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Virus can attack prostate cancer
Researchers in Alberta have successfully tested a new viral approach to treating prostate cancer in a small number of men.
Eastern Health may discipline lab staff
The head of a St. John's-based health authority plagued by a new set of laboratory mistakes says staff may be disciplined for failing to document problems and alert managers
Flu shots for children protect adults: study
Vaccinating children against seasonal flu helps protect others in their community, a new Canadian study suggests.
B.C. to market health tourism
B.C. Health Minister Kevin Falcon says he has a plan to market health-care services to rich, offshore patients similar to the way the province sells higher education to foreign students.
Avastin fight now moves to P.E.I.
A cancer patient who successfully helped lobby the New Brunswick government to fund an expensive cancer drug is now shifting his focus to P.E.I. in an effort to have Avastin funded by that province.
N.L. health staff slow on drug errors
A review of drug testing errors in Newfoundland and Labrador finds that Eastern Health Authority staff didn't react quickly enough when problems administering cyclosporine were first identified.
Baby could have survived methadone OD: doctor
A baby girl's body began to shut down hours after swallowing a lethal dose of methadone in her Calgary home, a manslaughter trial has heard.
Tailored diet may slow DNA damage
Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers.
Alberta Children's Hospital errors revealed
Failures to implement recommendations from previous incidents and poor communication led to unrelated errors - including two non-fatal drug overdoses - at the Alberta Children's Hospital, a review has concluded.
School pop campaign in U.S. cuts calories
Sales of sugary drinks have fallen in the U.S., the result of an effort to tackle obesity, the beverage industry says.
Windsor nurses allege doctor made sexual comments
Windsor police are investigating allegations that an off-duty emergency room doctor at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital was intoxicated and made sexual advances to two nurses.
Quebec criticized for hospital waits
Concerns over delayed surgeries and overcrowded emergency rooms dominated question period at Quebec's national assembly Tuesday, following the recent deaths of two patients - one waiting for heart surgery and the other, who had spent four days waiting on a stretcher in the ER.
World without HIV babies 'possible by 2015'
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV could be eliminated in five years if the current rate of health investments are at least maintained, officials said Monday.
Less weight gain by moderate-drinking women
Women younger than 50 who drink light to moderate amounts of alcohol appeared to gain less weight during a 13-year study, according to a U.S. study that adds to the conflicting messages about the effects of alcohol on health.
Quebec to address heart surgery delays
Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc is promising to reduce the waiting list for heart surgery in the province after a 65-year old patient died while on the waiting list for a relatively straightforward procedure.
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