Alberta spending $116 million on electronic health records for all residents

EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta is injecting $116 million into an electronic health-record system that will allow doctors and pharmacists immediate access to patients' records and drug purchases....More

Bulk of editorial board quits embattled Canadian Medical Association Journal

TORONTO (CP) - The bulk of the editorial board of the Canadian Medical Association Journal resigned Thursday in an ongoing battle with the journal's owner, the Canadian Medical Association, over the issue of editorial independence....More

Next-generation cochlear implants aiming for hearing loss from aging

WASHINGTON (AP) - Cochlear implants may not be just for the profoundly deaf anymore: Iowa scientists are developing the next generation, a "hybrid implant" to combine the best of bionics with regular hearing aids for age-related hearing loss....More

Native people use pliers when they can't afford dental fees: assembly chief

OTTAWA (CP) - A looming funding shortfall of $3 billion over the next five years will force more native people to go without basic health care, warns the Assembly of First Nations. Leaders fear an all-out health crisis fuelled by clawbacks and increasing red tape....More

Gay and lesbian seniors face many obstacles to proper health care: study

MONTREAL (CP) - Gays and lesbians who grew up in the days when homosexuality was considered a mental illness are now seniors who face continued discrimination and self-imposed silence when it comes to accessing the health-care services they need, says a study released Tuesday....More

Drug may delay development of high blood pressure in people prone to it

ATLANTA (AP) - Treating people who don't yet have high blood pressure but are well on their way to it can delay the condition but not permanently prevent it unless drugs are taken lifelong, new research suggests....More

A few easy exercises can prevent fainting, study shows

ATLANTA (AP) - Feeling faint? Cross your ankles. Squeeze your knees. Grip a ball. Simple muscle-tensing exercises like these can keep you from passing out, say researchers who did a scientific study of the problem....More

Ford Motor Co. to limit health care benefits for spouses

DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. plans to charge an additional fee for salaried employees who want to have their spouses included on the company's health care plan. The fee would apply only to spouses who can obtain health benefits elsewhere....More

2nd Vioxx plaintiff testifies during lawsuit over heart attacks

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Frail, pale and struggling to recall his medical history, a former Vioxx user, who blames the painkiller for his heart attack, told jurors Monday about the day he collapsed and suffered a broken hip, triggering a long slide that has left him unable to care for...More

Six men hospitalized in London after severe reactions in test of new drug

LONDON (AP) - Two men were in critical condition Wednesday in a London hospital and four others were in serious condition after suffering serious reactions in trials of a new drug. British regulators ordered the tests suspended....More

Treating a child's croup with steam or mist has no effect, study says

TORONTO (CP) - It's a traditional remedy as embedded in our culture as downing chicken soup to soothe a cold or putting baking soda on a bee sting: when a child has the croup, surround them with steam to help them breathe....More

Roche resumes Tamiflu distribution but tries to block flow to Internet sites

TORONTO (CP) - Roche Canada has resumed sales of its sought-after flu drug Tamiflu to regular pharmacies in Canada....More

Next-generation cochlear implants aiming for hearing loss from aging

WASHINGTON (AP) - Cochlear implants may not be just for the profoundly deaf anymore: Iowa scientists are developing the next generation, a "hybrid implant" to combine the best of bionics with regular hearing aids for age-related hearing loss....More

Native people use pliers when they can't afford dental fees: assembly chief

OTTAWA (CP) - A looming funding shortfall of $3 billion over the next five years will force more native people to go without basic health care, warns the Assembly of First Nations. Leaders fear an all-out health crisis fuelled by clawbacks and increasing red tape....More

Gay and lesbian seniors face many obstacles to proper health care: study

MONTREAL (CP) - Gays and lesbians who grew up in the days when homosexuality was considered a mental illness are now seniors who face continued discrimination and self-imposed silence when it comes to accessing the health-care services they need, says a study released Tuesday....More

Drug may delay development of high blood pressure in people prone to it

ATLANTA (AP) - Treating people who don't yet have high blood pressure but are well on their way to it can delay the condition but not permanently prevent it unless drugs are taken lifelong, new research suggests....More

