Adolescent AIDS rates up alarmingly, UN finds

The U.N. Children's Fund says it is alarmed about increasing HIV and AIDS rates among adolescents over the last seven years and is advocating an aggressive program that includes condom distribution and antiretroviral treatment. In a more positive development,...

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‘Scary’ number of defibrillators inaccessible to public during an emergency

They can help increase your chance of surviving a cardiac arrest by 75 per cent, but a shocking number of Canada's Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) may be inaccessible to the public during an emergency because they are locked away or not registered...

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Cpl. Ron Francis turns in RCMP serge after pot controversy

The New Brunswick Mountie at the centre of a debate about smoking medicinal marijuana while wearing his police uniform turned over his formal RCMP red serge Friday. Cpl. Ron Francis arrived at J Division headquarters in Fredericton as promised to hand...

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Medical marijuana use without safety proof worries doctors

The Canadian Medical Association is worried that as large medical marijuana grow facilities get federal licences, more patients will be clamouring for a drug many doctors are uncomfortable prescribing. Starting April 1, medical marijuana users...

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Plain tobacco packs to be reviewed in Britain

Britain announced an independent review of tobacco packaging on Thursday and said it was ready to introduce new laws banning branding on cigarette packets if the report found sufficient evidence to support it. The British government, which in July delayed...

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Aboriginal seniors have a harder time staying healthy

First Nations, Metis and Inuit of advancing years often have poorer health than their non-aboriginal counterparts but don't receive the same level of health-care services as other Canadian seniors, a report says. The Health Council of Canada report,...

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‘Scary’ number of defibrillators inaccessible to public during an emergency

They can help increase your chance of surviving a cardiac arrest by 75 per cent, but a shocking number of Canada's Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs) may be inaccessible to the public during an emergency because they are locked away or not registered...

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MERS virus found in camels in Qatar

Health officials in Qatar have announced they have found MERS or a MERS-like virus in three camels. The camels were from a single farm where two men also contracted the virus. Scientists have found a clue that suggests camels may be involved in infecting...

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Tongue device steers wheelchair, plays video game

Maysam Ghovanloo, left, points to a small magnet attached to graduate student Xueliang Huo's tongue that allows him to operate a powered wheelchair and computer mouse. (Georgia Tech) Tongue-controlled power wheelchairs could allow some people who...

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Hockey Canada and other minor leagues sued over concussions

A 14-year-old boy is suing Hockey Canada and other minor leagues after he was cross-checked by an opponent, resulting in a serious concussion. In 2010, Alexis Turcotte, then 11 years old, was on the ice with his peewee team in Trois-Pistoles, Que.,...

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Dementia developing at later ages, U.S. study shows

The risk of dementia appears to be falling despite an aging population, U.S. doctors say. In Wednesday's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors point to two recent U.S. studies and three from Europe suggesting declines in dementia incidence...

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Aboriginal seniors have harder time staying healthy

First Nations, Metis and Inuit of advancing years often have poorer health than their non-aboriginal counterparts but don't receive the same level of health-care services as other Canadian seniors, a report says. The Health Council of Canada report,...

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Medical marijuana privacy breach sparks lawsuit

A Halifax law firm has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Health Canada, accusing the federal department of violating the privacy of medical marijuana users. These letters from Health Canada were sent to about 40,000 medical marijuana...

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N.B. doctors, dietitians call for school menu checkup

In 2005, the New Brunswick government brought in policies to remove food with low nutritional value from school vending machines, cafeterias and fundraisers. (CBC) Doctors and nutritionists in the province are asking parents, teachers and education...

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H1N1 pandemic death numbers like seasonal flu

A new study suggests the number of people who died from H1N1 pandemic flu in 2009 was similar to the annual toll taken by seasonal flu. But the authors suggest the comparison is misleading because the people who died during the H1N1 pandemic were a...

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First Nation elders appeal for long-term care home

First Nations in northwestern Ontario lack long-term care facilities — and neither the provincial nor federal government will pay for them. The health director for Eabametoong First Nation said the elders' centre in his community closed 10...

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Doctor describes delivering baby on KLM flight

Canadian family medicine resident Erin Sullivan credits her time as a Northern nurse for helping her deliver a baby on board a KLM flight before it made an emergency landing in Yellowknife earlier this month. The KLM Airbus 330 was...

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I'm a doctor and I have cancer

How the hell did I wind up doing this? I think to myself.  I'm staring at an 18-gauge needle, filled with a potent medication called Neupogen. It's going to stimulate my bone marrow to put out more cells to fight infection. I have to take it because...

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Lonely seniors forge friendships through 'little brothers' campaign

Meals on Wheels can deliver a hot meal. A doctor can prescribe pills. A personal support worker can help with dressing, or a bath. They're all important, but what many old people need most is a whole lot harder to come by. A friend. Researchers...

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Krokodil hunt: Tracking the elusive, 'flesh-eating' street drug

If headlines in the past few weeks are to be believed, a "Flesh-eating 'zombie' drug" that could devour users "from the inside out" is finding its way onto American streets. Then came reports suggesting that "krokodil," a cheap and highly addictive...

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Lung cancer kills more Canadian women than in 'peer' countries

Lung cancer death rates in Canada are among the highest in the world, especially among women, a new report shows.  Thursday's report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) uses international health-care data from the Organization...

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Top court backs Ontario's ban on pharmacy-brand generic drugs

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld Ontario's right to bar pharmacy chains like Shoppers Drug Mart and Rexall/Pharma Plus from selling their own house-brand versions of popular generic drugs, dismissing an appeal filed by the companies earlier this...

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