Que. coroner says defibrillator would've helped boy who died in school fight

MONTREAL - A 12-year-old boy who died after a schoolyard fight would have had a better chance of survival if there had been a defibrillator nearby, a Quebec coroner said Tuesday....More

Jury continues deliberations at trial of Sask. doctor accused of sex assault

REGINA - The jury that will decide the fate of a Saskatchewan doctor accused of sexually assaulting six patients is headed into a third day of deliberations. Late Tuesday, the jury told court it had made a decision on five of the counts facing Dr....More

Don't save Quebec's dying asbestos industry: Canadian Cancer Society

MONTREAL - The Canadian Cancer Society is urging Quebec to pull the plug on one of the country's last-remaining asbestos mines, a move the organization hopes will eventually shutter an industry blamed for thousands of deaths worldwide....More

Cambodia's prime minister, cabinet colleagues sickened by swine flu

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and three of his cabinet ministers have contracted swine flu and the premier is recovering after several days of medical care, the Health Ministry said Tuesday....More

British MDs say there could be twice as many Huntington's cases as once thought

LONDON - British officials say there may be twice as many cases of Huntington's disease in Britain than previously thought....More

Alberta Health Services $11B budget includes more money for ERs, seniors

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says reducing wait times in hospital emergency departments and improving care for seniors are top priorities in its $11.2-billion budget....More

Could teen exercise pay dividends in less cognitive impairment as a senior?

TORONTO - Exercise has been linked to possible benefits in staving off dementia in numerous studies in the past decade, but a new look at the topic suggests the earlier the better....More

British doctors say there could be twice as many cases of Huntington's disease as once thought

LONDON - British officials say there may be twice as many cases of Huntington's disease in Britain than previously thought....More

More studies label controversial diabetes drug a heart disease risk

TORONTO - A mere two weeks before a critical hearing on the future of a controversial diabetes medication, new studies have been published that add to mounting evidence that the drug, Avandia, poses what critics describe as an unnecessary risk to people who take it....More

More exercise prescribed for cancer survivors, even before they finish therapy

WASHINGTON - New guidelines urge cancer survivors to exercise more, even, difficult as it may sound, those who have not yet finished their treatment....More

Here is a list of some children's foods in study of sugar and salt content

CALGARY - A study suggests pint-sized convenience foods aimed at babies and toddlers pack a grown-up wallop of sugar and salt....More

Heavy women have higher chance of a miscarriage after in-vitro fertilization

LONDON - Overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization compared with slim women, new research says....More

Clumsy kids have greater chance of being overweight, study suggests

TORONTO - Children with developmental co-ordination disorder have a greater likelihood of being overweight or obese than their classmates, a study of close to 2,000 Ontario schoolkids suggests....More

Baby's first cookie? Foods aimed at very young children chock full of sugar

CALGARY - A study suggests pint-sized convenience foods aimed at babies and toddlers pack a grown-up wallop of sugar and salt and normalize an unhealthy diet from an extremely early age....More

Antibiotic plus common cardiovascular drugs can be dangerous taken together

TORONTO - A study has found that giving a certain antibiotic to elderly patients already taking commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs can be dangerous....More

90% of docs surveyed say physicians overtest to protect against lawsuits

CHICAGO - Ninety per cent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits....More

First history, now recovery. Tennis marathon men need to refuel, recoup: experts

The longest tennis match in history may be in the books, but for American John Isner and Nicolas Mahut of France the recovery has just begun....More

B.C. promises family doctors for all with overhaul of health system

VANCOUVER - The B.C. government is promising everyone in the province will have access to a family doctor by 2015....More

B.C. hospital ships surgical tools to private clinic as sterilization woes mount

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - All three sterilization units at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, B.C., are once again out of service. NDP health critic Adrian Dix says doctors were informed Wednesday night of the equipment breakdowns....More

AIDS vigil honours those who have died and calls on G20 leaders for action

TORONTO - About 2,000 people gathered in Toronto on Thursday night for a candlelight vigil to honour those who have died of HIV-AIDS....More