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Petition spurs CRTC debate
A petition to dissolve the CRTC has kicked off a debate online over the regulator's role and its efficacy.
Pap smear followups lacking in Ontario: report
Less than half of the women in Ontario with abnormal Pap smears receive the recommended followup care, researchers say.
StatsCan says: Eat your veggies
A Statistics Canada study has found "there's room for improvement" in the diets of Canadians in all age groups.
Nurses in Africa know when to start antiretroviral treatment
Nurses and clinical officers (non-physician clinicians, NPCs) are capable of determining when a person should receive antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Human...
Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries
Urban workers could suffer most from climate change as the cost of food drives them into poverty, according to a new study that quantifies the effects of climate on the...
Sharp rise in liver cancer blamed on binge drinking
Cases of liver cancer have tripled over the last three decades, according to figures published today by Britain's leading cancer charity. Statistics compiled by Cancer Research UK show that in
5 ways to strengthen your brain
You're lifting those barbells for strong muscles. You're walking around the block or running marathons or doing 1,000 jumping jacks every day for a stronger heart.
Students need to pack flu kit for return to campus
The hot back-to-school item for college students? A thermometer. And a plan to go home or hunker down in a dorm room if the swine flu strikes.
Consumers devouring nutrient-spiked foods, drinks
(AP) -- From heart-friendly margarines to sugary cereals that strengthen bones, once-demonized foods are being spiked with nutrients to give them a healthier glow - and consumers are biting,...
Drilling Ordeals Said to Delay Geothermal Project
Already under review over its potential earthquake risk, a major test of geothermal energy faces further setbacks.
Long-term Health And Social Outcomes For Neuroblastoma Survivors
Survivors of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma are eight times more likely to have chronic health conditions, less likely to be married, and more likely to have lower incomes than their...
PET Can Help Guide Treatment Decisions For A Common Pediatric Cancer
A new study shows that positron emission tomography is an important tool for depicting the extent of neuroblastoma in some patients, particularly for those in the early stages of the...
New Light-emitting Biomaterial Could Improve Tumor Imaging, Study Shows
A new material -- an oxygen nanosensor that couples a light-emitting dye with a biopolymer -- simplifies the imaging of oxygen-deficient regions of tumors. Such tumors are associated with increased...
Personal Best: One Injured Hamstring, a String of Treatments
Did blood injections, exercise or simply time help my tendon heal?
F.D.A. Warns Johnson on Antibiotic Drug
The agency sends warning letters when it is concerned about violations that could threaten the value of data in a trial, or compromise the rights, safety or welfare of patients.
Months to Live: At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort
Palliative care specialists, doctors who manage patients’ last months, study how to deliver a grim prognosis, and they do it again and again.
3 Quebec soldiers being treated for superbug infection
Three Quebec soldiers who recently returned from Afghanistan are in a Quebec city hospital with a rare drug-resistant bacteria, while two civilians may have also contracted it.
Leg-Lengthening Surgeries in Siberia
Putting the "extreme" in extreme makeover, some Russian surgeons are courting controversy by breaking legs, among other procedures, to make the limbs longer for cosmetic purposes. Video.
Antioxidants Encourage Cancer in Some Cases, Study Says
Often promoted for their cancer-fighting power, antioxidants could in fact aid tumor growth, research in human breast cells shows.
Health official denies air problems at Moncton school
The Department of Health is denying the air is dangerous near Moncton's École Champlain, a school in the middle of an industrial area.
Quebec abortion clinics excused from new rules
Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc said Tuesday he will remove abortion clinics from a controversial bill that sets strict standards for private surgical clinics.
Tested: Fighting The Great Flu Pandemic Online
A game called The Great Flu, developed by virologists at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, lets you unleash the flu virus of your choice on the world, then use your $2 billion...
Closing schools for a few swine flu cases little help
There's no point in closing schools in the fall unless the severity of swine flu cases increases, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Cardiovascular disease gets personal
Gene-association studies hint at better ways of treating the leading cause of death, but capitalizing on them is proving to be a slow and difficult process. Erika Check Hayden reports.
Mouse genetics: The check-up
Patients checking in to the German Mouse Clinic will undergo the most sophisticated medical testing in the world. But, finds Alison Abbott, the waiting list is becoming a problem.
Study: Lung cancer pill works for some patients
ATLANTA (AP) -- Four years after the government severely restricted its use, the lung cancer drug Iressa may be poised to make a comeback: A study...
Hormones found to affect gene activity
(PhysOrg.com) -- Intermittent signaling by steroid hormones can affect the way genes are expressed in rodents, according to research by scientists at the University of Bristol and the National Cancer...
Surgeon Tied to Bone Product Inquiry Resigns
A doctor accused of falsifying a study on a bone growth product leaves his teaching position.