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Sleeping with parents always risky for infants, study suggests

2013-05-20T18:36:00Z

Sharing a bed with their parents increased the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in babies under three months old by at least a factor of five, even without any other risk factors, the largest ever analysis of individual cases suggests. Read More......(read more)

New death from SARS-like virus reported in Saudi Arabia

2013-05-20T15:23:02Z

Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16. Read More......(read more)

Flu shot for health workers urged by Ont. medical officer

2013-05-20T07:31:05Z

Ontario's chief medical officer of health is renewing her push for health-care workers, particularly those in long-term care, to get their shots. Read More......(read more)

Saudi coronavirus work stymied at Canadian lab

2013-05-20T00:53:02Z

The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg is working with a sample of the new coronavirus that's causing clusters of infections abroad - but can't share the material with other researchers across the country despite the public health urgency Read More......(read more)

It's all Greek to yogurt fans

2013-05-19T15:07:04Z

The latest craze at the grocery store is old hat in many Balkan countries, where the benefits of Greek yogurt have long been known. Read More......(read more)

Antipsychotic drugs recalled

2013-05-18T23:01:01Z

Health Canada says three companies are voluntarily recalling all lots of the antipsychotic drug quetiapine. Read More......(read more)

WHO concerned coronavirus spreading person to person

2013-05-18T12:33:05Z

The World Health Organization has issued a blunt assessment of the coronavirus outbreak in Saudi Arabia, acknowledging for the first time that there are concerns the virus may be spreading from person to person, at least in a limited way. Read More......(read more)

Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians?

2013-05-18T05:13:05Z

The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this past week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing Read More......(read more)

Doctor loses legal fight over abortion policy

2013-05-17T17:00:03Z

A New Brunswick judge has ruled the labour board cannot conduct a hearing into whether the province's abortion policy is violating a doctor's ability to offer accessible health care. Read More......(read more)

School gardens plant seeds for healthy eating

2013-05-17T16:57:00Z

School gardens across Canada are cultivating healthy eating habits in students of all ages. Read More......(read more)

Tenderized beef to get new safe-cooking labels

2013-05-17T16:54:02Z

Federally registered meat plants will be required to put new labels on tenderized beef in order to make it safer for consumers, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says. Read More......(read more)

Critics and defenders of new psychiatric manual face off

2013-05-17T15:15:05Z

Some doctors hope the newest edition of psychiatry's bible is the last of its kind, CBC Radio's The Current hears. Read More......(read more)

Diane-35's benefit as acne drug outweigh risks, Health Canada finds

2013-05-17T13:08:00Z

The benefits of Diane-35, an acne drug that is prescribed as birth control, outweigh its risks, Health Canada says. Read More......(read more)

Hamilton wants food allergy injectors in every restaurant

2013-05-17T12:47:05Z

Hamilton wants to be the first city in Canada to have auto-injectors or Epipens for children with allergies at every food outlet. Read More......(read more)

Palliative care training expanded on P.E.I.

2013-05-17T08:52:00Z

Health PEI is expanding its training of staff on how to deal with end of life issues. Read More......(read more)

Stop paid blood donor clinics in Toronto, victims say

2013-05-16T16:18:00Z

Victims of the tainted blood scandal and their families are urging the Ontario and federal governments to stop blood-plasma clinics from operating in the province. Read More......(read more)

Antibiotic Zithromax label to warn of potential heart side-effect

2013-05-16T15:49:00Z

The antibiotics Zithromax and Zmax SR can cause potentially fatal irregular heart rhythms, Health Canada says. Read More......(read more)

Saudi Arabia expands labs to track deadly coronavirus

2013-05-16T11:27:02Z

Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional laboratories to help investigators track a deadly new respiratory virus. Read More......(read more)

Preemies get a boost from live music therapy

2013-05-16T09:04:02Z

Research suggests that music may help those born way too soon adapt to life outside the womb. Read More......(read more)

New coronavirus tested at Canada's national lab

2013-05-15T16:57:01Z

Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory is developing diagnostic tests for the new coronavirus infection that has sickened at least 40 people worldwide and caused at least 20 deaths. Read More......(read more)

Health minister says he won't cut IVF funding

2013-05-15T16:52:02Z

Quebec Health Minister Réjean Hébert has asked for a review of the province's publicly funded in-vitro fertilization program. Read More......(read more)

Montreal hospital changes drug-testing protocol after baby's seizure

2013-05-15T16:25:02Z

A Montreal mother whose newborn was taken away after a false-positive drug test says she's vindicated now that the hospital has deemed her complaint "well founded" and ordered changes. Read More......(read more)

Chemotherapy oversight gap narrows in Ontario

2013-05-15T12:26:04Z

Ontario's governing Liberals say they've closed a gap in oversight after about 1,200 patients in two provinces received diluted chemotherapy drugs. Read More......(read more)

St. John's TB case not widespread, health authority says

2013-05-15T11:22:04Z

The medical officer of health for Eastern Health says they do not believe the case of tuberculosis discovered at Holy Heart of Mary High School in St. John's this week is widespread. Read More......(read more)

Calgary disability program cut protesters trek to capital

2013-05-15T10:28:03Z

About 100 Calgarians with disabilities and their supporters boarded buses for Edmonton on Wednesday to protest the Alberta government's plan to cut services. Read More......(read more)

Taliban pledge support for Afghan polio campaign

2013-05-15T01:19:05Z

The Taliban in Afghanistan say they will now support programs aimed at eradicating polio in the country, but won't tolerate the participation of foreigners. Read More......(read more)

