July 2010 - Posts

• Alberta scientists see Alzheimer's breakthrough

  University of Lethbridge scientists say they have regrown adult brain cells in tests on mice, a breakthrough that could lead to treatment of neural diseases. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2010, 02:52 PM by CBC | Health News

• Meats recalled for salmonella, Listeria

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. are warning the public not to consume certain Brandt ready-to-eat cooked meat products. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2010, 01:22 PM by CBC | Health News

• Ont. young drivers face midnight alcohol ban

  Ontario's new zero blood alcohol level policy for young drivers goes into effect at midnight. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2010, 10:17 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.S. doctor picks N.B. because 'nobody cares'

  A rheumatologist who moved her practice from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick says she left because of pay and felt unsupported by the health region in Dartmouth. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2010, 10:03 AM by CBC | Health News

• 'Winter tire' boot aims to thwart icy falls

  Despite the summer weather outside, researchers at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute are donning parkas and heading into a frigid lab to design a winter boot that helps prevent slips and falls on ice. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 10:49 AM by CBC | Health News

• Frozen dessert recalled over milk labelling

  A frozen dessert product produced in Quebec is being pulled from the market after it was found to contain milk ingredients not declared on the label. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 08:33 AM by CBC | Health News

• Calgary psychiatrist faces 20 new sex charges

  A Calgary psychiatrist who was facing a single charge of sexual assault against a patient now faces twenty additional counts, police said Friday. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 07:53 AM by CBC | Health News

• Calcium pills may raise heart attack risk

  The value of taking calcium supplements to ward off osteoporosis has been called into question by a report that suggests the practice could lead to an increased risk of heart attacks. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2010, 06:16 AM by CBC | Health News

• Stem cells grow replacement joints in rabbits

  Rabbits were able to regrow a leg joint using their own stem cells, say scientists exploring the cells' potential to replace artificial joints in human patients. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 03:00 PM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. ends sex tests as researcher charged

  The B.C. government has cancelled a program that tested the sexual responses of young sex offenders by attaching sensors to their genitals, after it learned one of the researchers has been charged with a sexual offence. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 02:20 PM by CBC | Health News

• Government of Canada Welcomes Sodium Reduction Report

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today welcomed the release of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada by the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group on Sodium Reduction, and thanked the group for its hard work. The report, which the Minister... Posted Jul 29 2010, 02:09 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• Alberta ponders paying for new MS treatment

  Alberta Health Minister Gene Zwozdesky is putting together a committee to look at whether to pay for studies of a controversial experimental treatment for people with multiple sclerosis. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 12:18 PM by CBC | Health News

• BPA found in cash register and ATM receipts

  The controversial chemical bisphenol A has been found in 40 per cent of receipts collected by the U.S. organization Environmental Working Group. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 12:05 PM by CBC | Health News

• Coroner orders review of drowning deaths

  Ontario's acting chief coroner has ordered a review of all drowning deaths in the province since May following the death of a 2½-year-old-boy in a backyard swimming pool in the Ottawa region. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 11:26 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ontario tackles ER wait times with $45M more

  The Ontario government is expanding its effort to reduce emergency-room wait times across the province. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 09:16 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.L. medical labs lack expertise: report

  A review of Newfoundland and Labrador's largest medical labs has found dysfunctional relationships among staff and a lack of expertise in complex areas of medical testing. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 09:01 AM by CBC | Health News

• Charlottetown hospital probes ER wait

  Charlottetown's Queen Elizabeth Hospital has launched an investigation after a woman had a miscarriage while waiting for help in the emergency department. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 07:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Halve sodium intake, Health Canada advises

  Canadians should reduce how much sodium they consume, a group of Health Canada experts advises. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 07:21 AM by CBC | Health News

• Hands-only CPR saves lives: studies

  More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions, especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 05:59 AM by CBC | Health News

• EI denied to mother caring for sick son

  A Moncton, N.B., single mother who is off work as she helps her two-year-old son recover from brain surgery is fighting the federal government's decision to deny her employment insurance benefits. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2010, 02:12 AM by CBC | Health News

• Government of Canada Announces Continued Support of National Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced $110 million in funding over two years for the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) to continue addressing high rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 02:12 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Economics and Industry

• Sensor implant monitors blood sugar

  An implantable sensor that continuously monitors glucose levels has worked for more than a year in a pig, raising hopes for use in human diabetics, researchers report. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 01:59 PM by CBC | Health News

• Sask. premier to pitch MS trial to other provinces

  Saskatchewan's premier says he will raise his proposal to fund clinical trials of a controversial multiple sclerosis treatment with other premiers next week. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 11:15 AM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. suspends penile sex tests on young offenders

  The B.C. government has suspended a controversial test called a penile plethysmograph, which it was using to assess young sex offenders to determine their risk of reoffending after treatment. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 10:47 AM by CBC | Health News

• Deli meat recalls expanded

  More deli meats are being recalled due to listeria contamination. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 07:51 AM by CBC | Health News

• NYC restaurants get graded on food safety

  New York City's 24,000 restaurants are being given an A, B or C grade aimed at giving consumers a better idea of which establishments are practising food safety. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 07:47 AM by CBC | Health News

• Female condoms promoted in Washington, D.C.

