Here are some stories from the Marketplace files to help you keep healthy and safe.

• Accutane: A powerful acne medication with serious side effects. February 6, 2001

• Acrylamide: Health Canada won't release information on acrylamide levels in foods it tested. January 14, 2003

• Air Quality in Arenas: What you can't see can hurt you. February 24, 1998

• Backpacks: They're cool, but they're heavy and they could be causing children a lifetime of back pain. February 27, 2002

• Black henna: These temporary tattoos could leave permanent problems. December 2, 2003

• Carbon Monoxide: A basic primer on carbon monoxide poisoning. February 27, 1990

• Celebrex: Miracle drug or media hype? October 24, 2000

• Cellphone study: A behind-the-scenes look at the world's largest cellphone study. November 25, 2003

• Chasing the Cancer Answer: After fighting the disease herself, Marketplace's Wendy Mesley is asking questions about our rising cancer rates. She's getting some disturbing answers. March 6, 2006

• Cosmetics: What's in the make-up so many of us use every day? January 28, 2003

• Cosmetic surgery: How qualified is that doctor doing your liposuction? November 5, 2002

• Crash Course: After a winter of less activity, our thoughts turn to the outdoors. Sometimes that means a bike ride, a skate or a stroll along a crowded city pathway. A pleasant outing can turn dangerous, as more and more people jam narrow trails. March 30, 2004

• Dangerous Dogs: Are Canada's regulations strict enough when it comes to dangerous dogs on our streets? February 20, 2001

• DEET: To spray or not to spray? Health Canada relaxes DEET warnings as fears of West Nile Virus grow. April 1, 2003

• Direct to consumer advertising: Health Canada says it may be time to review rules that prevent drug companies from both naming their products and saying what they do in drug ads. February 27, 2002

• Display Hooks: Hooks used to display merchandise in stores continue to pose a safety hazards more than 10 years after Marketplace first reported the story. February 3, 2004

• Dr Bernstein Diet: Business booms for a diet that offers dramatic results, after a TV celebrity endorses it. April 3, 2002

• Drug Marketing: Some pharmaceutical firms are helping to pay the bills for disease advocacy groups. November 14, 2000

• Drug Trials: More and more people are signing up to take part in tests of new drugs. Drug trials are becoming big business. March 18, 2003

• Ear Candling: In recent years, homeopathic medicines have become fashionable. But there's one that's causing a lot of people a lot of concern: ear candling. February 22, 2000

• Ephedrine: Marketplace discovers that ephedrine is readily available over the counter, and in some cases it's being marketed and sold illegally. November 16, 1999

• EverQuest: Can an online game be addictive? October 15, 2002

• Fat Grade: The debate over what to do about childhood obesity has reached new levels - but has Arkansas' direct method gone too far? October 17, 2004

• Flu's Gold: Marketplace investigates illegal sales of a coveted antiviral drug, Tamiflu. January 29, 2006

• Fire Safety in public buildings: There's new evidence that we're ill prepared to handle fires in our public places. January 4, 2000 (rebroadcast Mar. 27, 2001)

• First Aid: Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the biggest killers in Canada, taking nearly a hundred lives every day. But are we taking the right approach? October 31, 2004

• Genius in a Bottle: A baby formula maker's ad campaign raises some eyebrows. February 10, 2004

• Growing Nemo: Canada's first genetically modified pet catches Environment Canada off guard. February 3, 2004

• Guarana: There are rules about which drinks can include caffeine. But some companies may have found a way around the rules. February 25, 2003

• A Hard Pill to Swallow: Sarah’s life changed forever after taking a prescription drug. She wants you to know what she now knows about the risks. March 20, 2005

• Health Check: a new food labelling program called Health Check is aimed at highlighting healthy food for shoppers overwhelmed with the choices in grocery stores. But the fee charged for using the Health Check label has raised some eyebrows. November 30, 1999

• Hepatitis A: Canada won't follow an American program to vaccinate food handlers against hep A. October 8, 2002

