Acupuncture, the Chinese treatment using thin needles, could help relieve hot flashes and other side effects caused by breast cancer treatment, new research suggests.

Many women undergoing breast cancer treatment experience hot flashes, fatigue, night sweats and excessive sweating. This could be treated by anti-depressant drug Effexor also known as venelafaxine

Over 440 food products have been taken off shelves this year in Canada due to exposure to Listeria monocytogenes. The bulk, or 323, originated from one production line at Maple Leaf Foods.

The rise in food recalls has alarmed Canadian food experts. Rick Holley, a food authority from the University of Manitoba, told the Globe and Mail, "Right now, we're walking in a fog... We don't have any idea what foods are making us sick in this country

To make up for slack sales caused by health concerns that its glazed doughnuts are not beneficial to one's well-being, Krispy Kreme will launch its soft serve ice cream.

Aside from the addition to its menu, Krispy Kreme will also open smaller stores and more outlets overseas to help it recover financially. For the second quarter of 2008, the doughnut shop's net loss climbed to $1.9 billion, up from a net loss of $27 million the previous year

A high intake of vitamin C may help reduce bone loss in elderly men, according to a new study. However, the same is not true for women of the same age group.

Lead researchers Katherine L. Tucker, a senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University and her team evaluated the bone density of 213 men and 393 women, average age 75 at the start, over a four-year period to see what association their vitamin C intake had with their bones

A small study suggests that the radio-frequency energy released by cellphones decreases sperm quality in men. Researchers from Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have warned against keeping cellphones in a man's pocket or on his belt saying it may affect sperm quality if they're turned on.

By keeping cell phones in their pockets, men are exposing their testicles to damaging radiofrequency electromagnetic waves. Even the Bluetooth devices, which are commonly used by many people because of health or safety concerns, may not always be safe due to the proximity of the phones and the exposure that they are causing, researchers say