A few easy exercises can prevent fainting, study shows

ATLANTA (AP) - Feeling faint? Cross your ankles. Squeeze your knees. Grip a ball. Simple muscle-tensing exercises like these can keep you from passing out, say researchers who did a scientific study of the problem....More

2nd Vioxx plaintiff testifies during lawsuit over heart attacks

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Frail, pale and struggling to recall his medical history, a former Vioxx user, who blames the painkiller for his heart attack, told jurors Monday about the day he collapsed and suffered a broken hip, triggering a long slide that has left him unable to care for...More

Simple treatment offers new and better way to treat heart failure

ATLANTA (AP) - An amazingly simple method of filtering excess fluid from the bloodstream appears safer and far more effective than the "water pills" that have been used for decades to treat hospitalized heart failure patients, doctors reported Sunday....More

Bipolar pill manufacturer on trial in Calgary for failing to have drug number

CALGARY (CP) - An Alberta company that markets nutritional supplements to treat mental illness says Health Canada's aversion to alternative health products is at the heart of a prosecution which begins Monday in a Calgary court....More

Cholesterol drug reverses heart disease, study finds

ATLANTA (AP) - People in a new study got their bad cholesterol to the lowest levels ever seen and saw blockages in their blood vessels shrink by taking a high dose of cholesterol drug, researchers reported Monday....More

Guidant cautions doctors to check some defibrillators for defects

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Guidant Corp., which is being acquired for $27 billion US by Boston Scientific Corp., cautioned doctors Monday to check the voltage on certain implantable defibrillators, after the company received several reports of defective devices....More

Doctors' deal enrages public sector unions heading into negotiations

VANCOUVER (CP) - British Columbia could be facing serious labour disruptions as disgruntled teachers, healthcare and government workers announced Monday they aren't happy. A leaked letter to doctors from the president of the B.C....More

Antibiotics in first year of life may boost risk of childhood asthma: study

TORONTO (CP) - Children given antibiotics in the first year of life may have a higher risk of developing asthma - although there is no evidence the drugs are directly responsible for causing the increasingly common disease, Canadian researchers say....More

Adding blood thinner to aspirin to prevent heart attacks proves risky

ATLANTA (AP) - People taking the blood thinner Plavix on top of aspirin to try to prevent heart attacks, as many doctors recommend, now have good reason to stop....More

Canadian Medical Association restructures CMAJ oversight committee

TORONTO (CP) - The former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine resigned from the editorial board of the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday in an ongoing dispute with the journal's owners over editorial independence....More

Beverage report brews trouble for scientists funded by tea company

(AP) - Some prominent nutrition experts put out new guidelines Wednesday urging Americans to cut back on calorie-rich sodas while allowing more leeway for alcohol and lots of room for tea and coffee - more than a litre per day....More

B.C. government amends law to allow leave for workers to care for sick family

VICTORIA (CP) - Workers in British Columbia shouldn't have to choose between their loved ones or their jobs, Labour Minister Mike de Jong said Thursday. The B.C....More

Health Canada advises pregnant women on SSRIs of potential risk to babies

TORONTO (CP) - Health Canada has issued a warning for women taking antidepressants drugs known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors - drugs like Prozac and Paxil - and who are pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant....More

Publicly funded labs shouldn't be allowed to hoard flu data: U.S. researcher

(CP) - A leading scientist in the field of genetic sequencing is calling on publicly funded U.S. researchers and research organizations to throw open their collections of H5N1 avian flu viruses to allow others to work toward lessening the pandemic threat the virus poses....More

Nipple piercing may have caused fatal infection in Newfoundland 17-year-old

(CP) - A 17-year-old Newfoundland girl is believed to have died from toxic shock syndrome - and the infection that killed her may have resulted from a nipple piercing, the province's chief medical examiner says....More

Immigrant support groups call on Quebec government to waive health wait

MONTREAL (CP) - Immigrant aid organizations are calling on the Quebec government to abolish a three-month waiting period before immigrants to the province have access to health care coverage....More

