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Reports advise how to better deal with flu pandemicHealth | 208234 hits | 4:34 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Two reports released Wednesday outline several dozen recommendations for Canadian authorities seeking to prepare for the next flu pandemic, such as finding a back-up vaccine supplier. Salmonella alert for Little Bear brand greensHealth | 208346 hits | 5:21 PM on Tuesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume certain Little Bear brand fresh greens because of possible Salmonella contamination. Carbon monoxide sends 31 to Sask. hospitalHealth | 208316 hits | 7:42 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
More than 30 residents, staff and visitors from a long-term care facility were taken to hospital in Humbolt, Sask., early Sunday morning after showing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. Privacy breach confirmed in DND medical filesHealth | 208436 hits | 11:16 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
An official with the federal Privacy Commissioner's Office has confirmed there was an inadvertent privacy breach in the medical files of several members of the Canadian Forces.25% of obese women don't think they're fat
One in four obese women don't think they are overweight, says a new study out of the U.K.
Health | 208652 hits | 1:34 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
One in four obese women don't think they are overweight, says a new study out of the U.K.The animal world has its junkies too
Research scientists have used many animal species in investigating mind-altering drugs, but it may come as a surprise to learn that animals in the wild — from starlings to reindeer — also make use of psychoactive substances of their own accord.
Research scientists have used many animal species in investigating mind-altering drugs, but it may come as a surprise to learn that animals in the wild — from starlings to reindeer — also make use of psychoactive substances of their own accord. Syphilis outbreak in Alberta widespread
A syphilis outbreak in Alberta that has been steadily gaining momentum for a decade has health officials sounding the alarm.Study: fluoridated water causes brain damage in children
Health | 207333 hits | 7:25 AM on Thursday | posted by World Peace
Fluoride in Water Linked to Lower IQ in Children
Health | 207160 hits | 8:30 PM on Wednesday | posted by World Peace
Canadian company makes skin disorder bearableHealth | 207467 hits | 10:46 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Lee Thomas was a successful television entertainment reporter when he started to notice his skin was changing colour from black to white.Child brain tumour DNA decoded
Childhood brain tumours have fewer genetic mutations than similar tumours in adults, a new genetic mapping study shows.
Health | 206917 hits | 8:23 AM on Saturday | posted by wildrosegirl
Childhood brain tumours have fewer genetic mutations than similar tumours in adults, a new genetic mapping study shows. 19 suspected outbreaks of Norovirus in Edmonton
Alberta Health Services in the past two weeks there have been 19 suspected outbreaks of Norovirus at continuing care facilities, seniors residences, schools and day cares in the Edmonton area. Tuberculosis hitting Canada's North
OTTAWA — A disease usually associated with developing countries is hitting Canada's North. As of this week, 100 people in Nunavut were infected with tuberculosis, a lung disease that spreads easily when a person sick with it coughs on others. Superbugs hit crowded Ottawa Hospital
The Ottawa Hospital is asking patients to limit visitors, after outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant "superbug" bacteria at its Civic and General campuses. The outbreaks are being blamed on overcrowding. Drug shortages hit pharmacies across the country
Widespread shortages of common drugs are hitting pharmacies across the country, putting the health of patients at risk and raising questions about the stability of the global pharmaceutical supply.Transplant may have cured man of HIV: report
Doctors in Germany are reporting that they think they've cured a man with HIV. But while the report is generating a huge amount of interest, many point out that the method used is hardly practical for most patients.
Doctors in Germany are reporting that they think they've cured a man with HIV. But while the report is generating a huge amount of interest, many point out that the method used is hardly practical for most patients. Biologist warns of toxic metal in B.C. seafood
An SFU biologist is urging Health Canada to toughen its shellfish consumption guidelines after finding what she believes to be dangerous concentrations of a potentially hazardous substance in B.C. seafood. Statistical look at cigarettes and Canadian smokers
Over the past decade, the ranks of Canadian smokers have steadily declined. Public health initiatives have promoted awareness about the negative health effects of smoking, forced cigarette manufacturers to carry picture-based warnings on their packages an Cheese recall affects sandwich makers nationally
Two more sandwich makers have become involved in what's being termed a "lengthy and complicated" recall following the discovery of listeria monocytogenes on a production line at Montreal's Saputo cheese plant.Haiti cholera: UN peacekeepers to blame, report says
UN peacekeepers were the most likely source of the cholera epidemic sweeping Haiti, according to a leaked report by a French disease expert.
