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Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: U.S. study
Banning fast-food advertising on television in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 per cent, researchers said.
Rapid treatment best for infants infected with HIV: study
Treating babies infected with HIV rapidly with drug treatments dramatically reduces their risk of death, according to a study that has already prompted officials to recommend immediate treatment.
Leaks prompt CFIA to investigate juice boxes
Five months after the first complaint was ruled an isolated incident, more leaky juice boxes have prompted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to reopen its investigation.
Genetic screening of small benefit in predicting diabetes: studies
For determining risk of Type 2 diabetes, current genetic screening tests add little to traditional methods such as family history, two new studies suggest.
More research needed into food-borne diseases, WHO says
Food-borne diseases appear to be on the rise in both rich and poor countries, officials with the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Emergency landing in Halifax fails to save lives of conjoined twins
A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in Halifax Thursday afternoon after conjoined twin babies from Liberia went into cardiac arrest.
Top court backs free seat ruling for some disabled, obese travellers
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a regulatory ruling requiring airlines to offer a free extra seat to certain disabled and obese people.
Manitoba's Opposition wants review of ER services after Sinclair death
Manitoba's Conservative Opposition is demanding an independent external review into the death of Brian Sinclair, who was found dead after waiting 34 hours in a hospital emergency waiting room in September.
More babies found with MRSA at Charlottetown hospital
About 250 staff and doctors at Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital are being tested for MRSA following more cases of the antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the hospital's nursery.
Calgary cracks down on illegal parking in disabled spots
Calgary's parking bylaw enforcement officers are cracking down on motorists who illegally use spots reserved for the disabled.
Lung disease must become provincial priority: former health minister
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. It's especially problematic in New Brunswick where new data suggests more than 17,000 people 35 and older and possibly as many as 25,500 people in the province are now afflicted with COPD, according to the Lung Association.
Lawyers, CEOs named to run Alberta's health services
Fifteen people were officially named to the Alberta Health Services Board on Thursday, the authority that oversees all health-care delivery in the province.
Lead contamination levels drop in Canadians : StatsCan
Lead levels in the blood of Canadians have dropped dramatically over the last 30 years.
Doctors allege intimidation in raising drug warnings, investigation shows
Two physicians who tried to warn about the high risk of serious side-effects of the Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia allege they were intimidated by the company that sells it, a CBC investigation revealed Wednesday.
South Carolina teen survives 4 months without heart
A teenager in the U.S. said she felt like a "fake person" living for 118 days without a heart beating in her chest in-between heart transplants.
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