Harper avoiding showdown over Alberta's Third Way health plan

OTTAWA (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper appears to be backing away from a confrontation with Alberta over its Third Way health proposals....More

Bipolar pill manufacturer on trial in Calgary for failing to have drug number

CALGARY (CP) - An Alberta company that markets nutritional supplements to treat mental illness says Health Canada's aversion to alternative health products is at the heart of a prosecution which begins Monday in a Calgary court....More

Study casts doubt on value of thalidomide against bone-marrow cancer

(AP) - Thalidomide, a drug that caused ghastly birth defects a generation ago but has been resurrected in recent years as a promising cancer treatment, failed in a study to prolong the lives of patients with multiple myeloma....More

Scottish hospital scraps McDonald vouchers for kids; cites fears of obesity

LONDON (AP) - A hospital in Scotland has scrapped a program under which young patients were given vouchers for fast food at McDonald's after a legislator complained that the gifts could make "the so-called ticking time bomb of obesity even bigger and more explosive....More

Quebec government preparing for a possible influenza pandemic

QUEBEC (CP) - Quebec is preparing for a worst-case scenario in which 2.6 million people in the province would be infected in the event of a human influenza pandemic, says Health Minister Philippe Couillard. Couillard said everyone is worried about the occurrence of a pandemic....More

Experts, activists attempt to bridge divide on Lyme disease rates in Canada

TORONTO (CP) - Experts and activists are attempting to bridge the divide on the controversial issue of Lyme disease diagnosis and prevalence in Canada....More

Saskatchewan government nixes funding for expensive cancer drug Avastin

REGINA (CP) - The Saskatchewan government will not pay for a cutting-edge but expensive drug used to treat advanced colorectal cancer. The decision leaves dozens of terminally ill patients worried that their lives will be cut even shorter by the disease....More

Deadly H5N1 bird flu virus found in weasel-like mammal in Germany

BERLIN (AP) - The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in a weasel-like mammal called a stone marten, a German laboratory said Thursday, indicating the disease has spread to another animal species....More

Beverage report brews trouble for scientists funded by tea company

(AP) - Some prominent nutrition experts put out new guidelines Wednesday urging Americans to cut back on calorie-rich sodas while allowing more leeway for alcohol and lots of room for tea and coffee - more than a litre per day....More

B.C. government amends law to allow leave for workers to care for sick family

VICTORIA (CP) - Workers in British Columbia shouldn't have to choose between their loved ones or their jobs, Labour Minister Mike de Jong said Thursday. The B.C....More

One dose not enough to stop world's leading cause of preventable blindness

CHICAGO (AP) - A two-year study in eight Ethiopian villages found that a single dose of an antibiotic is not enough to end infections that cause trachoma, the world's leading preventable cause of blindness....More

Nurse facing drugging charges said was victim of similar crime: ex-employer

TORONTO (CP) - A nurse facing criminal charges in Alberta after co-workers complained of having their food and drink drugged said she was a victim of a similar crime while working in Ontario, her former employer said Wednesday....More

Nurse facing drug charges said she was victim of similar crime: ex-employer

TORONTO (CP) - A nurse facing criminal charges in Alberta after co-workers complained of having their food and drink drugged said she was a victim of a similar crime while working in Ontario, her former employer said Wednesday....More

House votes to remove food label warnings, bowing to pressure from companies

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to strip many warnings from food labels, potentially affecting alerts about arsenic in bottled water, lead in candy and allergy-causing sulphites, among others....More

FDA panel says it supports MS drug Tysabri's return to U.S. market

WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel said Wednesday the agency should allow the multiple-sclerosis drug Tysabri back on the market. The drug's manufacturers, Biogen Idec Inc. and Elan Corp....More

FDA official: Some patients will probably die if MS drug allowed on market

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dozens of multiple sclerosis patients asked federal health advisers Tuesday to let them decide whether to take Tysabri, a promising drug that was pulled from the market after it was linked to a rare, often-fatal brain infection....More

