CBC: Health

Thursday th 23rd of January 2014

Caramel colouring in pop to be studied by FDA - 11:20

Laptop stolen with health information of 620,000 Albertans - 08:50

Pesticide residue on organics yet to be followed up by CFIA - 05:30

Wednesday th 22nd of January 2014

Vitamin D study at Calgary university to examine best dosage - 20:00

High mortality review at Sydney hospital finds no 'silver bullet' - 15:30

Turn down heat to reduce obesity risk, scientists propose - 15:30

Hate doctors' waiting rooms? Get a text when it's your turn - 13:30

Lungs transplanted from 1 donor to 2 sisters - 12:30

New technology aims to empty wait rooms at doctors' offices - 09:30

New technology aims to empty doctor's office waiting rooms - 09:00

Tuesday th 21st of January 2014

Fever-reducing meds encourage spread of flu: McMaster report - 19:10

Saskatchewan gets more flu vaccine - 16:50

200 pound weight loss leads to battle for skin surgery - 16:20

Ontario to expand paramedicine program - 16:20

Vietnam confirms H5N1 bird flu death - 14:00

Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus infects people on 5 Caribbean islands - 12:30

Medical travel costs struggle increasingly common - 10:00

Monday th 20th of January 2014

How much do you make? Nova Scotia doctors want to know - 18:00

Canadian patients wait longest to see family doctors - 08:00

NHL injuries cost an estimated $218M US a year - 00:30

Sunday th 19th of January 2014

Cancer, smoking-related mortality rates up in Quebec - 15:00

Saturday th 18th of January 2014

Ham product recalled due to Listeria risk - 21:30

Friday th 17th of January 2014

Diet drinkers sometimes end up eating more - 14:30

Flu-related deaths rise to 12 in Saskatchewan - 14:00

Diet drinkers sometimes end up eating eat more - 14:00

Should allergy protection in schools be a human right? - 12:20

U.S. surgeon general calls for end of tobacco epidemic - 11:57

Detox treatments by Dr. Oz and others lack evidence, benefit - 05:31

Thursday th 16th of January 2014

Nova Scotia cracking down on e-cigarettes - 17:00

Transgender person's medical records faxed to school - 16:30

Mental health standard tested in 25 Canadian workplaces - 16:00

Suicide rocks Ontario First Nation - 14:00

Medical waste in Halifax garbage system worries staff - 13:00

Drinking linked to faster mental decline in men - 12:30

New suicide risk assessment tool to be used in hospitals - 12:30

Assisted suicide appeal to be heard by Supreme Court - 12:00

N.L. reports first flu-related death of season - 10:00

E-cigarette regulations needed, says N.B. health officer - 10:00

1-time flu shot aims to 'one up' virus - 10:00

Risk of obesity determined by neighbourhood, research says - 09:00

Wednesday th 15th of January 2014

H5N1 strain from Alberta nurse resembles Chinese strain - 19:00

Lack of outdoor play said to hurt children's development - 13:30

Alzheimer's online test crashes university site - 11:00

H5N1 virus that killed Alberta nurse to be studied - 10:30

New rotavirus vaccines seem safer for children - 09:00

Indigenous youth taking lead in sexual health education - 09:00

Man almost died after release from Grace Hospital, says wife - 09:00

H5N1 isolated from Alberta nurse who died will be studied - 09:00

5 reasons to eliminate detox cleanses from your life - 05:31

Tuesday th 14th of January 2014

Alcohol called 'important cause' of premature death - 19:30