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Big dip in US tuberculosis cases last year may be due to better screening of immigrants
March 19, 2010
ATLANTA - An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.
Health Canada OKs addition of caffeine to non-cola soft drinks
March 19, 2010
TORONTO - Non-cola soft drinks could soon be spiked with an eye-opening ingredient - the caffeine that's already added to colas.
Muscle, kidney damage risk reported from ingredient in Zocor, Vytorin and Simcor
March 19, 2010
NEW YORK - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal...
Mysterious bat-killing illness previously seen in the U.S. now in Ontario
March 19, 2010
TORONTO - A mysterious illness that has killed upwards of 500,000 bats in the northeastern United States has now been detected in the animals in Ontario.
N.L. doctors seek binding arbitration as relations with government deteriorate
March 19, 2010
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador asked the province Friday for binding arbitration to settle a contract dispute as relations grow increasingly toxic between the government and...
WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is declining, most cases in China, India and eastern Europe
March 19, 2010
LONDON - The World Health Organization says it doesn't have enough information to know if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Scientists with ties to industry more likely to write nice things about drugs
March 18, 2010
TORONTO - Medical authors with ties to diabetes drug makers were more likely to publish favourable articles on a controversial diabetes medication than authors who had no such ties, a new study...
Severe radioactive isotope shortage looming, could affect 1,000s of patients
March 18, 2010
TORONTO - The health of thousands of Canadian and U.S. patients could be put in jeopardy by a critical shortage of radioactive isotopes over the next few weeks, nuclear medicine experts say.
FDA panel recommends Boston Scientific's electronic heart device for less-severe heart disease
March 18, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Federal health advisers said Thursday an electronic heart implant should be approved for a large group of U.S. heart-disease patients who currently aren't eligible for the device.
Bulk of seniors taking at least five drugs, sometimes 10, 15: study
March 18, 2010
TORONTO - The majority of Canadian seniors are taking multiple types of drugs and in some cases the intake is fairly substantial, a new report suggests.
AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well
March 18, 2010
ATLANTA - Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line...
Some lots of OneTouch blood-glucose test strips being recalled by maker
March 18, 2010
OTTAWA - The maker of OneTouch SureStep test strips has issued a voluntary recall of some lots of the product used by diabetics to measure blood-glucose levels.
Vaccine group seeks $4.3 billion from donors to ramp up immunization campaign for world’s poor
March 18, 2010
GENEVA - A global vaccine initiative launched with the help of Bill Gates is seeking $4.3 billion in new funding to ramp up child immunization campaigns against deadly diseases such as hepatitis B...
China probes vaccines after news report of deaths, illnesses in northern province
March 18, 2010
BEIJING - China's Health Ministry is investigating the safety of inoculations in a northern province after a report that defective vaccines possibly killed four children and seriously sickened dozens.
U.S. company recalls 1.2 million high chairs, 35,000 of them in Canada
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON - A company based in Atlanta is recalling more than 1.2 million high chairs, including about 35,000 sold in Canada.
Privacy commissioner says Sask. Health unreasonable over information request
March 17, 2010
REGINA - Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner says the provincial Health Ministry charged excessive fees for a request for access to information.
Kraft to cut sodium levels in North American products by 10 per cent over 2 years
March 17, 2010
PORTLAND, Ore. - Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 per cent over the next two years to appeal to health...
Air ambulance workers in Peace River area may be locked out, says union
March 17, 2010
PEACE RIVER, Alta. - The operator of an air ambulance service based in northwestern Alberta has served lockout notice to its employees.
Complaints against Alberta doctors increased almost 40 per cent last year
March 17, 2010
EDMONTON - Complaints against Alberta doctors increased by more than one-third last year and questions are being raised about why.
Man, 40, dies in Windsor, Ont., hospital after contracting flesh-eating disease
March 17, 2010
WINDSOR, Ont. - Health officials say a fatal case of flesh-eating disease in Windsor, Ont., poses no risk to people the man worked with.
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