Researchers to examine how video games can improve health

WASHINGTON - Why fight the proliferation of video games if you can use them to improve people's health? Health researchers are looking at ways that people's obsession with video games might be put to good use....More

N.B. pathologist under fire for errors blames hospital bosses

MONCTON, N.B. - The New Brunswick pathologist under scrutiny for errors and omissions in his work says many of his troubles stem from hospital administrators who were out to get him. Dr. Rajgopal Menon, former chief pathologist at the hospital in Miramichi, N.B....More

Hospital admissions for conditions that could be cared for in community drop

TORONTO - A new report says hospital admissions for health problems that could be managed or cared for in the community dropped by 22 per cent from 2001-02 to 2006-07....More

Feds to appeal B.C. court ruling on supervised injection sites

OTTAWA - After months of hedging, Health Minister Tony Clement said Thursday the government opposes continued federal exemptions for a controversial supervised injection site in Vancouver....More

British study finds that bacteria may be link in sudden baby deaths

LONDON - A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children under one. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria....More

British cabinet had warning of cancer-smoking link 50 years ago, documents say

LONDON - The British cabinet received early warnings about the link between smoking and lung cancer more than 50 years ago, but viewed the threat as minor and did little for fear of losing tax revenue, according to documents released Friday....More

Alberta moving ambulance service from municipalities to new health super board

EDMONTON - Alberta is reshaping ambulance service across the province so some patients can be dropped at a clinic or doctor's office rather than a hospital emergency room....More

Woman gives birth to healthy baby after rare full-term pregnancy in ovary

SYDNEY, Australia - Officials say a woman in a northern Australian city gave birth to a healthy baby girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy....More

Primate expert Jane Goodall appeals for EU ban on animal testing in research

BRUSSELS, Belgium - World-famous primate expert Jane Goodall and other scientists appealed to the European Union Wednesday to end the use of animal testing in medical and other scientific research....More

New Toronto film festival to focus on breast cancer and breast health

TORONTO - A new film festival is being launched to focus on movies about breast cancer and breast health. The Breast Fest Film Festival is the brainchild of the charity Rethink Breast Cancer....More

New Brunswick government to regulate and fund midwives in 2009

FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will regulate and fund midwives in the province, starting next year. Health Minister Mike Murphy says the number of physicians in Canada who practise obstetrics has decreased by more than half since the 1980s....More

Most smokers want to quit, but access to help not universally available

TORONTO - The Lung Association says the vast majority of smokers want to quit but may not have the tools to help them successfully do so....More

Major League Baseball making a US$10-million donation to cancer research

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Major League Baseball is making a US$10 million donation to "Stand Up to Cancer," a fundraising charity for cancer research, commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday. "We made a commitment," Selig said....More

Federal government disappointed with BC court ruling on injection site

VANCOUVER - The federal government is "obviously very disappointed" with a British Columbia court ruling striking down laws prohibiting possession and trafficking of drugs by those accessing help at supervised injection sites, Health Minister Tony Clement said Wednesday....More

Doctors ratify new fee deal in N.S. with focus on easing physician shortage

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's 2,300 doctors have ratified a new fee agreement with the province that is aimed at easing physician shortages, particularly in rural areas of the province. The $108 million five-year agreement will see new funding to help retain rural specialists....More

B.C. judge gives federal government a year to fix federal drug laws

VANCOUVER - Parts of Canada's federal drug laws have been struck down as unconstitutional in connection to Vancouver's safe injection facility. B.C....More