February 2011 - Posts

• Alta. MLA alleges hush-money paid to doctors

  Doctors were paid not to talk about the deaths of 250 lung-cancer patients who died waiting for surgery, Alberta MLA Raj Sherman alleged Monday. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 05:32 PM by CBC | Health News

• N.S. mother fights for comatose son

  A Nova Scotia mother is fighting to keep her baby, born with an injury to his brain, alive for a little bit longer. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 03:06 PM by CBC | Health News

• Sugary drinks boost blood pressure risk to heart

  Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages such as pop and fruit drinks may increase blood pressure in adults, researchers have found. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 12:26 PM by CBC | Health News

• New wheelchair called revolutionary

  It may not have won financial backing when he pitched it on the Dragons' Den, but a Calgary man says the wheelchair he helped design will go into production this year. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 11:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Baby Joseph can go home to die: hospital

  The London hospital that is keeping a Windsor, Ont., baby on a ventilator and feeding tube says it will transfer Joseph Maraachli home, where his life support will then be removed, the facility said on Monday. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 11:09 AM by CBC | Health News

• Mercury restrictions proposed for Canada

  The sale of thermometers, thermostats and batteries containing mercury would be banned in Canada under new regulations proposed by the federal government. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 10:53 AM by CBC | Health News

• Post-hospital medicare plan needed: CMA

  Canada needs a re-engineered medicare system that offers patients the care they need after they leave hospital, the head of the Canadian Medical Association says. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 10:37 AM by CBC | Health News

• Bar teens from tanning beds: U.S. doctors

  The American Academy of Pediatrics wants teenagers banned from tanning salons to reduce their risk of skin cancer Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 10:08 AM by CBC | Health News

• Labrador air ambulance lacks specialists: Minister

  Newfoundland health officials are having trouble finding medical specialists for Labrador's air ambulance service, the province's health minister said. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 08:05 AM by CBC | Health News

• Patients connect online for support

  Almost a quarter of internet users in the U.S. who are living with a chronic disease have gone online to find others like them, a report shows. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 05:22 AM by CBC | Health News

• Fever overtreated, MDs tell parents

  Fever phobia is rampant among parents of young children, according to a myth-busting Pediatrics report that advises against treatment every time a kid's temperature inches up. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 05:10 AM by CBC | Health News

• Sidewalk clearing trouble for wheelchairs

  More needs to be done to help people with mobility problems get around Charlottetown's winter sidewalks, says the Canadian Parapalegic Association. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2011, 02:01 AM by CBC | Health News

• Dying Ont. baby's parents to appeal

  The family of a terminally ill Ontario infant will be appealing a judge's ruling that they must consent to the removal of a breathing tube that is keeping the baby alive. Read More... Posted Feb 27 2011, 10:13 AM by CBC | Health News

• Where's the beef? Reduce red meat, U.K. says

  Avoid helping yourself to too many helpings of shepherd's pie or bangers and mash, the British government advises in its new red meat guidelines. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 12:52 PM by CBC | Health News

• Man says he didn't intend to kill terminally ill wife

  A Liverpool man spoke out Friday about why he turned himself into police this week in the death of his terminally ill wife. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 12:12 PM by CBC | Health News

• McGuinty to hospitals: stop exorbitant fees

  Premier Dalton McGuinty is telling Ontario hospitals to stop charging patients hundreds of dollars a day to try to force them to move to a nursing home. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 11:51 AM by CBC | Health News

• Menopausal hot flashes lower heart risk

  Hot flashes at the beginning of menopause may lower risk for heart problems. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 09:24 AM by CBC | Health News

• Alta. teens touched by cancer Mexico-bound

  A Calgary teen who has fought a long battle with cancer hopes to be able to help others on a home-building trip to Mexico. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 06:37 AM by CBC | Health News

• PSA spike poor predictor of prostate cancer

  Rising PSA level isn't such a good predictor of prostate cancer and can lead to many unnecessary biopsies, large new study says. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 06:26 AM by CBC | Health News

• Tainted IV kills 12 in Indian maternity ward

  Contaminated intravenous fluid is suspected in the deaths of 12 pregnant women at a government hospital in northwestern India, police and health authorities say. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2011, 05:29 AM by CBC | Health News

• Lyme disease tests wrong for 24 Canadians

  Two dozen Canadians were wrongly told they didn't have Lyme disease when they in fact have the illness, CBC News has learned. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 01:34 PM by CBC | Health News

• Air pollution hard on hearts: MDs

  Air pollution triggers as many heart attacks as drinking alcohol or coffee, and physical exertion, research suggests. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 01:07 PM by CBC | Health News

• Total doctors will not increase in Ontario

  Plan to increase doctors in rural areas of Canada will not mean more in Ontario. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 12:37 PM by CBC | Health News

• China chooses AIDS control model from BC

  China will follow the example set by an agency in B.C. to set its national HIV/AIDS policy. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 10:52 AM by CBC | Health News

• Dental, debit woes hit Sask. man in Mexico

  A Saskatchewan man vacationing in Mexico says he got a surprise when he tried to use his debit card to pay for an emergency dental treatment - and the card didn't work. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 09:14 AM by CBC | Health News

• Agent Orange used on Ont. highways: NDP

  An NDP MPP says former officials with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation have told him that Agent Orange was sprayed on highways across the province until the 1980s. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 08:50 AM by CBC | Health News

