Nova Scotia-made sandwiches recalled because of Listeria concerns

HALIFAX, N.S. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a food hazard alert for sandwiches made in Nova Scotia that might be contaminated with Listeria....More

Confirmed E. coli cases up again in North Bay, Ont., Harvey's outbreak

NORTH BAY, Ont. - The number of confirmed E. coli cases stemming from a Harvey's restaurant in North Bay, Ont., has risen to 35. That's seven more than reported Monday....More

Better information systems post-Walkerton tragedy help in new E. coli outbreak

TORONTO - Better communication and availability of information, legacies of the tainted-water tragedy in Walkerton, Ont., helped improve the response to an E. coli outbreak linked to a Harvey's restaurant in northern Ontario, health and civic officials said Tuesday....More

UN says China's food safety system needs reform

BEIJING - China must urgently reform its food safety system to increase oversight and hold businesses responsible for their products, United Nations officials said Wednesday....More

Study warns that safety a problem for new generation biological drugs, too

CHICAGO - Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs for several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go on the market, the first major study of its kind found....More

U.S. government panel calls for vaccine for adult smokers

ATLANTA - For the first time, an influential government panel in the United States is recommending a vaccination specifically for smokers. The panel decided Wednesday that adult smokers under 65 should get pneumococcal vaccine....More

Scientists find 26 genes promoting lung cancer

NEW YORK - In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer. It's a step toward developing new treatments that can be tailored to specific patients....More

Food allergies increasing in US kids, study says; parents more aware

ATLANTA - Food allergies in American children seem to be on the rise, now affecting about three million kids, according to the first federal study of the problem. Experts said that might be because parents are more aware and quicker to have their kids checked out by a doctor....More

China arrests 6 for role in contaminating milk

BEIJING - China arrested six people Thursday for their role in supplying contaminated milk to the country's dairy companies, as the health ministry said more than 3,600 Chinese children remain hospitalized after consuming compromised products....More

Private sector could help public health system provide better care: CMA head

TORONTO - Canada's ailing medicare system is in need of aggressive treatment, says the head of the Canadian Medical Association, which is planning a fact-finding mission to Europe to see up close and personal how other countries deliver health care. CMA president Dr....More

Meat from Maple Leaf plant at centre of listeriosis outbreak given the OK

TORONTO - Products from the Maple Leaf Foods plant at the centre of a listeriosis outbreak have been approved to be distributed to the public. The food producer shut down a meat processing plant in Toronto on Aug....More

Industry, not scathing editorial, must guide Canada's stance on asbestos: expert

MONTREAL - When world leaders meet next week to decide whether chrysotile asbestos should be added to a list of dangerous substances, they should do so with an open mind, proponents of the mineral said Tuesday....More

Health workers in Alberta ratify three-year deal recommended by mediator

EDMONTON - More than 11,000 Alberta provincial government employees who work in the health-care system have ratified new contracts that include a 15 per cent pay raise over three years....More

Confirmed E. coli cases up again in North Bay, Ont., Harvey's outbreak

NORTH BAY, Ont. - The number of confirmed E. coli cases stemming from a Harvey's restaurant in North Bay, Ont., has risen to 35. That's seven more than reported Monday....More

Better information systems post-Walkerton tragedy help in new E. coli outbreak

TORONTO - Better communication and availability of information, legacies of the tainted-water tragedy in Walkerton, Ont., helped improve the response to an E. coli outbreak linked to a Harvey's restaurant in northern Ontario, health and civic officials said Tuesday....More

UN says China's food safety system needs reform

BEIJING - China must urgently reform its food safety system to increase oversight and hold businesses responsible for their products, United Nations officials said Wednesday....More

Study warns that safety a problem for new generation biological drugs, too

CHICAGO - Nearly a fourth of widely used new-generation biological drugs for several common diseases produce serious side effects that lead to safety warnings soon after they go on the market, the first major study of its kind found....More

Nobel laureate whose discovery led to HPV vaccine dismayed by opposition to it

TORONTO - The trepidation and distrust HPV vaccines have faced from some quarters are a disappointment to the scientist whose discovery of the link between human papillomaviruses and cervical cancer laid the groundwork for the vaccines. Dr....More

N.L. premier urges nurses to take wage offer while economy sound

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams says nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador should take the current wage offer from the province before any serious downturn in the economy....More

HIV carrier failed to warn sex partners with fatal results for two women: Crown

HAMILTON - The unprecedented murder trial of a man accused of having unprotected sex with numerous women despite knowing he carried the virus that can lead to AIDS began Monday with the prosecution saying he lied to his partners about his health status....More