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Radiation outside Japan evacuation zone
Officials from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency say higher-than-recommended levels of radiation have been detected outside the evacuation zone of the Japan nuclear disaster.
Health | 207879 hits | 10:19 AM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Officials from the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency say higher-than-recommended levels of radiation have been detected outside the evacuation zone of the Japan nuclear disaster.
Radiation from Japan 'not harmful': B.C. scientist
A research team at Simon Fraser University has detected an increase in a radioactive isotope they say reached British Columbia from the damaged nuclear station in Japan.U.S. regulators approve 1st melanoma drug in years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma.
Health | 206981 hits | 8:24 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a breakthrough cancer medication from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. that researchers have heralded as the first drug to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma. Ottawa signs deal on supply of pandemic flu vaccineHealth | 206821 hits | 8:22 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
The federal government has announced a new 10-year pandemic flu vaccine contract with GlaxoSmithKline, valued at more than $425 million.Peanut allergy stirs controversy at Florida school
Some public school parents in Edgewater, Florida, want a first-grade girl with life-threatening peanut allergies removed from the classroom and home-schooled, rather than deal with special rules to protect her health, a school official said.
Some public school parents in Edgewater, Florida, want a first-grade girl with life-threatening peanut allergies removed from the classroom and home-schooled, rather than deal with special rules to protect her health, a school official said.Sex can kill you, U.S. study shows
Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity—such as jogging or having sex—significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.
Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity—such as jogging or having sex—significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said Tuesday. Vancouver Island teens overdosing on cold medsHealth | 206923 hits | 7:44 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Dozens of young teenagers and pre-teen children in Vancouver Island's Cowichan Valley have ended up in the emergency room after overdosing on cold medications. Still no public inquiry, Zwozdesky saysHealth | 206708 hits | 7:32 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
After a fifth doctor came forward on Friday with allegations of being muzzled, Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky said there is still no evidence of intimidation of doctors in the current health system, and that he isn't going to launch a public inquiTokyo tap water tainted with traces of radioactive iodine
A radiation leak at a Japanese reactor has tainted spinach and milk at nearby farms and spread radioactive iodine in drinking water as far away as Tokyo, placing fresh pressure on emergency teams scrambling to restore cooling systems and bring dangerously
Health | 206709 hits | 7:14 PM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
A radiation leak at a Japanese reactor has tainted spinach and milk at nearby farms and spread radioactive iodine in drinking water as far away as Tokyo, placing fresh pressure on emergency teams scrambling to restore cooling systems and bring dangerously Major breakthrough in Malaria fight
Scientists with the National Research Council in Saskatoon have helped create genetically engineered yeast that will be used to make an effective anti-malaria drug artemisinin. Callers crowd B.C. health line on radiation fears
VANCOUVER — Health officials in B.C. were inundated with calls Friday following reports that "minuscule" amounts of radiation from the nuclear crisis in Japan had been detected in California. Doctor defends alleged botched mammogramsHealth | 206667 hits | 6:02 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Hundreds of former patients of a retired Quebec radiologist suspected of erroneously reading mammograms will have to take additional breast-cancer tests. Canada's MD shortage to worsen: Fraser reportHealth | 206890 hits | 8:50 AM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canada's doctor shortage is bad and is only going to get worse, concludes a new report from the B.C.-based think tank The Fraser Institute. B.C. Health: no radiation risk
British Columbia's Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry Kendall says there is no expected health risk from radiation at the Japanese nuclear power plant.Mother Loses Baby for Three Years Due to Refusing C-Section Pre-Consent
V.M. has been separated from her baby for three years in the name of "child welfare." All because she didn't want to pre-authorize a cesarean section that neither she nor the hospital had any reason to believe would be medically necessary, and wasn't.
V.M. has been separated from her baby for three years in the name of "child welfare." All because she didn't want to pre-authorize a cesarean section that neither she nor the hospital had any reason to believe would be medically necessary, and wasn't. Iodine therapy unecessary: B.C. officials
The B.C. provincial government is recommending pharmacies not dispense or stockpile potassium iodine for sale in connection to the nuclear reactor situation in Japan.European hospitals asked be on standby for Japan's ill
Five hundred bone marrow transplant centres across Europe are being asked to be on standby to treat Japanese radiation victims if the need arises.
Five hundred bone marrow transplant centres across Europe are being asked to be on standby to treat Japanese radiation victims if the need arises.Radiation levels within legal limits: nuclear operator
Radiation levels at a nuclear reactor containment building are within the legal limits following an explosion that sent a massive column of smoke into the air and injured six workers, according to the operator of the plant.