• Man claims mercy killing of terminally ill wife

  A Nova Scotia man who turned himself in to police after the death of his terminally ill wife has been released from custody. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 06:25 AM by CBC | Health News

• CT scans of 2,490 patients under review

  Thousands of patients whose CT scans conducted at a hospital in Comox, B.C., have been declared questionable can expect results of a triple-review in the mail by the end of the month. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 05:39 AM by CBC | Health News

• Locked-in patients find happiness

  You are awake, aware and probably unable to move or talk, but you are not necessarily unhappy, says the largest study of locked-in syndrome. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 05:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Dying Ont. baby's transfer to Detroit denied

  A Windsor, Ont., family's mission to bring their terminally ill baby home to die has suffered a major blow, after a Detroit hospital refused to accept him for a tracheotomy. Read More... Posted Feb 24 2011, 03:31 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ont. hospital boosts security around dying baby

  Hospital officials have increased security surrounding Joseph Maraachli, the terminally ill Windsor, Ont., baby whose parents are fighting against his doctors. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 05:08 PM by CBC | Health News

• Provinces get cash to train rural doctors

  The federal government announced a plan Tuesday to train 100 new doctors in rural areas across Canada, but it's not clear how long it will take to get them working. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 01:05 PM by CBC | Health News

• Harper Government Announces Funding to Support New Family Medicine Positions in British Columbia

  On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board, today announced federal funding that will support up to 20 new family medicine residents to receive training and provide medical... Posted Feb 23 2011, 01:04 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Economics and Industry

• Harper Government Announces Funding to Support New Family Medicine Positions in Newfoundland and Labrador

  On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Senator Fabian Manning, today announced federal funding that will support up to 16 new family medicine residents to receive training and provide medical services in Newfoundland and Labrador... Posted Feb 23 2011, 01:02 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Economics and Industry

• Harper Government Announces Funding to Support New Family Medicine Positions in New Brunswick

  On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, today announced federal funding that will support up to six new family medicine residents to receive training and provide medical services... Posted Feb 23 2011, 01:00 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Economics and Industry

• Online drug searches vastly differ in U.S. and Canada

  Canadians and Americans are getting widely different search results when they look up prescription drugs online. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 12:14 PM by CBC | Health News

• Alcohol drink or 2 helps heart

  Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol helps protect men and women from developing heart disease compared with teetotalers, Canadian research concludes. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 12:01 PM by CBC | Health News

• Harper Government Announces Funding to Support New Family Medicine Positions and Training Opportunities across Canada

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans, today announced federal funding that will support more than 100 family medicine residents to receive training and provide medical services... Posted Feb 23 2011, 11:57 AM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Information and Communications

• Ottawa to train 100 rural doctors

  The federal government announced a plan Tuesday to train 100 new doctors in rural areas across Canada, but it's not clear how long it will take to get them working. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 11:10 AM by CBC | Health News

• Whooping cough cases high in the U.S. in 2010

  More than 21,000 people in the U.S.got whooping cough in 2010, one of the worst years since the the 1960's. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 09:01 AM by CBC | Health News

• Cannabis whets appetite for cancer patients

  People with advanced cancer said food tasted better when they took the active ingredient in cannabis compared with sugar pills, a small Canadian study showed. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 08:38 AM by CBC | Health News

• Osteoporosis drugs raise femur fracture risk

  Older women who take osteoporosis drugs known as bisphosphonates for at least five years are more likely to sustain atypical fractures of the thigh bone, compared to women who take the medications for a shorter period, a study suggests. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 06:00 AM by CBC | Health News

• Apple event focuses on Steve Jobs's health

  Apple Inc. shareholders will have a chance to ask about the health of CEO Steve Jobs and other issues at the company's annual shareholder meeting. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 05:23 AM by CBC | Health News

• Canadian truckers violate U.S. safety rules: data

  Thousands of Canadian trucking companies violated U.S. road safety rules in the last two years, failing to keep proper records and driving longer than officials south of the border deem safe, according to U.S. data. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2011, 01:53 AM by CBC | Health News

• Sask. doctors approve new contract

  Saskatchewan doctors have voted in favour of a new four-year agreement - after going nearly two years without a contract. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2011, 02:36 PM by CBC | Health News

• Hearing problems in middle age found

  About 10 per cent of middle-aged Americans show signs of a hearing impairment some of which might be preventable, a large new study suggests. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2011, 12:26 PM by CBC | Health News

• Allergy season expands with climate change

  Many Canadians with ragweed allergies face nearly extra month of suffering as the climate warms, a new study shows. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2011, 11:20 AM by CBC | Health News

• Childbirth safe in Ontario

  More than a quarter of babies delivered at Ontario hospitals were born by caesarean section, according to a new report. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2011, 10:42 AM by CBC | Health News

• Too many Canadians studying medicine overseas

  A recent survey has found that the number of Canadians studying medicine outside of Canada has more than doubled in the last five years and a number of them may never be able to continue their necessary training at home. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2011, 10:09 AM by CBC | Health News

• Raise hockey bodychecking age: U.S. expert

  A doctor behind a proposal to raise the age of bodychecking in U.S. youth hockey says there's more than enough evidence for Canada to do the same - and a large reason for that is a Canadian study. Read More... Posted Feb 22 2011, 07:39 AM by CBC | Health News