According to Lori Brotto, a Canadian psychologist who specializes in sexual health, 80% of women and 60% of men diagnosed with cancer, witness sexual difficulties. Dealing with the diagnosis of cancer, working through treatments and embarking on recovery, mans at the end of the day cancer patients often find they have problems with having sex, problems which if left untreated and impact patients and their relationships significantly.

A new study by Canadian researchers conducted on 31-asthmatic children, half of whom were from poor backgrounds and the other half from wealthy background suggests that living in poverty can alter your genetic makeup. The study findings reveal, genes responsible for controlling inflammatory responses in the body, as a reaction to infection or disease, tend to be severe in asthmatic children from disadvantaged backgrounds, as compared to those from more privileged backgrounds.

According to a Pakistan newspaper reports Monday, two Taliban leaders being held in Afghanistan on terrorism charges were let go in return for the safe release of Canadian Broadcasting Corp (CBC) reporter Mellissa Fung, who was freed on Saturday.

Though the CBC says Fung’s kidnappers were likely criminals rather than members of the Taliban. Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper quoted Taliban sources on Monday as saying a violent tug-of-war for Fung erupted between insurgents and the criminals after she was taken hostage.

The union representing Canadian Blood Services workers has clarified that the current shortage in the blood supply is the direct result of job cuts and changes in the service's blood collection system.

"They are cutting jobs and shortening hours," Allen said Monday. "These cuts are having a negative impact on how our members are doing their jobs. We don't want to slam our employer, but they are doing too much, too fast and it's not working."

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Washington  - A Canadian broadcast reporter held for nearly a month by kidnappers in Afghanistan was released on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper confirmed.