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Only days after Alberta midwives and supporters rallied to call on the province to pay for midwifery services, the minister of health says he's planning to do that as part of his health-care reforms.
Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.
The study, published online Wednesday in the journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, estimates prenatal multivitamin supplements "may prevent 900 cases of pediatric leukemia and 300-400 cases of pediatric brain tumours annually in the United States
A fast-growing and aging population means more hospital patients are being cared for in hallways and tub rooms, the CEO of the Calgary Health Region said Tuesday.
A Toronto-led team of scientists has found a way to grow the earliest form of human heart cells from embryonic stem cells, a discovery experts say is an important step towards the long-term medical promise of using stem cells to repair damaged heart tissu
What would you do if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, told you had just weeks to live and every remaining moment was precious?
Would you travel, go skydiving, or learn to paint with watercolours? Would you eat great food with people you lov
The federal government is expected to designate bisphenol A as a dangerous chemical on Friday, a day after a string of major retailers pulled plastic products containing the substance off their shelves
The Alberta government plans to overhaul the way regional health boards and authorities operate, as part of changes unveiled Wednesday aimed at making the provincial health-care system more accessible and accountable.
BPA is widely used by industry and it's in a lot of products - including baby bottles. That has left many parents worried about the potential harmful effect on their infants and Health Canada has heard their concerns.
OTTAWA -- Medical marijuana users are on the hook for more than $500,000 in unpaid bills for government-certified weed, raising questions about the effectiveness of Health Canada's troubled dope program.
For all childhood cancers combined, 82 per cent of Canadian kids who are diagnosed are living at least five years, a jump of 11 per cent over the last 15 years, the society said Wednesday in releasing its 2008 national statistics on the disease.
Six out of 10 children's jewelry items for sale in Canada tested at the government's product safety laboratory in the last two years had dangerous and illegal levels of lead - some with levels comparable to car batteries made of almost pure lead.
Last weekend, W-FIVE aired a documentary on the life of Carly Fleischmann, a 13-year-old girl from Toronto with autism. She offered a rare glimpse into the secret world of autism and has become a symbol of hope for parents and families coping with an auti
More than 1,700 boil-water advisories are in effect in communities across the country, according to a new investigative report by the Canadian Medical Association.
Ontario is facing a "serious problem" with overweight children and must do more to protect them by banning advertising directed at kids, NDP critic Rosario Marchese said.
The survey by the Public Health Agency of Canada of more than 9,500 young people in Grades 6 to 10 shows daily tobacco smoking among both boys and girls dropped significantly in 2006 from four years earlier.
Three international teams of scientists, one led in part by Toronto researchers, have for the first time homed in on the genetic origins of lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer in the country
NEW YORK -- Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.
A blood clot caused the death of a South African woman on board a Via Rail train last week in an incident that sparked a full-scale health scare.
A Via Rail train from Vancouver has arrived in Toronto this morning after a health scare in northern Ontario.
Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die.
Health Canada issued recalls Friday on three children's products, two that contain high levels of lead and one that is easily flammable.
The study, published online Wednesday in the journal Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, estimates prenatal multivitamin supplements "may prevent 900 cases of pediatric leukemia and 300-400 cases of pediatric brain tumours annually in the United States
A fast-growing and aging population means more hospital patients are being cared for in hallways and tub rooms, the CEO of the Calgary Health Region said Tuesday.
What would you do if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness, told you had just weeks to live and every remaining moment was precious?
Would you travel, go skydiving, or learn to paint with watercolours? Would you eat great food with people you lov
Their high-pitched skirl has put fear into the hearts of Scotland’s enemies and sent sensitive tourists reaching for the cotton wool
The federal government is expected to designate bisphenol A as a dangerous chemical on Friday, a day after a string of major retailers pulled plastic products containing the substance off their shelves
BPA is widely used by industry and it's in a lot of products - including baby bottles. That has left many parents worried about the potential harmful effect on their infants and Health Canada has heard their concerns.
OTTAWA - Health Canada is looking for someone to grow government-approved weed.
OTTAWA -- Medical marijuana users are on the hook for more than $500,000 in unpaid bills for government-certified weed, raising questions about the effectiveness of Health Canada's troubled dope program.
For all childhood cancers combined, 82 per cent of Canadian kids who are diagnosed are living at least five years, a jump of 11 per cent over the last 15 years, the society said Wednesday in releasing its 2008 national statistics on the disease.
Last weekend, W-FIVE aired a documentary on the life of Carly Fleischmann, a 13-year-old girl from Toronto with autism. She offered a rare glimpse into the secret world of autism and has become a symbol of hope for parents and families coping with an auti
Ontario is facing a "serious problem" with overweight children and must do more to protect them by banning advertising directed at kids, NDP critic Rosario Marchese said.
The survey by the Public Health Agency of Canada of more than 9,500 young people in Grades 6 to 10 shows daily tobacco smoking among both boys and girls dropped significantly in 2006 from four years earlier.
Three international teams of scientists, one led in part by Toronto researchers, have for the first time homed in on the genetic origins of lung cancer, the biggest cancer killer in the country
NEW YORK -- Scientists are scanning human DNA with a precision and scope once unthinkable and rapidly finding genes linked to cancer, arthritis, diabetes and other diseases.