New rules meant to inform cosmetic surgery patients
Only doctors who have received proper surgical training can call themselves surgeons, The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has ruled.
Warning on medication mix-ups for kids
A hospital group says more needs to be done to prevent medication errors in children. A safety alert issued comes days after the release of a study finding that drug mix-ups and overdoses harm roughly one out of 15 hospitalized children.
Dangerous animal virus on U.S. mainland
The Bush administration is likely to move its research on one of the most contagious animal diseases from an isolated island laboratory to the U.S. mainland near herds of livestock, raising concerns about a catastrophic outbreak.
Drug experiment blocks radiation damage
Scientists mimicked one of cancer's sneaky tricks to create a drug that promises to prevent a serious side effect of cancer treatment -- radiation damage -- or offer an antidote during a nuclear emergency.
FDA investigates transplant drugs' risks
Regulators are exploring whether organ transplant drugs made by Roche and Novartis increase the risk of an often-fatal neurological disease.
Climate change brings health risks
A top government health official said Wednesday that climate change is expected to have a significant impact on health in the next few decades.
No surge of food-borne illness in 2007
Americans didn't suffer more food poisoning last year over the previous year despite high-profile outbreaks involving peanut butter, pot pies and other foods.
Stents as effective as surgery, study finds
A new study suggests that two different methods of alleviating a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke are equally effective.
Washing produce doesn't remove bacteria: report
Washing fruits and vegetables with water is not enough to remove common bacteria that can cause severe illness, a new report says.
B.C. updates health law to better deal with epidemics
The B.C. government has brought in a new law to give its public health officials the tools they need to protect people in the event of a global epidemic or natural disaster.
Ire raised over botched tests, inquiry hears
Tempers flared the moment a provincial government adviser pressed a top Newfoundland oncologist more than a year ago for the number of dead patients whose breast cancer tests were botched, an inquiry was told Wednesday.
Better vaccine may be needed to combat mumps
A new U.S. study suggests the timing of the delivery of mumps vaccine or the number of shots given might need to be tweaked to avert or control future outbreaks of the disease.
Aerobics can delay aging by 12 years: study
Staying aerobically fit, especially through middle age and beyond, can delay biological aging by up to 12 years, a study has found.
20 minutes of activity a week boosts mental health
A new study says that just 20 minutes of activity a week can improve mental health.
Gene can predict higher or lower asthma risk
Researchers have isolated a gene that can predict either a greater or reduced risk for developing asthma.
Closing schools might slow flu pandemic: study
A new study suggests closing schools during a flu pandemic might slow spread to a degree but likely won't dramatically lower the overall number of cases.
More children surviving cancer, report finds
More children with cancer are surviving than in the past because of advances in treatment, but that doesn't mean the battle is over for all of them, the Canadian Cancer Society says.
More controversial testimony at cancer test inquiry
A top oncologist at a Newfoundland health board was more concerned about publicly releasing the number of living patients whose breast-cancer tests were botched than those who had died, a public inquiry heard Wednesday.
FDA links more deaths to blood thinner
The Food and Drug Administration has tripled the number of deaths it attributes to side effects of the blood thinner heparin, which triggered a massive recall earlier this year.
Chatham nurse gets two-month suspension
A Chatham-area nurse was handed a two-month suspension Tuesday by the Ontario College of Nurses after she pleaded guilty to obtaining a loan from a deceased patient's husband.
Estrogen linked to benign breast lumps
Add another risk to hormone therapy after menopause: Benign breast lumps. One type of hormone therapy -- estrogen plus progestin -- already is well-known to increase the risk of breast cancer. But a major study of women able to use estrogen alone didn't find that link.
Smitherman says cuts may be needed to balance books
Hospitals facing a cash crunch shouldn't expect a bailout from the province even if it means laying off nurses and closing beds, Health Minister George Smitherman suggested Tuesday amid warnings that such cuts will have a profound effect on patient care.
Baltimore hospital transplants six kidney at once
Johns Hopkins surgeons transplanted a half-dozen kidneys simultaneously, an operation believed to be the first of its kind, hospital officials announced Tuesday.
Omega-3 fatty acids don't help Crohn's symptoms
A new study has found that omega-3 fatty acids don't prevent a relapse of symptoms for patients with Crohn's disease.
Two treatments better than one for liver cancer
Giving liver cancer patients two common treatments rather than one allows them to live one year longer, a new study says.
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