Crowded Thunder Bay hospital to convert lounges to patient rooms

Thunder Bay's regional hospital is planning to convert some family lounges into much needed space for patients. The hospital was keeping patients in hallways and alcoves, but that no longer complies with the city's new fire codes. Now, the plan is...

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Soft-drink makers accused of using 'Big Tobacco playbook'

Recent studies that cast doubt on the benefits of diet soda and suggest consuming pop can lead to aggression in children come at a time when major soft-drink manufacturers are waging a controversial marketing battle to put a healthy spin on sugar-sweetened...

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Persistent wounds 'a big issue' in Canada

Persistent wounds including diabetic foot ulcers and bedsores can lead to severe complications and are widespread in Canada, but some can be prevented, according to a new report. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) report released Thursday...

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Tylenol to get health warnings on cap in U.S.

Johnson & Johnson says its U.S. bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol will bear a new warning label on the cap to alert users to potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the pain reliever. (Johnson & Johnson/Associated Press) Bottles of Tylenol...

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Soft-drink makers accused of using 'Big Tobacco playbook'

Recent studies that cast doubt on the benefits of diet soda and suggest consuming pop can lead to aggression in children come at a time when major soft-drink manufacturers are waging a controversial marketing battle to put a healthy spin on sugar-sweetened...

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Persistent wounds 'a big issue' in Canada

Persistent wounds including diabetic foot ulcers and bedsores can lead to severe complications and are widespread in Canada, but some can be prevented, according to a new report. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) report released Thursday...

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Gold bar, $10K found in alarm clock box donated to hospital

A 70-year-old woman who thought she'd won an alarm clock at a Princess Margaret hospital fundraiser last week was surprised when she opened the box to find a wad of bills and a tiny gold bar. "I had no idea there was something that big in the box,"...

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Tylenol launches new cap label to curb overdoses in U.S.

Related External Links Tylenol.ca Tylenol.com (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.) Bottles of Tylenol sold in the U.S. will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal...

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Antioxidant supplement overload can be 'hazardous'

Research into antioxidant supplements such as vitamins A, C and E suggests the pills are more likely to do harm than ward off cancer and heart disease. Antioxidants are thought to prevent and limit damage to our body's cells caused by free radicals...

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Marijuana more risky for teens than previously thought

Teenagers smoke pot outside the Vancouver Art Gallery: Some studies say it is riskier than previously thought for youth to smoke pot. (CBC) As the debate about legalizing marijuana heats up in Canada, a new study suggests the drug might be riskier for...

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Soft-drink makers accused of using 'Big Tobacco playbook'

Recent studies that cast doubt on the benefits of diet soda and suggest consuming pop can lead to aggression in children come at a time when major soft-drink manufacturers are waging a controversial marketing battle to put a healthy spin on sugar-sweetened...

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Doctor's tweets raise concern over ER safety

Emergency room doctors were concerned about overflow of admitted patients, says Rosemary Henderson, QEH medical director. (CBC) A doctor's Twitter account tweets are raising questions about the Queen Elizabeth Hospital's emergency services. Dr. Trevor...

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Freya-28 birth control pills recalled over faulty pack

Health Canada is announcing a recall of Freya-28 birth control pills after a pharmacy reported a placebo pill was found in place of an active one in a faulty package. Packages of the pills made by Mylan Pharmaceuticals should have three rows of active...

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Canada 'way behind' on home-care help, patient advocates say

When patient advocate Donna Davis helped a friend navigate the transition from hospital to home care, she encountered a vexing problem. Hospital and home-care workers "just tell you what to do," Davis recalls. "It's that paternalistic: 'We will make...

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Antioxidant supplement overload can be 'hazardous'

Research into antioxidant supplements such as vitamins A, C and E suggests the pills are more likely to do harm than ward off cancer and heart disease. Antioxidants are thought to prevent and limit damage to our body's cells caused by free radicals...

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Infection risk at New Brunswick hospital affects nearly 2,500 women

Miramichi Regional Hospital's colposcopy clinic in New Brunswick has not been following sterilization standards in all cases for the past 14 years, officials announced on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Horizon Health Network) Nearly 2,500 women who underwent...

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Canada 'way behind' on home-care help, patient advocates say

When patient advocate Donna Davis helped a friend navigate the transition from hospital to home care, she encountered a vexing problem. Hospital and home-care workers "just tell you what to do," Davis recalls. "It's that paternalistic: 'We will make...

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Preinvasive breast cancer label may affect treatment choice

Women seem less likely to chose surgery for a preinvasive lesion of the breast depending on how the condition is described, researchers propose. Ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS is a "preinvasive malignancy" that could cause no harm during the patient's...

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Developmental risks rise in extremely premature infants

Ottawa researchers have found between 14 and 31 per cent of extremely premature infants, born between 22 and 25 weeks gestation, have severe developmental problems by the ages of four to eight. The research took data pooled from more than 700 children...

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Cronut burger illnesses at CNE came from maple bacon jam

The cronut burger has become a trendy food item, but it will no longer be sold by a vendor at the Canadian National Exhibition after 223 developed food poisoning, and Toronto Public Health determined the maple bacon jam topping was the culprit. (Joshua...

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Right-to-die debate in spotlight at Stratford Festival forum

(Listen to Karin Wells' full documentary on the Stratford Festival Forum debate on legalized euthanasia in the audio player to the left of the page, or visit The Sunday Edition's site.) "When Phil decides that his time has come, the only legal way he...

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Ovarian cancer screening test finds early-stage disease

Using blood test measurements to check for a marker of early stage ovarian cancer could work as a screening strategy, say researchers who caution it is not yet ready for doctors to use. Ovarian cancer is not common but can be deadly because it is hard...

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Double mastectomy leads to 'calamity of errors,' review of home care

Lynn Burkitt asked for a double mastectomy, hoping to rid herself of worry after a scary bout with breast cancer. But what the 52-year-old from Medicine Hat, Alta., got instead was a series of surgeries and mishaps that left her with a gaping, infected...

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