This Sunday has begun the Quebec Tobacco-Free Week.

According to the Canadian Cancer Society, in last so many years, several attempts have been made to reduce smoking and make Quebec a tobacco-free province but in spite of all these efforts; smoking still is known as the leading cause of illness and death in the province.

It has been seen in many cases that morphine doesn't heal instead it aggravates pain in adults and children, and a recent research has precisely tried to find out why? A team from The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, the Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Québec, the U. S.

A lot of plans are being made from the side of the Quebec government to improve medical services in the area. Health Minister Réjean Hébert has confirmed the plans and has affirmed that major changes are being planned to take place on front-line health services.

A study carried out by researchers at the Functional Food Institute of Université Laval in Quebec City revealed that bariatric surgery's effect can be far more thoughtful than just offering benefits like preventing a child from growing obese or creating a good environment for them.

Legionnaires’ disease has taken toll over one more life as a woman from Quebec City has been declared dead. The woman is said to be in her late 60s. Till now, the Legionnaires’ disease has killed about 12 people.

A recent report confirmed that the second wave of solar flare hit the Earth today, thereby escalating the risks associated with minor disruption of power outages. It has been claimed that the solar flare or x-class flare has the tendency of releasing ultraviolet and x-ray radiation, which further ionizes the Earth's upper atmosphere.

As per a new report, it has been found that euthanasia practice, which is currently considered as illegal in Canada, is being announced as punishable if undertaken.

A team of heart specialists from Quebec have announced that they have been successful in implanting a pacemaker that is compatible with MRI scans. The procedure is definitely a first as pacemakers are not compatible with MRI machines and can cause trouble with heart rhythm.

Montreal’s West is all set to get a local community service centre (CLSC). Acknowledging the rising concern over the health services in the community, Quebec government has made an investment of $22.5 million in order to build the health centre for the people.

The outbreak of cholera in Haiti has found its first victim in Quebec as a woman travelling back to Canada from the Caribbean was found to be suffering from the condition. Though, authorities have announced that there were very chances of the disease transmitting to other people.