6 questions about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy

2013-05-15T01:18:04Z

A Canadian breast cancer specialist wants people to learn from actress Angelina Jolie's experience and seek genetic testing. Read More......(read more)

Poop on roof study helps understanding of E. coli bacteria

2013-05-14T23:07:02Z

Researchers in Regina are using cow manure set atop a roof to study how E. coli — a potentially deadly strain of bacteria — is able to survive through winter. Read More......(read more)

Women share stories of life after a double mastectomy

2013-05-14T22:42:00Z

Women share their reasons for having a double mastectomy and how the decision impacted their lives, following Hollywood star Angelina Jolie's revelation she opted for the procedure as a preventive measure. Read More......(read more)

Young chemo patient helps solve IWK's hat problem

2013-05-14T17:44:02Z

All four-year-old William McGill wanted while undergoing chemotherapy was a ball cap, now thanks to the generosity of strangers no one else at the IWK will have that problem. Read More......(read more)

Ontario to swap mammogram devices based on study

2013-05-14T16:58:00Z

A type of digital mammography that is done in real time is better at detecting breast cancer in women than a delayed computed version, a large Ontario study suggests. Read More......(read more)

SARS-related outbreak in Saudi Arabia confirmed

2013-05-14T09:37:01Z

Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears centered in the Arabian Peninsula but that has also been reported in Europe. Read More......(read more)

1 in 12 Canadian adults in hospital have superbug: study

2013-05-13T18:54:05Z

On any given day, about one in 12 adults in hospitals across Canada are either colonized or infected with a superbug, the first national survey to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms has found. Read More......(read more)

Routine depression screening for adults not recommended

2013-05-13T12:40:01Z

Family doctors don't need to screen for depression in adults who aren't showing symptoms, new Canadian guidelines recommend. Read More......(read more)

Tumour tests help predict best cancer treatments

2013-05-13T08:44:02Z

Personalized medicine to guide prostate and other cancer treatment decisions is advancing as new tests for the genetic signature of tumours come on the market, Canadian oncologists say Read More......(read more)

The health-promotion perspective in public-health plans in a Swedish region over three decades

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

The trend away from a health and medical care-based policy to a healthy public policy has taken place in Sweden rather later than in other West European countries. One of the first county councils to establish health-promotion plans was Västernorrland Read More......(read more)

The changing contexts of health promotion

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

Good practices and health policy analysis in European sports stadia: results from the 'Healthy Stadia' project

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

Sport plays an important role within society and sports stadia provide significant settings for public health strategies. In addition to being places of mass gathering, stadia are often located in less affluent areas and are traditionally attended by Read More......(read more)

Job autonomy, its predispositions and its relation to work outcomes in community health centers in Taiwan

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

It has been debated that employees in a government or public ownership agency may perceive less need for growth opportunities or high-powered incentives than is the case for employees in private organizations. This study examined employees’ job Read More......(read more)

The cost-effectiveness of a school-based smoking prevention program in India

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

Intervention programs aimed at preventing tobacco use among youth have been shown to be effective in curbing tobacco use onset and progression. However, the effects of even very successful tobacco prevention programs may not always impress policy-makers Read More......(read more)

Peer support for postpartum depression: volunteers' perceptions, recruitment strategies and training from a randomized controlled trial

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

A randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of telephone-based peer support (mother-to-mother) on preventing postpartum depression among high-risk mothers. This paper reports volunteers' perceptions, which showed that peer support is an effective Read More......(read more)

Music making for health, well-being and behaviour change in youth justice settings: a systematic review

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

Youth justice is an important public health issue. There is growing recognition of the need to adopt effective, evidence-based strategies for working with young offenders. Music interventions may be particularly well suited to addressing risk factors Read More......(read more)

Participation and coordination in Dutch health care policy-making. A network analysis of the systemof intermediate organizations in Dutch health care

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

This study explores the system of intermediate organizations in Dutch health care as the crucial system to understand health care policy-making in the Netherlands. We argue that the Dutch health care system can be understood as a system consisting of Read More......(read more)

Making schools healthy among Burmese migrants in Thailand

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention Read More......(read more)

Applying the principles of knowledge translation and exchange to inform dissemination of HIV survey results to adolescent participants in South Africa

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

It is widely accepted that researchers have an obligation to inform survey participants of research results. However, there is little evidence on the effectiveness of various dissemination strategies. The emerging field of knowledge transfer and exchange Read More......(read more)

Parental perceptions of the roles of home and school in health education for elementary school children in Finland

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

A variety of legislation, initiatives and organizations exist to support, encourage and even oblige schools to collaborate more effectively with parents or guardians. However, there is minimal understanding of the experiences and opinions of parents and Read More......(read more)

Community Health and the Built Environment: examining place in a Canadian chronic disease prevention project

2013-05-11T14:21:57Z

The Community Health and the Built Environment (CHBE) project investigated the role of place in interventions for chronic disease prevention in order to identify contextual factors that may foster or inhibit intervention success. This paper presents a Read More......(read more)

C. difficile cases and overcapacity at Hôtel-Dieu Grace

2013-05-10T15:24:03Z

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Hospital, dealing with overcapacity, is now treating a number of patients who have contracted C. difficile. Read More......(read more)

Catastrophic drug plan unveiled for P.E.I.

2013-05-10T14:06:00Z

Prince Edward Island is introducing a plan to assist people who are facing high costs for prescription drugs to treat devastating illnesses. Read More......(read more)

Province puts brakes on Canadian Blood Services strike

2013-05-10T12:59:05Z

The Province of Manitoba has made a move to prevent a group of health workers from striking. Read More......(read more)