Ontario rubella cases likely stems from outbreak in Netherlands; Basrur

TORONTO (CP) - The rubella outbreak galloping through a cluster of religious communities in southwestern Ontario likely originated in a outbreak in the Netherlands, Ontario's chief medical officer of health said Monday. And Dr....More

Parkinson's patient files statement of claim alleging gambling caused by drug

TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario man who alleges he developed a gambling addiction as a result of using a Parkinson's drug called Mirapex is the representative claimant in a proposed class action lawsuit....More

One-third of Alta. seniors homes failed or partly met care standards: audit

EDMONTON (CP) - Almost one-third of long-term care homes reviewed by Alberta's auditor general failed or only partly met basic standards of care for seniors.<a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=6683&amp;rss=67&amp;channel_id=1001&amp;rot=3" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Herbal remedy may affect effectiveness of breast cancer treatment

TORONTO (MRI) - If you are undergoing treatment for breast cancer, you may want to think twice about using a common herbal remedy to treat hot flashes and other menopause-like side effects....More

Despite critical shortage of nurses, nursing schools being forced to cut enrolment

OTTAWA (CP) - A critical shortage of nurses is affecting quality of care in all sectors of Canada's health system and there's no nationwide strategy for dealing with the problem, says a new federal study....More

Brazilian town declares May 9 Orgasm Day, to improve married relationships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) - Sex rarely makes the news in Brazil's conservative Northeast, until a small town declared an official Orgasm Day on Monday....More

Dozens got dangerous bacteria from 'pocket pets' officials say

(AP) - Furry "pocket pets" like hamsters, mice and rats have sickened up to 30 people in at least 10 states with dangerous multidrug-resistant bacteria, health officials are warning....More

Emily, Jacob still most popular baby names; Jacob, Joshua tops for twins

WASHINGTON (AP) - The biblical name Jacob, the most popular choice for baby boys for the sixth straight year in the United States, also tops the first official ranking of names given to twins. Parents like to pair it with Joshua.<a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=6651&amp;rss=67&amp;channel_id=1050&amp;rot=3" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Canada sends 3rd team to help combat Marburg outbreak, readies 4th rotation

TORONTO (CP) - Canada has sent a third team of scientists to Angola to help contain the worst outbreak of Marburg fever on record and is readying a fourth team to go later in the month if needed.<a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=6659&amp;rss=67&amp;channel_id=1020&amp;rot=3" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Certain baby blankets sold at Sears could pose choking hazard

TORONTO (CP) - Sears Canada is warning consumers about a baby blanket that may pose a choking hazard.<a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=6663&amp;rss=67&amp;channel_id=1050&amp;rot=3" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Biovail gets FDA approval of melt-in-mouth Tramadol pain-relief tablet

TORONTO (CP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of Biovail Corp.'s Tramadol dissolving painkiller, the Canadian drugmaker announced Friday....More

Thousands infected in flu outbreak in southern Chinese city: report

HONG KONG (AP) - More than 10,000 people, mostly children, suffered from flu symptoms during an outbreak in southern China during the weeklong Labour Day holiday, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Sunday....More

Big bellies, related ills have big costs in U.S. - in dollars and deaths

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Americans with metabolic syndrome - a condition marked by big waistlines, diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol problems - account for $4 of every $10 spent on prescription drugs for adults in the United States, according to a study.<a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=6662&amp;rss=67&amp;channel_id=1052&amp;rot=3" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Detroit ponders fast-food tax - a nickel extra for that Big Mac

DETROIT (AP) - Would you like fries with that? Either way, the Detroit city treasury would like a bite....More

Western premiers call for national strategy to battle crystal meth

LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. (CP) - Young Canadians are in serious peril from crystal meth, say the western premiers, and the country needs to help them with a comprehensive strategy to deal with its production, trafficking and often heart-breaking after-effects....More

Smile - happiness is good for you

TORONTO (MRI) - Happiness is good for the heart - and new evidence shows that may be true in the literal sense and not just the figurative....More

Sick kids diagnosed at day care in latest telemedicine twist

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - Marilyn Gonzalez worried that her two-year-old was coming down with an ear infection. Rather than miss work for a doctor visit, the 25-year-old single mother of two dropped her daughter off as usual at the day care and went to work....More

Rubella outbreak rises to 90 cases, health minister to visit community

TORONTO (CP) - The rubella outbreak in southwestern Ontario grew to 90 cases Thursday, including a confirmed case in a pregnant woman, as Health Minister George Smitherman planned to meet early Friday with local officials to assess the situation....More

Prescription drug distributor McKesson profits climb by 21 per cent

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - McKesson Corp.'s quarterly profit rose 21 per cent, surprising industry analysts who expected recent financial pressures to continue to squeeze the largest U.S. distributor of prescription drugs....More

Mediterranean diet may cut risk of dying from heart disease

TORONTO (MRI) - A new study on the benefits of the Mediterranean diet is the latest to debunk the myth that if it tastes good it probably isn't good for you....More

Ottawa should worry about its own end of health agreement: western premiers

LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. (CP) - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh should concentrate on holding up Ottawa's end of the federal-provincial health agreement rather than lecturing the provinces on how they deliver services, say western premiers.

