By CARLY WEEKS, Toronto Globe and Mail

Several perfumes contain undeclared chemicals that have not been thoroughly tested for safety and may have serious health implications, a report by two environmental advocacy group says.

Frank Hrabanek lost four fingers on his left hand as the result of an industrial accident two years ago. Simple tasks such as cutting food, getting dressed and writing became overwhelming obstacles. It took a toll on his mental health and put numerous strains on his wife, Zlata.

A few years ago, the story would have ended there.

Canadians are to blame for the excessive sodium in everything from frozen dinners to breakfast cereal, according to major food manufacturers under increasing political pressure to cut salt in their products.

Questions are being raised about the safety of folic acid supplements after new research has found links between the B vitamin and increased cancer risk.

Researchers in Norway found that heart disease patients treated with a combination of folic acid and vitamin B12 had an increased risk of cancer and death compared to patients who didn't receive the vitamins.

Seasonal flu vs. H1N1 flu. What you should know that sets this strain of influenza apart from others:

Seasonal Flu

Typical influenza viruses infect the cells lining the main airway and nasal tract, according to Earl Brown, a virologist at the University of Ottawa.

H1N1

Battling the H1N1 flu pandemic may not be so tough after all. That is, if you believe the marketing claims of companies who say they have developed products that can cure, treat or prevent the notorious influenza virus.

Canadian health officials are moving forward with plans to restrict lead from consumer products that are likely to be put in a child's mouth.

But as the plans wind through the bureaucracy, some health advocates wonder if the proposed limits are low enough to protect children -- and why these rules weren't made law years ago.

Is eating steak made from a cloned cow more appealing if it was raised organically?
The answer is no, according to Canadian food authorities.
Canada has declared organic food and cloned animals to be mutually exclusive -- which means any products derived from cloned animals won't carry the country's new organic logo.

Preterm babies are significantly less likely to develop cerebral palsy if their mothers are given magnesium sulfate before childbirth, according to new research that could spark a shift in care for women who go into early labor.

TORONTO -- Canadian researchers may have discovered the underlying cause that leads some people to commit suicide or suffer major depression, a finding that could revolutionize how mental disorders are treated.