China reports 10th human bird flu fatality; girl, 9, dies in Zhejiang province

BEIJING (AP) - A nine-year-old girl has become China's 10th reported human fatality from the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu, the government said Wednesday. The girl died Monday in the southeast coastal province of Zhejiang, the Health Ministry said....More

Combining certain foods can lower cholesterol for some as well as drug: study

TORONTO (CP) - Some foods like oat bran are known to lower bad cholesterol on their own - but eating a diet that combines several such edibles can magnify the effect dramatically, a Canadian study suggests....More

Report says more surgeries being done, yet wait times unchanged

OTTAWA (CP) - A new report says doctors have sharply increased the number of tests and surgeries performed in recent years, but increased demand means wait times remain about the same....More

Nintendo brain-training game a hit with older adults in Japan

TOKYO (AP) - Like many retirees, Isamu Shishido sometimes forgets names and even his own telephone number. But now the 67-year-old says he's found a product that could sharpen his thinking: a new brain-training game from Nintendo Co....More

FDA official: Some patients will likely die if MS drug allowed back on market

WASHINGTON (AP) - An unknown number of patients who take a promising multiple sclerosis drug will likely die of a rare brain infection if the medicine, Tysabri, is allowed back on the market following its withdrawal last year over safety concerns, a U.S....More

European court denies British woman's right to use frozen embryos

STRASBOURG, France (AP) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday a British woman has no right to use frozen embryos to have a baby without permission from the man who provided the sperm....More

Dana Reeve, heroic widow of fallen Superman star, dies of cancer at 44

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Dana Reeve, who won worldwide admiration for her devotion to her "Superman" husband, Christopher Reeve, through his decade of near-total paralysis, has died of lung cancer at the age of 44....More

Coffee might spell heart trouble for slow caffeine metabolizers

CHICAGO (AP) - Here's a real caffeine jolt - heart attacks might be a risk for coffee drinkers with a common genetic trait that makes caffeine linger in their bodies, a study suggests....More

Billions for healthcare no prescription for reducing wait times, says report

OTTAWA (CP) - It's an expensive medical mystery: governments have poured billions in new money into the medical system since the 1990s, but there has been no shortening of wait times....More

Spring break drinking, debauchery endangers health of college women: survey

CHICAGO (AP) - The American Medical Association is warning girls not to go wild during spring break....More

Trio of probes into auction of B.C. government-held personal data

VICTORIA (CP) - At least three investigations are planned after sensitive personal data on thousands of British Columbians contained on dozens of backup computer tapes was sold at a government auction....More

Sears issues safety recall for Chicken Limbo game that's caused injuries

TORONTO (CP) - Sears Canada has issued a safety recall for the Chicken Limbo Electronic Party Game after reports that the product has caused at least 28 injuries in North America....More

Many children far behind on vaccination schedules, study finds

TORONTO (CP) - Many Canadian two-year-olds may be behind in their vaccination schedules, even though the tots are seen by their doctors on a regular basis, an Ontario study suggests....More

Healthy lifestyle lowers risk of dementia caused by white matter disease

TORONTO (CP) - Just when you might have thought there couldn't possibly be another chronic disease to worry about, doctors are raising alarm bells about a common affliction of the brain that can severely impair cognitive abilities later in life....More

Rare brain disease associated with promising MS drug remains an FDA concern

WASHINGTON (AP) - The risk of a rare brain disease and other infections remains the primary concern of U.S. regulators as they seek independent advice on whether to allow a promising multiple sclerosis drug back on the market, according to documents released Monday....More

2 or 3 cats in Austria test positive for deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Two or three cats have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, Austrian state authorities said Monday. The cats, all of which were still alive, have tested positive for the disease, said Hans Seitinger, the top agriculture official in Styria state....More

Advair and 2nd GlaxoSmithKline asthma drug get stronger warning labels

WASHINGTON (AP) - The asthma medication Advair and a related drug will bear stronger warnings of an increased risk of death associated with one of their ingredients....More

'Natural' as a beauty buzzword: There's a science to the holistic approach

NEW YORK (AP) - Many of us make repeated vows to simplify our lives, and one place to start is with beauty routines....More