"I think Mr....More

Inspectors say nothing 'overtly wrong' at test kit maker that sent out virus

NEWTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Federal investigators have found nothing "overtly wrong" with the way a pharmaceutical firm handled samples of a potentially deadly flu virus that was inadvertently distributed worldwide....More

Survey examines celebrities' influence on cancer screening

WASHINGTON (AP) - Celebrities can send people to the doctor. ...More

Aging Ontario's doctors working less, accepting fewer patients

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's medical profession is getting older, working fewer hours and accepting fewer new patients, says a new survey released Wednesday by the body that governs the province's doctors. ...More

UN says 300,000 Ethiopian children in danger of dying from malnutrition

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - As many as 300,000 Ethiopian children will die from malnutrition this year if donors do not come forward with food aid and funds, a UN official said Wednesday. ...More

Long-term survival evaluated after non-invasive prostate treatment

CHICAGO (AP) - Men with non-aggressive prostate cancer who were treated with hormones or took no action at all are unlikely to die of the disease even 20 years later, new research shows. ...More

Drug company stockholders reject Minnesota resolution on Canadian pharmacies

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Shareholders at three of the United States' biggest drugmakers have voted down a Minnesota state-sponsored resolution urging them to keep supplies flowing to Canadian pharmacies that cater to American customers. ...More

Widow of asbestos victim at Buckingham Palace awarded damages

LONDON (AP) - A British court on Wednesday awarded the widow of a maintenance worker who died after exposure to asbestos at Buckingham Palace 177,000 pounds ($318,000 US) in damages. ...More

Diet, exercise best for preventing metabolic syndrome

TORONTO (MRI) - Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are more effective than medication at preventing a condition that can be a precursor to diabetes, a recent study found....More

Malaria kills one million a year, says first UN global report on the disease

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Malaria kills more than one million people and sickens between 350 million and 500 million people a year, mainly in Africa, according to a UN report launched Tuesday. ...More

Ontario's aging doctors working less, accepting fewer patients

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's medical profession is getting older, working fewer hours and accepting fewer new patients, says a new survey released Wednesday by the body that governs the province's doctors. ...More

Not enough, too much sleep linked to diabetes

TORONTO (MRI) - Constantly feel like you're coming up short on sleep? New research shows that getting too few zzz's on a regular basis can increase your risk of developing diabetes. But if you're proud of your ability to sleep for hours on end, we've got some bad news for you too: Too much sleep can also up your risk....More

AstraZeneca says trial of stroke drug shows success in reducing disability

LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday its experimental drug designed to limit damage caused by strokes has proved effective by one measure in clinical trials. ...More

Edmonton researcher hopes parents battle bias against ugly children

EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta researcher has hit a chord with parents of attractive children with a study that suggests they're treated better than ugly kids. ...More

Researchers call for end to estimated one million unneeded episiotomies

CHICAGO (AP) - For years, some doctors believed that an episiotomy, an incision to enlarge the vaginal opening during childbirth, would prevent spontaneous tearing that would be harder to repair. ...More

Indonesia confirms 2nd case of polio, confident it can avert major outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed a second case of polio, but health authorities who were confronting the disease for the first time in a decade said they were confident of preventing a major outbreak. ...More

Rubella outbreak despite availability of vaccine 'discouraging': Smitherman

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's rubella outbreak has ballooned to at least 83 cases, and provincial Health Minister George Smitherman said Wednesday it's a "discouraging" reminder of the importance of vaccinating children against preventable diseases. ...More

Long-term survival evaluated after non-invasive prostate treatment

CHICAGO (AP) - Men with non-aggressive prostate cancer who were treated with hormones or took no action at all are unlikely to die of the disease even 20 years later, new research shows. ...More

Indonesia confirms 2nd case of polio, confident it can avert major outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed a second case of polio, but health authorities who were confronting the disease for the first time in a decade said they were confident of preventing a major outbreak. ...More

