More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.

Study finds that the only reliable way to prevent a hangover is not to drink alcohol in the first place.

The ownership of the Toronto Blue Jays said Monday it would "love" to keep general manager Alex Anthopoulos and has been in discussions about extending his contract.

Tampa Bay Rays centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier put himself in the running for catch of the year on Monday night, scaling the wall in right-centre in Baltimore to haul in a Manny Machado drive and denying the Orioles third baseman of his 27th homer of the season.

The Toronto Blue Jays' bats were silenced in a 4-2 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Monday night at the Rogers Centre. Indians starter Danny Salazar allowed just two runs, while striking out ten over seven innings, while Jays starter David Price allowed three runs over seven.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons gave Ben Revere a second straight start over Troy Tulowitzki atop the batting order on Monday against Cleveland, making some wonder if Revere would receive an extended look in a role he is used to.

The chair of an outside group established to report on the contentious issue of doctor-assisted death is defending his panel's independence as it embarks on a research tour in Europe.

'It's probably the clearest way that Canada's doctors can say, look, climate change is a health issue and we need to do something about it now,' says Dr. Courtney Howard of Yellowknife, who presented the motion.

Ebola experts are in Sierra Leone's Kambia district investigating a case that emerged less than a week after the country's last known patient was discharged from a hospital, a World Health Organization says.

An Inuvik man says the Northwest Territories' health system is denying him a prescription treatment that can cure the Hepatitis C virus he was infected with while undergoing a routine blood transfusion at the Inuvik hospital in the 1980s.

Oliver Sacks excelled at making complicated medicine accessible for lay people, a goal of my own life work. He just did it better.

The Canadian men's basketball team will get their first chance at qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics when they begin the FIBA Americas tournament on Tuesday against Argentina. Here's what you need to know.

An internet company based in Winnipeg is advertising drugs that are not approved by Health Canada, CBC News has learned.

After crushing the Detroit Tigers by a combined score of 29-6 over three games to run their August record to 21-5, the Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Cleveland Indians to the Rogers Centre for a three-game series starting Monday (7:07 p.m. ET).

The Ontario government has released a new ad for its controversial sex-education curriculum that touch on areas including same-sex marriage, sexting and consent.

Health officials in Sierra Leone on Sunday confirmed an Ebola death less than a week after the country's last known patient was discharged from a hospital.

Forget about the AL home run race. The Toronto Blue Jays trio of Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion are waging their own long-ball battle, with each having reached the 30-homer plateau before Sept. 1.

Cleveland Indians president Mark Shapiro is leaving the club after 24 years to become the Toronto Blue Jays' new president and CEO after this season, the Indians confirmed Monday.

Zoey and Zane Espayos turned two Aug. 30, a milestone and medical marvel because they have overcome a genetic blood disorder that almost claimed their lives in the womb.

The science surrounding a low-fat has changed but our attitudes haven’t kept up, a dietitian says.

Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs tossed the first no-hitter of his major league career on Sunday night, striking out 12 in a 2-0 win over the hometown Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mark Shapiro will be the next president of the Blue Jays, according to several media reports. Toronto has been searching for a replacement for current president Paul Beeston, who will be retiring at the end of this season.

Tokyo won the Little League World Series on Sunday, pounding out 22 hits and overcoming an eight-run first-inning deficit to beat Lewisberry, Pa., 18-11 in South Williamsport, Pa.

Edwin Encarnacion homered for the fourth time in two games, only this time that was one small piece of the Toronto Blue Jays' offensive onslaught.

Dr. Oliver Sacks, the neurologist who studied the intricacies of the brain and wrote eloquently about them in books such as Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, died on Sunday at the age of 82, the New York Times reported.

Edwin Encarnacion has been doing his fair share of the heavy lifting for a while and looks to follow up a career day at the plate when the surging Blue Jays (73-56) attempt to finish off a three-game home sweep of the Detroit Tigers (60-69) on Sunday at 1:07 p.m. ET.

A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Atlanta's Turner Field on Saturday night during a game between the hometown Braves and New York Yankees.

Edwin Encarnacion smashed three home runs and added a franchise-tying nine RBIs, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 15-1 rout of the Detroit Tigers Saturday at the Rogers Centre.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion extended his career-long hitting streak to 24 games with a three-run homer in the first inning against Detroit in Toronto on Saturday afternoon.

Canada Basketball announced the 12-man roster for the FIBA Americas Championship, which begins on Monday in Mexico City.

After belting three homers in a 5-3 win in the opener, the host Blue Jays look to slug their way to a series victory when they continue their three-game set versus the tumbling Detroit Tigers (60-68) on Saturday at 1:07 p.m. ET at Rogers Centre.

Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista, and Troy Tulowitzki each hit solo homers as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Detroit Tigers 5-3 in the opener of a three-game series Friday at the Rogers Centre. Former Jay Anthony Gose also hit a 2-run home run in the game.

Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos, who has played in 48 career playoff games including the 2014-15 Stanley Cup final, is at Rogers Centre on Friday to watch Toronto's game against the Detroit Tigers. The 25-year-old is excited about his hometown team's recent surge toward a postseason berth.

The Vancouver Island Health Authority wants to significantly reduce surgical wait times.

The Alberta government has dropped its attempt to bar an Edmonton-area mother from treating her child's epilepsy with marijuana.

Of all the reams of new health research published in academic journals each year, only a tiny sliver ever makes its way into the hands of regular people. And even then it can take a long time.

The Toronto Blue Jays look to rebound from a rare misstep when they begin a nine-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

The Seattle Mariners have fired general manager Jack Zduriencik after seven disappointing seasons during which the club failed to end its playoff drought.

Ebola did not take Victoria Yillia's life. And it could not prevent the birth of her son.

Dr. Mark Loeb, an infectious disease specialist for Hamilton Health Sciences, offers advice on how to stay protected from West Nile Virus.

People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to a study of all major diseases and injuries in 188 countries.

Thirty per cent of Inuit cancer patients from Baffin Island over a 10-year period weren't sent for chemotherapy or radiation treatment, according to a new study by the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre.

B.C.'s provincial health officer says requiring parents to provide proof of their children's vaccinations could help stop sudden spreads of preventable illnesses in schools.

Sleep deprivation had no impact on attending surgeons in the operating room. But it won't be the last word on a controversial subject.

An Edmonton-area mother is challenging an attempt by the Alberta government to legally bar her four-year-old daughter from receiving a marijuana treatment the mother says has successfully quelled her daughter’s debilitating epileptic seizures.

ServiceOntario has launched a new push to get people to give up their old red and white health cards for the new photo version.

Yovani Gallardo earned his 100th career victory, Delino DeShields had a part in all the Texas runs even without an RBI and the Rangers stopped the Toronto Blue Jays' five-game winning streak, 4-1 Thursday.

General Mills has announced it will remove artificial colours and flavours from its fruit-flavoured snacks, including Fruit Snacks and Fruit Roll-ups.

Darryl Dawkins, whose backboard-shattering dunks earned him the moniker "Chocolate Thunder" and helped pave the way for breakaway rims, has died at the age of 58.

Disability claimants who are off work because of low back pain stay off longer if they’re being treated with opioids, according to a new study out of McMaster University.