UN peacekeepers were the most likely source of the cholera epidemic sweeping Haiti, according to a leaked report by a French disease expert. Yukon joins Sask. for MS therapy trialsHealth | 207299 hits | 10:03 PM on Friday | posted by wildrosegirl
The Yukon government says it will team up with Saskatchewan to carry out clinical trials of a controversial vein therapy for multiple sclerosis. Vitamin D, calcium supplements unnecessary: report
Most of us already get enough vitamin D and calcium from our diet and the sun and don't need to take supplements, conclude the authors of a long-awaited report on the hot-button health topic. 1 in 40 gay men with HIV unaware of status: report
About 2.5 per cent of gay men in Vancouver are unaware that they are HIV positive, a new study suggests. Scientists trick cells into switching identitiesHealth | 208163 hits | 10:24 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Suppose you could repair tissue damaged by a heart attack by magically turning other cells into heart muscle, so the organ could pump effectively again. Feds lower limits for lead in kids' productsHealth | 208046 hits | 10:15 AM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
The federal government has announced regulation changes to reduce the amount of lead allowed in toys and a variety of other products young children might put in their mouths.Malaria deaths far higher than records show: experts
A study by medical journal Lancet throws up shocking numbers for malaria mortality in India.
Health | 208064 hits | 7:49 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A study by medical journal Lancet throws up shocking numbers for malaria mortality in India. Quebec woman claims she bribed doctor for treatment
A Quebec woman who claims that she paid a doctor $2,000 to expedite surgery for her cancer-stricken mother is raising questions about whether bribery is being practiced in the province's health-care system.Low glycemic diet best for keeping weight off
Many dieters will tell you: losing weight is easy; it's keeping the weight off that's hard.
Health | 206871 hits | 7:35 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
Many dieters will tell you: losing weight is easy; it's keeping the weight off that's hard.The fight against AIDS
One of the world's worst plagues is giving ground.
Health | 207040 hits | 4:06 PM on Tuesday | posted by CommanderSock
One of the world's worst plagues is giving ground. AHS lays out plan to ease ER wait timesHealth | 206909 hits | 9:32 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Provincial health officials have outlined a more comprehensive plan to deal with over-capacity in emergency wait rooms, identifying six situations where immediate action would be taken to free up space for patients. Poverty a leading cause of Type 2 diabetes, studies sayHealth | 206924 hits | 9:08 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
For years, Canadians have heard that obesity, a lack of physical activity and a family history are the top risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes.Human bird flu reappears in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of human bird flu in seven years.
Health | 206908 hits | 7:21 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of human bird flu in seven years.Ont. man dies after MS vein opening
An Ontario man with multiple sclerosis died of complications after a controversial treatment in Costa Rica to open up his neck veins, CBC News has learned.
Health | 206859 hits | 7:08 PM on Thursday | posted by wildrosegirl
An Ontario man with multiple sclerosis died of complications after a controversial treatment in Costa Rica to open up his neck veins, CBC News has learned.U.S. FDA warns about alcoholic energy drinks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent out warning letters to four makers of caffeinated alcoholic drinks to warn that the caffeine they directly include in their products is an "unsafe food additive."
Health | 206977 hits | 6:07 PM on Wednesday | posted by wildrosegirl
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent out warning letters to four makers of caffeinated alcoholic drinks to warn that the caffeine they directly include in their products is an "unsafe food additive." Virtual-reality arm peeks at brain functionsHealth | 206945 hits | 8:58 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
A virtual-reality technology invented in Canada could improve how health workers assess people suffering from brain injuries and brain diseases.Blood thinners and supplements are a risky mix
Many heart patients taking blood thinners appear to be unaware that the dietary supplements they take could put them at serious risk, new research finds.
Health | 207205 hits | 6:57 PM on Monday | posted by wildrosegirl
Many heart patients taking blood thinners appear to be unaware that the dietary supplements they take could put them at serious risk, new research finds. More diabetes patients may get islet transplantHealth | 207092 hits | 4:55 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
New developments in an experimental transplant could soon make the "Edmonton Protocol" more widely available to Canadians with Type 1 diabetes. B.C. hospitals using care beds to help shelter homelessHealth | 207116 hits | 4:38 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Provincial hospitals are increasingly putting up homeless patients in acute care beds because they have no place else to go, according to data from British Columbia's Ministry of Health. Bacteria outbreak closes Ont. hospital unitHealth | 206904 hits | 1:39 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
A hospital in Peterborough, Ont., stopped admitting patients to one of its units as of Friday because of an "uncommon" outbreak of three different bacteria, including two superbugs.Back to Canada News
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