• High Rise Safety: The lessons of Sept 11. October 24, 2001

• Hockey Helmets: Are they all the same? January 11, 2000

• Hockey Masks: Do they offer children enough protection? February 20, 2001

• Household cleaners: Are we doing more harm than good in our quest for cleanliness? March 11, 2003

• Insulin: Animal-based insulin is harder to get and some people say that's causing them serious problems. February 13, 2001

• Internet filters: Does software designed to keep your kids out of certain websites work? October 22, 2002

• Internet pharmacies: Ordering prescriptions online. April 11, 2000

• Kids in Cabs: Some school boards are using taxis to transport children. It's a practice that has some parents concerned as cab drivers don't require the same training as school bus drivers. February 24, 2004

• Junk food addiction: Can we be addicted to junk food? October 29, 2002

• Lawn Chemicals: Are they poisoning us? October 2, 1999

• Lead in Drinking Water: Marketplace tests drinking water in homes across the country. March 27, 2001

• Lead in Kids' Toys and Jewellery: There are sources of lead in toys and in jewellery sold for children. March 6, 2001. Update: March 6, 2002

• Lead Poisoning and Home Renovations: What you need to know about lead in house paint.

• Loud movies: Are movies getting too loud? February 4, 2003

• Magnets: They hold stuff up on the fridge, but can they make you feel better? October 19, 1999

• Medical Devices: You're more likely to be told about a defective part in your car than a defective medical device that may have been implanted in your body. April 1, 2003

• Medical Ghostwriting: This little known world churns out medical information that could make your doctor prescribe the wrong drug. March 25, 2003

• Nursing Home Subsidies: Is there a link between campaign contributions and the awarding of nursing home beds in Ontario? March 20, 2001

• Off-label prescriptions: Drugs prescribed to treat conditions for which they show promise but haven't been approved. March 4, 2003

• Orthokeratology: A vision improvement technique that requires you to wear contact lenses when you go to bed. Does it work? January 23, 2002

• Out in the Cold: Some cold and flu medicines contain ingredients that could cause serious health problems for seniors. January 30, 2005

• Peanut Allergies: Kids, parents and schools grapple with a potentially deadly problem. February 2, 1999

• Personal Trainers: More and more Canadians are using personal trainers - people who motivate and educate you to reach your fitness goals. But it seems they're not such a special breed. Almost anyone can become a personal trainer. March 7, 2000

• Pet Vaccines: Are they necessary? January 11, 2000

• Premium Pet Foods: Is the higher cost worth it? October 31, 2000

• Raging Bull: Marketplace investigates the energy drink Red Bull. It's fast becoming a bestseller, but are health warnings being ignored? February 6, 2005

• Raw Dog Food: The debate over what to feed your pet. November 7, 2001

• Relenza: The flu drug that was approved despite the objections of a senior researcher. November 7, 2000

• Ritalin: A drug that can really make a difference for kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. But what are the long term implications? November 4, 2003

• Robb Joists: A decade after a Nova Scotia engineering company went under, taxpayers are still footing the bill for faulty joists. January 2, 2001

• SARS and protective masks: If you need to get one, which one should you buy? April 8, 2003

• Sex in the Marketplace: A full-edition Marketplace special. November 28, 2001

• Something's in the Air: Could everyday consumer products be introducing a chemical into our homes? March 20, 2005
  

• Spin the Bottle: Marketplace investigates what's behind the health claims of wine and beer. December 5, 2004

• Sound and Furry: How loud is too loud when it comes to kids' toys? December 5, 2004

• Supermarket Secrets: Marketplace presents a story that will have you seeing the place you buy your food in a whole different light. December 11, 2005

• Vaccination: Shot in the Arm - the chiropractic dispute over childhood vaccination. January 20, 2004

• Vitamins: Canada's largest consumer group wants compensation for ten years of price fixing in the vitamin industry. April 10, 2001

• Yoga Rant: Out of alignment? January 13, 2004