AstraZeneca says trial of stroke drug shows success in reducing disability

LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday its experimental drug designed to limit damage caused by strokes has proved effective by one measure in clinical trials. ...More

Widow of asbestos victim at Buckingham Palace awarded damages

LONDON (AP) - A British court on Wednesday awarded the widow of a maintenance worker who died after exposure to asbestos at Buckingham Palace 177,000 pounds ($318,000 US) in damages. ...More

Rubella outbreak despite availability of vaccine 'discouraging': Smitherman

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's rubella outbreak has ballooned to at least 83 cases, and provincial Health Minister George Smitherman said Wednesday it's a "discouraging" reminder of the importance of vaccinating children against preventable diseases. ...More

Ontario's aging doctors working less, accepting fewer patients

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's medical profession is getting older, working fewer hours and accepting fewer new patients, says a new survey released Wednesday by the body that governs the province's doctors. ...More

Aging Ontario's doctors working less, accepting fewer patients

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's medical profession is getting older, working fewer hours and accepting fewer new patients, says a new survey released Wednesday by the body that governs the province's doctors. ...More

Malaria kills one million a year, says first UN global report on the disease

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Malaria kills more than one million people and sickens between 350 million and 500 million people a year, mainly in Africa, according to a UN report launched Tuesday. ...More

Drug company stockholders reject Minnesota resolution on Canadian pharmacies

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Shareholders at three of the United States&apos; biggest drugmakers have voted down a Minnesota state-sponsored resolution urging them to keep supplies flowing to Canadian pharmacies that cater to American customers. <a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=6630&amp;rss=67" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Not enough, too much sleep linked to diabetes

TORONTO (MRI) - Constantly feel like you're coming up short on sleep? New research shows that getting too few zzz's on a regular basis can increase your risk of developing diabetes. But if you're proud of your ability to sleep for hours on end, we've got some bad news for you too: Too much sleep can also up your risk....More

UN says 300,000 Ethiopian children in danger of dying from malnutrition

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - As many as 300,000 Ethiopian children will die from malnutrition this year if donors do not come forward with food aid and funds, a UN official said Wednesday. ...More

Edmonton researcher hopes parents battle bias against ugly children

EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta researcher has hit a chord with parents of attractive children with a study that suggests they&apos;re treated better than ugly kids. <a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=6621&amp;rss=67" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Researchers call for end to estimated one million unneeded episiotomies

CHICAGO (AP) - For years, some doctors believed that an episiotomy, an incision to enlarge the vaginal opening during childbirth, would prevent spontaneous tearing that would be harder to repair. ...More

Diet, exercise best for preventing metabolic syndrome

TORONTO (MRI) - Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are more effective than medication at preventing a condition that can be a precursor to diabetes, a recent study found....More

Survey examines celebrities' influence on cancer screening

WASHINGTON (AP) - Celebrities can send people to the doctor. ...More

UN says 300,000 Ethiopian children in danger of dying from malnutrition

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - As many as 300,000 Ethiopian children will die from malnutrition this year if donors do not come forward with food aid and funds, a UN official said Wednesday. ...More

Long-term survival evaluated after non-invasive prostate treatment

CHICAGO (AP) - Men with non-aggressive prostate cancer who were treated with hormones or took no action at all are unlikely to die of the disease even 20 years later, new research shows. ...More

Widow of asbestos victim at Buckingham Palace awarded damages

LONDON (AP) - A British court on Wednesday awarded the widow of a maintenance worker who died after exposure to asbestos at Buckingham Palace 177,000 pounds ($318,000 US) in damages. ...More

Not enough, too much sleep linked to diabetes

TORONTO (MRI) - Constantly feel like you're coming up short on sleep? New research shows that getting too few zzz's on a regular basis can increase your risk of developing diabetes. But if you're proud of your ability to sleep for hours on end, we've got some bad news for you too: Too much sleep can also up your risk....More

Indonesia confirms 2nd case of polio, confident it can avert major outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed a second case of polio, but health authorities who were confronting the disease for the first time in a decade said they were confident of preventing a major outbreak. ...More

Ontario's aging doctors working less, accepting fewer patients

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's medical profession is getting older, working fewer hours and accepting fewer new patients, says a new survey released Wednesday by the body that governs the province's doctors. ...More

Aging Ontario's doctors working less, accepting fewer patients

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's medical profession is getting older, working fewer hours and accepting fewer new patients, says a new survey released Wednesday by the body that governs the province's doctors. ...More

