California just passed a health bill that aims to increase vaccination rates in schools and colleges against a sexually transmitted virus.  Lawmakers believe vaccination against HPV, or the human papillomavirus, will help reduce the risk of rare cancers five to 20 years down the line. But many parents are calling the bill deceptive. Testimonies during…

Given the right conditions, any viral infection can spiral into neurological and psychiatric complications. It just depends on the person’s age and overall health. Also, not all viruses are the same and some are nastier than the seasonal flu—like the coronaviruses that cause severe respiratory illnesses. Prior to COVID-19, we’ve had two coronaviruses that caused…

A lot of people think that symptoms of gluten sensitivity are felt in the gut, but that’s not where most symptoms appear. For a long time now, researchers have known that most cases of gluten sensitivity show themselves in the brain. Some researchers even call gluten sensitivity a neurological disease. Gluten is the most potent…

FREDERICTON—A neuropathologist who examined the deaths of eight people in New Brunswick initially described as having a mysterious neurological disease says the deaths were actually due to known diseases. A summary of the study led by Dr. Gerard Jansen of the University of Ottawa, posted this month on the Canadian Association of Neuropathologists website, says…

FREDERICTON—New Brunswick is redoubling its efforts to find the cause of a baffling neurological disease that has killed six and infected 48 others, announcing Thursday that an expert committee will lead the ongoing investigation. “The discovery of a potentially new and unknown syndrome is scary,” Health Minister Dorothy Shephard told a new conference. “I know…