  The female condom has become Washington, D.C.'s major weapon to fight the spread of HIV, as the city promotes the use of the unfamiliar contraceptive like no other place in North America. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2010, 06:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Mom's love for baby leads to less adult distress

  The more affection children receive from mothers as infants, the less anxiety they'll have in adulthood, new research from the U.S. suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 04:19 PM by CBC | Health News

• Relationships linked to life span

  New research from Brigham Young University suggests that social relationships can predict a person's odds of living or dying. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 01:00 PM by CBC | Health News

• Chemo-at-home pilot project ends

  A pilot project in Edmonton to make cancer treatment easier on patients by providing chemotherapy in their homes is drawing to an end. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 12:28 PM by CBC | Health News

• Put MS surgery on clinical trial: Sask. premier

  Brad Wall says his government is ready to fund human trials of the so-called liberation treatment for multiple sclerosis - something that hasn't yet happened in Canada. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 11:11 AM by CBC | Health News

• Online pharmacy prompts warning

  An online pharmacy that falsely claims to be Canadian has led to stern warnings from Health Canada. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 10:54 AM by CBC | Health News

• Keep weight off: Use web more often

  People who lose weight are better able to keep it off by consistently checking an interactive website, a new U.S. study suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 10:38 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ottawa police won't review HIV disclosure policy

  The Ottawa Police Services Board said it won't review police policy on how it discloses information about people wanted for allegedly spreading infectious diseases. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 07:36 AM by CBC | Health News

• Nova Scotians eat less local food: report

  Nova Scotia farmers are getting only pocket change from the money that shoppers in the province spend on food, a new report suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 06:57 AM by CBC | Health News

• Vaccine patch could come in mail: scientist

  Australian researchers have developed a needle-free, dissolving vaccination that they say could be mailed to households during a pandemic. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2010, 06:39 AM by CBC | Health News

• Low and high PSA levels treated similarly: study

  Men who are diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer often receive aggressive treatment, finds a U.S. report. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 12:17 PM by CBC | Health News

• Energy drinks a sugary drug for kids: MDs

  The Canadian Medical Association Journal is voicing alarm over the increasing popularity of highly caffeinated energy drinks among kids and teens. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 12:03 PM by CBC | Health News

• Sex infection disclosure, charges draw fire

  Ottawa public health officials say police acted without consulting them in releasing a photo and warning about a man alleged to be spreading a sexually transmitted disease. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 11:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Windsor MD's poor vision blamed for errors

  A new report says a doctor misdiagnosed patients at a hospital in Windsor, Ont., in part because of cataracts that blurred her vision. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 10:36 AM by CBC | Health News

• Maddox Flynn doing well after NYC surgery

  Edmonton toddler Maddox Flynn will stay in New York City a little bit longer to recover from a complex operation earlier this month to remove a benign tumour that caused excessive swelling on the left side of his face. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 10:13 AM by CBC | Health News

• Face transplant recipient holds news conference

  A Spanish man who underwent the world's first full face transplant has gone before TV cameras for the first time since his surgery. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 08:25 AM by CBC | Health News

• I-dosing hits mind, not body: researchers

  Scientists say the notion of kids getting high by listening to MP3 files on their computers is more virtual than real. Read More... Posted Jul 26 2010, 07:30 AM by CBC | Health News

• PM, Aglukkaq slammed on AIDS at world meeting

  Canada isn't doing enough to fight AIDS at home or around the world, the Canadian head of the International AIDS Society said Friday. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 01:39 PM by CBC | Health News

• 'Child abuse' to use medicine maliciously: MD

  Giving children medications for the wrong reasons is an unrecognized form of child abuse, a U.S. doctor says. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 12:54 PM by CBC | Health News

• Lethal fungal infection hits U.S. Northwest

  A formerly tropical fungus is behind at least 15 deaths in the U.S. Pacific Northwest over six years, health officials say. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 12:23 PM by CBC | Health News

• Cyanide antidote kits seized

  The main supplier of cyanide antidote kits for hospitals and industries in the U.S. and Canada has had $39,000 worth of the kits seized by U.S. marshals in a dispute with the Food and Drug Administration. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 11:00 AM by CBC | Health News

• Thieves hit B.C. medical marijuana grow-op

  A group of armed thieves robbed a small medical marijuana grow-op in Hope, B.C., early Thursday. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 10:47 AM by CBC | Health News

• Replacement Nursing Home Officially Opens in Baddeck

  Seniors will be able to stay in their community longer with the official opening of Alderwood in Baddeck today, July 23, the first of 13 facilities being built in Nova Scotia to replace existing nursing homes. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 09:11 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• HIV a 'global prison crisis': UN expert

  The U.N.'s top investigator on torture and punishment, Manfred Nowak, warns international AIDS conference that overcrowded prisons are breeding grounds for AIDS. Read More... Posted Jul 23 2010, 07:43 AM by CBC | Health News