failures following surgery.