Rubella outbreak despite availability of vaccine 'discouraging': Smitherman

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario's rubella outbreak has ballooned to at least 83 cases, and provincial Health Minister George Smitherman said Wednesday it's a "discouraging" reminder of the importance of vaccinating children against preventable diseases. ...More

Survey examines celebrities' influence on cancer screening

WASHINGTON (AP) - Celebrities can send people to the doctor. ...More

Drug company stockholders reject Minnesota resolution on Canadian pharmacies

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Shareholders at three of the United States&apos; biggest drugmakers have voted down a Minnesota state-sponsored resolution urging them to keep supplies flowing to Canadian pharmacies that cater to American customers. <a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=6630&amp;rss=67" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Researchers call for end to estimated one million unneeded episiotomies

CHICAGO (AP) - For years, some doctors believed that an episiotomy, an incision to enlarge the vaginal opening during childbirth, would prevent spontaneous tearing that would be harder to repair. ...More

Malaria kills one million a year, says first UN global report on the disease

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Malaria kills more than one million people and sickens between 350 million and 500 million people a year, mainly in Africa, according to a UN report launched Tuesday. <a href="http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=6622&amp;rss=67" style="color:red; text-decoration:none; font-size:12px font-family:verdana;" target="_blank">...More</a>

Edmonton researcher hopes parents battle bias against ugly children

EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta researcher has hit a chord with parents of attractive children with a study that suggests they're treated better than ugly kids. ...More

Diet, exercise best for preventing metabolic syndrome

TORONTO (MRI) - Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are more effective than medication at preventing a condition that can be a precursor to diabetes, a recent study found....More

AstraZeneca says trial of stroke drug shows success in reducing disability

LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday its experimental drug designed to limit damage caused by strokes has proved effective by one measure in clinical trials. ...More

Long-term survival evaluated after non-invasive prostate treatment

CHICAGO (AP) - Men with non-aggressive prostate cancer who were treated with hormones or took no action at all are unlikely to die of the disease even 20 years later, new research shows....More

Malaria kills one million a year, says first UN global report on the disease

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Malaria kills more than one million people and sickens between 350 million and 500 million people a year, mainly in Africa, according to a UN report launched Tuesday....More

Indonesia confirms 2nd case of polio, confident it can avert major outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed a second case of polio, but health authorities who were confronting the disease for the first time in a decade said they were confident of preventing a major outbreak....More

Drug company stockholders reject Minnesota resolution on Canadian pharmacies

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Shareholders at three of the United States' biggest drugmakers have voted down a Minnesota state-sponsored resolution urging them to keep supplies flowing to Canadian pharmacies that cater to American customers....More

Edmonton researcher hopes parents battle bias against ugly children

EDMONTON (CP) - A University of Alberta researcher has hit a chord with parents of attractive children with a study that suggests they're treated better than ugly kids....More

Diet, exercise best for preventing metabolic syndrome

TORONTO (MRI) - Lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise are more effective than medication at preventing a condition that can be a precursor to diabetes, a recent study found....More

Alberta snubs Dosanjh's proposal to discuss private diagnostic clinics

OTTAWA (CP) - Alberta has snubbed Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh's proposal for a special meeting to discuss private diagnostic clinics Dosanjh says violate the principles of medicare....More

AstraZeneca says trial of stroke drug shows success in reducing disability

LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday its experimental drug designed to limit damage caused by strokes has proved effective by one measure in clinical trials....More

Community at centre of rubella outbreak worried for pregnant women

TORONTO (CP) - The religious community at the centre of a large rubella outbreak in southwestern Ontario is worried about a number of pregnant women in their membership....More

Clinton announces major initiative against childhood obesity

NEW YORK (AP) - At a school in Harlem, two men from Arkansas who know a thing or two about dieting declared war on childhood obesity, which they said could doom youngsters to heart disease, diabetes and shortened life spans....More

After 10 years, brain-damaged Buffalo-area fireman makes astounding recovery

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Ten years after a firefighter was left brain-damaged and mostly mute during a 1995 roof collapse, he did something that shocked his family and doctors: He perked up. "I want to talk to my wife," Donald Herbert said out of the blue Saturday....More

Alberta not itching for fight with Ottawa over health care: minister

CALGARY (CP) - Alberta's health minister downplayed the historical rhetoric over the Canada Health Act between her province and the federal government at the beginning of an international health symposium Tuesday....More

Botox researcher Ed Schantz dies at 96

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Ed Schantz, a researcher who was a pioneer in purifying the toxin used in Botox injections, has died. He was 96. Schantz died Thursday, said Joe Donovan, a spokesman for Elizabeth Burmaster, one of Schantz's four daughters....More