U.S. Wal-Marts reverse position, will stock emergency birth-control pill

(AP) - Officials of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Friday the company will reverse its earlier policy and stock emergency contraception pills in all of its U.S....More

Developing countries poaching nurses from AIDS-ravaged Africa: Stephen Lewis

VANCOUVER (CP) - Developing countries are poaching nurses from AIDS-ravaged Africa where the caregivers also counsel women who face violence from a spouse who may have infected them, the UN's special envoy for HIV-AIDS in Africa Stephen Lewis told a convention of the B.C....More

Number of fat children will increase sharply by end of decade, study says

LONDON (AP) - The number of overweight children worldwide will increase significantly by the end of the decade, and scientists expect profound impacts on everything from public health care to economies, a study published Monday said....More

Manitoba government plans small tax cuts and new law on drug-addicted kids

WINNIPEG (CP) - Manitoba's NDP government begins a new legislature sitting Monday with a stay-the-course budget that will include small tax cuts....More

Here they come to save the day: The business of mice, mighty and otherwise

BAR HARBOR, Me. (AP) - When it comes to the price of mice, you pay extra for defects. A mouse with arthritis runs close to $200; two pairs of epileptic mice can cost 10 times that. You want three blind mice? That'll run you about $250....More

2 or 3 cats in Austria test positive for deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Two or three cats have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu, Austrian state authorities said Monday. The cats, all of which were still alive, have tested positive for the disease, said Hans Seitinger, the top agriculture official in Styria state....More

Experts set to work on logistics of trying to stop pandemic at source

(CP) - How do you devise a how-to guide for stopping a flu pandemic that will be flexible enough that it might have a shot at working in remote Indonesia as well as small-town Indiana - and everywhere in between? How many international experts do you send? How many local public...More

Many children far behind on vaccination schedules, study finds

TORONTO (CP) - Many Canadian two-year-olds may be behind in their vaccination schedules, even though the tots are seen by their doctors on a regular basis, an Ontario study suggests....More

Alberta lays out framework for Third Way health-care reforms

EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta has laid out a 10-point plan to reshape medicare, including a move to allow patients to pay cash for hip and knee replacements to get faster treatment....More

Deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu confirmed in cat in northern Germany

BERLIN (CP) - The deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu was confirmed Tuesday in a cat in northern Germany, the first time the virus has been identified in a mammal in the European Union - though not the first time cats have been shown to carry the virus....More

Roman Catholic Church in India teams up with Bollywood for film on AIDS

NEW DELHI (AP) - At first glance the movie seems like just another Bollywood film: It has the disco-beat songs, the hip-swivelling dance number and the hero and heroine cavorting in the rain in drenched revealing clothes....More

Study casts doubt on glycemic index as diet tool for controlling blood sugar

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Diets that distinguish between "good carbs" and "bad carbs," are not an effective way of controlling blood sugar levels, a new study suggests....More

Acting editor of medical journal resigns following firings of editor, deputy

TORONTO (CP) - The acting editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal resigned Tuesday, barely a week after stepping into a post left vacant when the journal's editor and senior deputy editor were fired in what is believed to be a dispute over editorial independence....More

Alberta's health reform should respect Canada Health Act, says Harper

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government will be examining Alberta's health-care reform plan over the next few days to see if it respects the Canada Health Act, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper....More

Germany finds bird-flu infected cat; experts question potential role in spread

(CP) - German scientists reported Tuesday that a cat in that country had been infected with H5N1 avian flu, a discovery experts said reinforces the need to find answers to questions about what role, if any, cats, dogs and other mammals may play in the spread of the worrisome virus....More

AEterna Zentaris swings to Q4 profit of US$936K from year-ago $2M loss

QUEBEC (CP) - Cancer drug developer AEterna Zentaris Inc. (TSX:AEZ) swung to a fourth quarter profit as a big jump in revenues helped reverse a loss last year. The Quebec-based company said Wednesday it earned US$936,000 or two cents a share for the three months ended Dec. 31....More

Alberta lays out framework for Third Way health-care reforms

EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta has laid out a 10-point plan to reshape medicare, including a move to allow patients to pay cash for hip and knee replacements to get faster treatment....More

Deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu confirmed in cat in northern Germany

BERLIN (CP) - The deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu was confirmed Tuesday in a cat in northern Germany, the first time the virus has been identified in a mammal in the European Union - though not the first time cats have been shown to carry the virus....More

Study casts doubt on glycemic index as diet tool for controlling blood sugar

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Diets that distinguish between "good carbs" and "bad carbs," are not an effective way of controlling blood sugar levels, a new study suggests....More

Roman Catholic Church in India teams up with Bollywood for film on AIDS

NEW DELHI (AP) - At first glance the movie seems like just another Bollywood film: It has the disco-beat songs, the hip-swivelling dance number and the hero and heroine cavorting in the rain in drenched revealing clothes....More

Acting editor of medical journal resigns following firings of editor, deputy

TORONTO (CP) - The acting editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal resigned Tuesday, barely a week after stepping into a post left vacant when the journal's editor and senior deputy editor were fired in what is believed to be a dispute over editorial independence....More

Germany finds bird-flu infected cat; experts question potential role in spread

(CP) - German scientists reported Tuesday that a cat in that country had been infected with H5N1 avian flu, a discovery experts said reinforces the need to find answers to questions about what role, if any, cats, dogs and other mammals may play in the spread of the worrisome virus....More

Alberta's health reform should respect Canada Health Act, says Harper

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government will be examining Alberta's health-care reform plan over the next few days to see if it respects the Canada Health Act, says Prime Minister Stephen Harper....More

AEterna Zentaris swings to Q4 profit of US$936K from year-ago $2M loss

QUEBEC (CP) - Cancer drug developer AEterna Zentaris Inc. (TSX:AEZ) swung to a fourth quarter profit as a big jump in revenues helped reverse a loss last year. The Quebec-based company said Wednesday it earned US$936,000 or two cents a share for the three months ended Dec. 31....More

Fetal alcohol syndrome costs Canada hundreds of millions of dollars a year: study

TORONTO (CP) - Fetal alcohol syndrome costs Canada hundreds of millions of dollars each year - and a good chunk of that money comes from the pockets of families whose children have the disorder, a study has found....More

Dutch researchers find reason to eat chocolate: lower blood pressure

CHICAGO (AP) - Leave it to the Dutch to help demonstrate the health benefits of chocolate. A study of older men in the Netherlands, known for its luscious chocolate, indicated those who ate the equivalent of one-third of a chocolate bar every day had lower blood pressure and a...More

Deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu confirmed in cat in northern Germany

BERLIN (CP) - The deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu was confirmed Tuesday in a cat in northern Germany, the first time the virus has been identified in a mammal in the European Union - though not the first time cats have been shown to carry the virus....More

Drug developer QLT to appeal injunction against Eligard sales in U.S.

VANCOUVER (CP) - Drug developer QLT Inc. (TSX:QLT) plans to appeal a U.S. court decision that has placed an injunction on production and sales of its Eligard treatment for prostate cancer....More

Drug addiction workers Canada's unsung heroes, says multimillionaire Kaiser

VICTORIA (CP) - A multimillionaire businessman is launching a national awards program to recognize the efforts of the thousands of nameless people and organizations who help people beat drug addiction....More

Alberta lays out framework for Third Way health-care reforms

EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta has laid out a 10-point plan to reshape medicare, including a move to allow patients to pay cash for hip and knee replacements to get faster treatment....More

Acting editor of medical journal resigns following firings of editor, deputy

TORONTO (CP) - The acting editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal resigned Tuesday, barely a week after stepping into a post left vacant when the journal's editor and senior deputy editor were fired in what is believed to be a dispute over editorial independence....More

AEterna Zentaris swings to Q4 profit of US$936K from year-ago $2M loss

QUEBEC (CP) - Cancer drug developer AEterna Zentaris Inc. (TSX:AEZ) swung to a fourth quarter profit as a big jump in revenues helped reverse a loss last year. The Quebec-based company said Wednesday it earned US$936,000 or two cents a share for the three months ended Dec. 31....More