Last updated: Sunday, March 14, 2010 | 5:46 PM ET
- Listeria-contaminated meat prompts lawsuit
- The latest meat recall due to concerns over listeria contamination has prompted a proposed class action. more »
- 75% of family doctors abused by patients: study
- Three-quarters of Canadian family doctors say they suffered at least one incident of major abuse at the hands of a patient, according to a new study. more »
- Blood pressure spikes could boost stroke risk
- People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, according to new studies released Friday. more »
- Cord-blood banks oversell value: Marketplace
- Health claims used by private cord-blood banks to persuade parents to save their baby's umbilical cord blood can overstate the benefits, according to an investigation by CBC-TV's Marketplace. more »
- Insurance urged for beach-bound teens
- Teenagers going abroad for some fun in the sun this March break would be wise to pick up travel medical insurance, says an Ottawa mother whose own son suffered a terrible accident while on vacation that cost him one of his legs. more »
- Mastectomy surgeon's reinstatement concerns councillor
- The decision to reinstate Dr. Barbara Heartwell's operating privileges may lead to distrust in the medical system, according to Windsor, Ont., city Coun. Bill Marra. more »
- Plavix blood thinner response poor in some
- Blood thinner Plavix may not be fully active in some patients, increasing their risk for clots, heart attack and stroke, FDA warns. more »
- Lab chief had to go: Eastern Health
- The head of the largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador insisted Friday that a resigning manager was told to quit or be fired. more »
- Young cancer survivors seek support
- Young Canadians with cancer say they're falling through the cracks of a health care system designed for older patients. more »
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More health news from Canadian Press
- Pakistani doctors studying conjoined twins to see if they can operate
- House's Democratic vote-counter still hunting for votes on Obama's health care overhaul
- University of Calgary researchers unlock gene secrets of opium poppy
- Listeria meat recall prompts proposed class-action against Siena Foods
- Mini clothespin gives safer way to fix leaky valves without open-heart surgery, study finds
- Intense treatment fails to prevent heart attacks in diabetics; lifestyle is key, doctors say
- Study suggests hearts may swoon when stocks do
- Experts say Americans getting too many medical tests, maybe even President Obama
- Doping control at Paralympics looks for same drugs but some different techniques
- Patient disappointed at reinstatement of doctor by Windsor, Ont., hospital
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- Psoriasis Tied to Raised Heart Risk
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- 2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight
- Scans May Be Misleading for Hockey Players
- Hope for Inherited, Dangerously High Cholesterol
- Strides Seen in Orthopedic Surgery for Kids
- Inhalant Abuse a Deadly Middle-School Concern
- Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
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