Radiation levels at a nuclear reactor containment building are within the legal limits following an explosion that sent a massive column of smoke into the air and injured six workers, according to the operator of the plant. Virtual reality brain surgery centre launchesHealth | 207002 hits | 4:32 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Brain surgery patients could receive better care thanks to the opening of a new virtual reality surgical centre training facility at Toronto Western Hospital. Donors overwhelm skin disease victimHealth | 206862 hits | 9:03 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
What had been the face of a leper is now one of hope. Down syndrome families worry about new prenatal testsHealth | 206804 hits | 6:47 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Sue Robins remembers well the excitement before the birth of her third child. The Edmonton mother -- who describes herself as "a bit of a granola" -- chose natural childbirth and no prenatal genetic testing. There wouldn't be any point, she reasoned: it wU.S. FDA approves first new lupus drug in 56 years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first new drug to treat lupus in over 50 years, a milestone that medical experts say could prompt development of other drugs that are even more effective in treating the debilitating immune s
Health | 207009 hits | 7:16 AM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first new drug to treat lupus in over 50 years, a milestone that medical experts say could prompt development of other drugs that are even more effective in treating the debilitating immune s Sleep-deprived advised to turn off the technologyHealth | 206925 hits | 8:45 AM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
North Americans aren't getting the sleep they need and, according to the results of a new survey, the growing habit of using computers, laptops, televisions and other electronic devices in the hour before bedtime isn't helping matters.Japan halts vaccines after deaths of 4 children
Japan has temporarily stopped using vaccines from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis SA of France while it investigates the deaths of four children who were inoculated, the health ministry said Monday.
Health | 206692 hits | 6:12 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Japan has temporarily stopped using vaccines from U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis SA of France while it investigates the deaths of four children who were inoculated, the health ministry said Monday. Help on the way for ailing GP boyHealth | 206831 hits | 5:51 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Alberta's health minister vows the government will cover medication costs needed to help a nine-year-old boy who suffers from extremely painful skin infections. Joys of parenting exaggerated to justify costs: studyHealth | 206937 hits | 5:40 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Parents who say their kids bring them untold happiness may be idealizing parenthood to feel better about the costs of parenthood and the fact that they could've been a whole lot richer if they had just stayed child-free. Mad cow case confirmed in Alberta
A case of mad cow disease has been found in a dairy cow in Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed to CBC News on Friday. Study: US has much higher obesity rate than Canada
American adults have a significantly higher rate of obesity than their neighbors to the north, a new study says. Tim Hortons-turned-ER a sign system works: Hansen
B.C. Health Minister Colin Hansen says the system worked just the way it's supposed to when emergency patients at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster ended up in a Tim Horton's next door to the ER. Canada's drinking water vulnerable: report
A new report says Canada's approach to drinking water management is fragmented and makes smaller communities vulnerable to future water-quality failures. Canada invests in flushing common traveller's illnessHealth | 206793 hits | 8:01 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Government of Canada plans to spend $55,000 to combat Montezuma's revenge. Speaking 2 languages may delay getting Alzheimer'sHealth | 207128 hits | 9:23 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Mastering a second language can pump up your brain in ways that seem to delay getting Alzheimer's disease later on, scientists said Friday. Province butts out on ban on outdoor puffing in city
Provincial officials have ended a burning political dispute, saying it's up to city councillors to decide whether Winnipeg will ban smoking in outdoor places. Judge orders baby off life-support
This Monday, on Family Day in Ontario, Joseph Maraachli, who's in a vegetative state from a neurodegenerative disease, will die after his breathing tube is removed from his tiny body Move it or lose it: probing 'sidewalk rage'Health | 207293 hits | 7:12 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
While road rage is a social ill that has been well-documented over the past two decades, a related phenomenon known as "sidewalk rage" is only now coming into the public spotlight. Canadians on east, west coasts in poorer health: studyHealth | 206667 hits | 6:59 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
Canadians in low-income areas on the east and west coasts are up to three times more likely to suffer from chronic illnesses and mental health problems than less affluent people in other regions, a new study suggests. Poor health more likely on the coast: study
Living in a low-income neighbourhood on either the Atlantic or Pacific coast of Canada makes you more likely to suffer poor health compared to those in less affluent neighbourhoods in other parts of the country, say researchers at Toronto's St. Michael's Supermarket chicken harbours superbugs
Chicken bought at major supermarkets across Canada is frequently contaminated with superbugs — bacteria that many antibiotics cannot kill Microchip offers faster and cheaper way to test bloodHealth | 206824 hits | 7:15 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
For anyone squeamish of needles, going for blood work can be nerve-wracking. But there could soon be an alternative that would allow doctors to do all the testing they need from a single drop of blood. Health researchers slam Tory mandatory-minimum-sentence proposal for drug crimes
More than 500 health professionals from across Canada have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and opposition leaders to protest a government bill that would impose mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes Should teenage boys get the HPV vaccine?Health | 206833 hits | 5:39 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A new study, paid for by the company that manufactures a vaccine against human papillomavirus, is renewing debate about whether boys should receive the cancer-fighting vaccine in school. Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson launches teen suicide initiativeHealth | 206929 hits | 6:00 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Daron Richardson did not live to celebrate her 15th birthday, but that date — Feb. 8 — will now mark an annual fundraising drive to support the effort to identify and treat suicidal young people.Back to Canada News
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