Nova Scotia to implement computerized drug record system for use by 2014

HALIFAX - The government of Nova Scotia is planning to implement a drug information system by 2014 at a cost of more than $27 million....More

N.B. doctors say essential to monitor blood services program to ensure supply

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick doctors are among those watching with interest as the province mulls over a report on blood services, saying patient safety is their chief concern....More

M&M Meat Shops sorbet products recalled over milk not declared on the label

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with milk allergies not to consume certain M&M Meat Shops brand sorbet products. The agency says they may contain milk which is not declared on the label....More

J&J reduces maximum Extra Strength Tylenol dose in U.S.; no change in Canada

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Johnson & Johnson is reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever in the United States to lower risk of accidental overdose....More

Fisher-Price recalls Little People Builders' Load'n Go red wagon with yellow handle

TORONTO - Fisher-Price and Health Canada are recalling a small red Builders' Load'n Go Wagon that is part of the Little People line of toys....More

B.C. residents warned of West Nile threat with rising mosquito population

VANCOUVER - B.C. residents are being warned to take precautions against mosquitoes that might be carrying the West Nile virus....More

Advocate wants provincewide changes after baby's death at Regina hospital

SASKATOON - Saskatchewan's children's advocate is pushing for provincewide guidelines on where newborns should sleep in hospitals. Bob Pringle also wants more education for new parents on the risks of taking their babies into bed once they get home....More

Should feds be on the hook for the costs of smoking? Top court to rule today

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will rule this morning on whether the federal government can be brought into court cases against Big Tobacco....More

European study finds no link between a few years of cellphone use, kids' cancer risk

WASHINGTON - A European study concludes a few years of cellphone use did not raise children's risks of brain cancer....More

Doctors say hypnosis eases recovery, pain for some patients having surgery

LONDON - As the surgeons cut into her neck, Marianne Marquis was thinking of the beach. As she heard the doctors' voices, she was imagining her toes in the sand, the water lapping....More

BC Hydro's mandatory energy meters not so Smart, say Greens

VANCOUVER - The Green Party of B.C. is calling for a halt to Smart Meter installation across the province over health and environmental concerns, saying other options should be considered for saving energy....More

Alberta to survey MS patients on liberation therapy using the web

CALGARY - Jessica Williams already believes in the controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis known as liberation therapy. Kathy Collins is optimistic, but not totally convinced that it is safe....More

Alberta to survey MS patients on liberation therapy

CALGARY - Alberta will spend up to $1 million to consult with multiple sclerosis patients over a controversial treatment known as liberation therapy....More

Safe injections sites needed across Canada to boost fight against hep B, C

VANCOUVER - Canada needs safe-injection sites in every region to curb the spread of hepatitis B and C, says a health-care coalition that is calling for a more aggressive approach to combat the diseases....More

N.B. doctors say essential to monitor blood services program to ensure supply

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick doctors are among those watching with interest as the province mulls over a report on blood services, saying patient safety is their chief concern....More

M&M Meat Shops sorbet products recalled over milk not declared on the label

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with milk allergies not to consume certain M&M Meat Shops brand sorbet products. The agency says they may contain milk which is not declared on the label....More

Fed-up Arctic towns want health-care control back from Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Arctic towns fed up with the Nunavut government's poor record on health care want the territory to shift more control over services to them....More

Education strategy on antibiotic prescribing in Quebec had an impact: study

TORONTO - Guidelines for Quebec doctors on proper antibiotic use led to a decline in these prescriptions in the province, while prescribing rose in other provinces, a new study suggests....More

Dubai man charged with killing US medical student in Curacao

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Dubai man has been charged with killing a medical school classmate from New Jersey and is being held under psychiatric observation on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, authorities said Tuesday....More

Don't steer clear when signs of pain persist in bike-related falls, says expert

TORONTO - As the bicycle veered toward the curb, his feet firmly clipped to the pedals, Alfred Pietrowski could do little else but brace for impact. "You have to twist your ankle to get out of the clip to release it," he recalled. "But this was ......More