Toronto, Dec 11 - A new technique would not only disinfect hospitals worldwide but also stop bed bug outbreaks.

"This is the future, because many hospital deaths are preventable with better cleaning methods," said Dick Zoutman, researcher at the Queen's University.

Canadian researchers have said that thinking about God reduce distress, but only in believers, while atheists are more distressed after thinking of God-related ideas.

A Canadian expert has said that eating breakfast, including protein in meals and drinking water can help college students avoid the so-called freshman 15.

Toronto, July 30 : The next time you appear for a job interview, make sure you order just a glass of water and not beer or wine, for you could appear less intelligent – says a new study.

It’s not because you could get tipsy from a single glass of merlot; rather it’s what the researchers label the “imbibing idiot bias.”

Canadian researchers have said that campaigns can help persuade healthcare workers to get seasonal flu shots but requiring the unvaccinated to wear masks also works.

According to the official reports, a fifth overflow of sewage into Prince Edward Island's Charlottetown Harbor has caused parts of Canada's West and North rivers to be closed to shell-fishing.

John White of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency told CBC news Friday, "The No. 1 priority is food safety. We want to make sure that whatever shellfish is being harvested is not going to make anyone ill."

Toronto, March 15 : Now, you may no longer use the common excuse of "lack of time" for not doing enough exercise. Researchers have found that short-term high-intensity interval training is a time efficient way of exercising.

Xolair, manufactured by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada, is used for the treatment of asthma in people 12 years old and older who have moderate to severe persistent asthma, who react to airborne allergens and whose symptoms are not adequately controlled with inhaled corticosteroids.

Recent survey revealed that despite the warning given by the federal government in 2007 to cut trans fats from processed and prepared foods within two years many food items still contain high levels of trans fat.

Trans fat increase the amount of "bad cholesterol" in the blood and reduces the amount of "good cholesterol" hence increasing the risk of cholesterol buildup in the arteries and heart attacks.

Survey has revealed that doctors are using medical interventions such as caesarean sections, induction of labour prior to 41 weeks of pregnancy, and the use of forceps or vacuum assistance during delivery where these are not required. Several Canadian medical groups said in a policy statement that doctors are putting baby and the mother at greater risk by such practices.