AstraZeneca says trial of stroke drug shows success in reducing disability

LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca PLC said Wednesday its experimental drug designed to limit damage caused by strokes has proved effective by one measure in clinical trials....More

Africa is the worst place on Earth for mothers and children, charity says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (CP) - Africa is the worst continent to be a mother or child, and Mali is one of the worst countries, where one in eight children will die before seeing a first birthday, according to a study published Tuesday....More

Indonesia confirms 2nd case of polio, confident it can avert major outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed a second case of polio, but health authorities who were confronting the disease for the first time in a decade said they were confident of preventing a major outbreak....More

Public health agency asks provincial labs to be on the lookout for rubella

TORONTO (CP) - Provincial laboratories across Canada have been asked to be on the lookout for cases of rubella after a large outbreak was identified in southwestern Ontario....More

Study confirms that children safest in back seat in car crashes

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A new study emphasizes what every parent must know: children are safer in car crashes when they sit in the back seat and are less likely to be injured when safety seats and seat belts are used....More

Health Canada whistle-blowers win round against public service integrity office

OTTAWA (CP) - The Federal Court has rebuked the federal public service integrity officer for failing to adequately investigate complaints from Health Canada scientists that they were under pressure to approve unsafe drugs....More

Klein's health care summit could be golden gift for federal Liberals

CALGARY (CP) - The federal Liberals will be keeping a close eye on Alberta Premier Ralph Klein's international health symposium that starts Tuesday....More

Heart patient dies a day after completing 3,800-kilometre bike ride

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - A man who took up bicycling after bypass surgery had given him a second chance at life died of a heart attack the day after completing a 3,800-kilometre cross-country trip....More

Experts say a little pudge won't kill you, but how much is too much?

CHICAGO (AP) - Now that the government says fat might not kill so many of us after all, is it OK to be just a little pudgy?

Maybe, but before celebrating with a hot fudge sundae, keep in mind the overriding message: Being too overweight really is a serious health risk....More

Case of polio detected in Indonesia for first time in 10 years

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia has detected its first case of polio in a decade, prompting the government to launch a massive vaccination campaign that is expected to reach more than five million children, the World Health Organization said Tuesday....More

Companies use fresh-sliced, grab-go produce to lure shoppers

CHICAGO (AP) - Eat more fruits and vegetables. Mom says it. Uncle Sam, too. Yet people still do not get enough - and the government just doubled the recommended amount....More

Biogen Idec confirms SEC probe of trading before drug pulled

BOSTON (AP) - U.S. federal regulators are formally investigating possible securities laws violations related to Biogen Idec Inc.'s recent withdrawal of a multiple sclerosis drug, a move that sent the company's shares plunging....More

Health Canada recalls sodium polysterene sulfonate powder due to mislabelling

OTTAWA (CP) - Health Canada is warning consumers not to consume Lot Number 409366 of pms-Sodium Polysterene Sulfonate Powder for Suspension due to an error in labelling that may result in serious complications....More

Alabama judge refuses to dismiss wrongful death Vioxx case against Merck

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama judge on Friday refused to dismiss a wrongful death suit filed against Merck & Co. by a woman who said its painkiller Vioxx caused her husband's death....More

Federal health minister says he will meet with father of dying Alberta boy

CALGARY (CP) - Canada's health minister says he is willing to meet with the father of a gravely ill aboriginal boy who wants Ottawa to cover the expensive drug therapy needed to keep his son alive....More

Spectre of silicone's return renews call for national breast implant registry

TORONTO (CP) - The spectre of silicone-gel implants being re-approved for routine breast enhancement surgery in Canada has provided renewed vigour to the longstanding battle for a national breast implant registry....More

Experts worry changes mean avian flu becoming better at infecting people

TORONTO (CP) - Ominous changes in the behaviour and the makeup of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in northern Vietnam has the flu world worried the virus may be getting better at infecting humans....More

Study confirms that children safest in back seat in car crashes

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) - A new study emphasizes what every parent must know: children are safer in car crashes when they sit in the back seat and are less likely to be injured when safety seats and seat belts are used....More

Chretien's plan to deliver cheap medicines for Africa stuck in uncertainty

OTTAWA (CP) - Almost a year after Canada won global praise for passing legislation to provide cheap drugs for poor countries, the law hasn't resulted in a single pill being exported....More

Lilly halts child sepsis study after it showed no benefit for children

WASHINGTON (AP) - Eli Lilly & Co. has halted a pediatric study of its sepsis treatment Xigris, saying the drug was showing no benefit for children with the severe bloodstream infection and there was a sign of a possible serious side effect....More