Women's Health

The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) recently released a new handbook and knowledge and skills guide for pharmacists on tobacco cessation.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy approved Standard 23 on the last day of the 12-month deadline set by the province when it legislated the protection of women and girls in its Health Professions Act.

Although no one knows how the pain of blue balls develops, most implicate the slowed drainage of blood from the testicles in the absence of orgasm during sexual arousal.

Canadian researchers wondered if the way hormones are absorbed—orally, vaginally or through the skin—could play a role.

More than three-quarters of community pharmacies in the province have started offering the service.

Women already have higher rates of mood and anxiety disorders than men, putting them at greater risk of developing depression, the Heart and Stroke Foundation said in its report.

It's a common problem—do you know your stuff?

The crash of the aircraft, identified by the National Transportation Safety Board as a Wittman W-5 Buttercup airplane, remained under investigation Tuesday.