Health Bulletin
HPV tied to higher esophageal cancer risk
A new review of previous research published in online journal PLOS ONE links infection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) to a three-fold greater chance of esophageal cancer. HPV mainly cause cervical cancer. However, the findings do not mean that it is present in all esophageal cancers but it may be a factor in a certain proportion of the cases.
Urban women at greater risk of postpartum depression
Women who live in large urban areas are more likely than their peers in more rural areas to develop postpartum depression, according to a new study findings published in the Canadian medical journal CMAJ.
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