Children's heart failure may be overlooked in ER

Half of children with heart failure will die or need a heart transplant, an outcome that has prompted new guidelines for emergency room doctors to help recognize the problem. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society released the guidelines Tuesday during...

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Health care spending slows

Growth of spending on physicians, hospitals and drug all slowed. (Baz Ratner/Reuters) The pace of health care spending in Canada continues to slow, according to a new report. The Canadian Institute for Health Information released its report on health...

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Organ donor changes lives of 2 friends

Two young friends in Halifax have forged an even stronger bond after their lives were saved by the same organ donor recently. Lisa Walsh-Kirk, 24, had been waiting for five years for a kidney donation, spending three days a week on dialysis. Finally,...

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Novartis flu shots OK'd by Health Canada

Novartis is supplying 20 per cent of Canada's total flu vaccine supply this year. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) It's safe to use two seasonal flu vaccines that were pulled from distribution, Health Canada says. Novartis temporarily withheld Agriflu...

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Children's heart failure may be overlooked in ER

Half of children with heart failure will die or need a heart transplant, an outcome that has prompted new guidelines for emergency room doctors to help recognize the problem. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society released the guidelines Tuesday during...

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UN atlas ties climate change to spread of disease

The two UN agencies for health and weather services have created a new "atlas" of scientific data that they say offers fresh evidence of the links between climate change to outbreaks of meningitis, malaria and other diseases. The World Health Organization...

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Mandate flu vaccines for health-care workers, journal says

Flu vaccines should be compulsory for all health-care workers because their patients' lives are at risk, a Canadian medical journal editor says. In Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, senior associate editor Dr. Ken Flegel argues...

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Mammograms save 1 life for 3 unnecessary ones

Breast cancer screening for women over 50 saves lives, an independent panel in Britain has concluded, confirming findings in U.S. and other studies. But that screening comes with a cost: The review found that for every life saved, roughly three other...

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Health Canada pulls distribution of Novartis flu vaccines

Canada is following the lead of several European countries and suspending distribution of flu vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The decision relates to the discovery by the company of tiny clumps of virus particles in some batches of...

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Calories poorly grasped for maintaining weight

People often don't know how many calories they're eating, how many they burn off, or what they need, say doctors who are calling for prominent calorie labels at the point of sale. The Canadian Obesity Network, a group of obesity experts, showed people...

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Quitting smoking 'works extraordinarily well' for saving lives

Smoking cigarettes throughout adulthood reduces life expectancy by about 11 years in women but quitting avoids much of the extra risk, a new large study shows. The Million Women Study in the UK recruited 1.3 million British women who were born in the...

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UN atlas ties climate change to spread of disease

The two UN agencies for health and weather services have created a new "atlas" of scientific data that they say offers fresh evidence of the links between climate change to outbreaks of meningitis, malaria and other diseases. The World Health Organization...

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Quitting smoking 'works extraordinarily well' for saving lives

Smoking cigarettes throughout adulthood reduces life expectancy by about 11 years in women but quitting avoids much of the extra risk, a new large study shows. The Million Women Study in the UK recruited 1.3 million British women who were born in the...

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Organic food offers few advantages for kids, says U.S. study

Another study has cast doubt on the benefits of organic food, finding "no direct evidence" that it leads to better health in children — contrary to what some well-meaning, high-spending parents might think. The American Academy of Pediatrics this week...

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Health Canada pulls distribution of Novartis flu vaccines

Canada is following the lead of several European countries and suspending distribution of flu vaccine made by the pharmaceutical firm Novartis. The decision relates to the discovery by the company of tiny clumps of virus particles in some batches of...

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Calories poorly grasped for maintaining weight

People often don't know how many calories they're eating, how much they need or how much they burn off, say doctors who are calling for prominent calorie labels at the point of sale. The Canadian Obesity Network, a group of obesity experts, showed people...

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Quitting smoking 'works extraordinarily well' for saving lives

Smoking cigarettes throughout adulthood reduces life expectancy by about 11 years in women but quitting avoids much of the extra risk, a new large study shows. The Million Women Study in the UK recruited 1.3 million British women who were born in the...

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Red Bull rage prompts Korean student's deportation

A Korean student studying at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia is expected to be deported today after an outburst at the school cafeteria that his lawyer blames on drinking too many Red Bull energy drinks. Halifax lawyer Joel Pink said drinking...

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Ritz questioned about labels for tenderized beef

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz was in Regina Friday where he discussed the issue of the E. coli risk of tenderized meat. (CBC) Canada's agriculture minister is weighing in on the heightened E. coli risk in mechanically tenderized meat and what options...

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Organic food offers few advantages for kids, says U.S. study

Another study has cast doubt on the benefits of organic food, finding "no direct evidence" that it leads to better health in children — contrary to what some well-meaning, high-spending parents might think. The American Academy of Pediatrics this week...

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Aspirin may help colon cancer survival if gene mutated

Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease. Among patients with the mutations, those who regularly took...

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Catholic parents to be consulted on HPV vaccine in schools

Calgary's Catholic school board is revisiting if they will offer HPV vaccines in its schools. The board agreed Wednesday night to begin surveying parents on their thoughts about the controversial vaccine. Girls in Calgary public schools can already...

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Hamilton experts hope to keep mental health momentum going

Local experts say they hope the momentum keeps going after a Hamilton community discussion about youth mental health. Community members who work in youth mental health say they hope people keep talking about the issue in Hamilton. They're also mulling...

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Winnipeg health authority ads urge teens to use condoms

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority has launched its latest round of sexual-health advertisements, reminding teenagers to use condoms, but some say ads are not enough. The WRHA's campaign, unveiled on Thursday, is aimed at battling high rates of...

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OPP suicides higher than on-duty deaths, ombudsman says

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin said today that 23 OPP officers have committed suicide since 1989, a total that exceeds the number of officers killed on duty over the same time period. Marin was speaking Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at Queen's...

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Embryo from 2 women and 1 man made in lab

Scientists in Oregon have created embryos with genes from one man and two women, using a provocative technique that could someday be used to prevent babies from inheriting certain rare incurable diseases. The researchers at Oregon Health & Sciences...

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Drug-resistant HIV strain plagues Sudbury patients

Public health officials in Sudbury say a local rise in drug resistant strains of HIV should be a wakeup call. A study by the Ontario HIV Epidemiologic Monitoring Unit shows Sudbury has an alarming number of patients who don't respond to the most commonly...

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Aspirin may help colon cancer survival if gene mutated

Aspirin, one of the world's oldest and cheapest drugs, has shown remarkable promise in treating colon cancer in people with mutations in a gene that's thought to play a role in the disease. Among patients with the mutations, those who regularly took...

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Pap tests should be less frequent for most

Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, new U.S. guidelines say. Many medical groups have long recommended a Pap test every three years for most women. The new advice from the...

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Quebec's plan to standardize ambulances draws warnings

Quebec is embarking on an ambitious plan to standardize every ambulance in the province over the next five years, at a cost of nearly $70 million. But some critics say the common current model of ambulance has problems and shouldn't be relied on to...

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