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TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others

Tuberculosis remains a serious health problem in Canada's North, with the infection rate among Inuit 185 times greater than for others born in the country, a national analysis shows.

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Alberta to release medical mistakes report

Alberta's health minister has directed the province's health agency to release a full report on medical errors at Calgary's children's hospital within 10 days.

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2 listeriosis cases investigated in Ont.

Health officials in Ontario are investigating two cases of listeriosis that appear to be linked to salami recalled from stores in Ontario and Quebec about three months ago.

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Kids need ATV safety lessons: surgeon

Children who ride all-terrain vehicles are suffering amputations, spinal injuries and deaths, according to U.S. research, prompting calls for mandatory training.

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Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate

The Windsor, Ont., surgeon at the heart of a controversy over unnecessary mastectomies has asked to have her hospital privileges reinstated, but is still waiting for an answer from hospital officials.

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Superbug MRSA on rise in Canada

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of Canadians becoming infected or colonized by the superbug MRSA since 1995, both in hospitals and within the community, a study has found.

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Baby slings not risk-free, U.S. agency warns

The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings after concern that infants being carried in them could suffocate if they curl into certain positions.

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N.L. lab head quits after drug error fiasco

Dr. Nash Denic has resigned as head of laboratory services at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority after a drug-testing fiasco in which lab officials are accused of reacting to the problem too slowly.

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Mother of OD baby asked to try methadone

A Calgary couple argued about how their baby daughter got a hold of methadone rather than focusing on her health after she ingested the drug, a former friend testified in court.

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Virus can attack prostate cancer

Researchers in Alberta have successfully tested a new viral approach to treating prostate cancer in a small number of men.

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NHL GMs develop blindside hit rule

NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule punishing hits to the head.

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Flu shots for children protect adults: study

Vaccinating children against seasonal flu helps protect others in their community, a new Canadian study suggests.

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B.C. to market health tourism

B.C. Health Minister Kevin Falcon says he has a plan to market health-care services to rich, offshore patients similar to the way the province sells higher education to foreign students.

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Avastin fight now moves to P.E.I.

A cancer patient who successfully helped lobby the New Brunswick government to fund an expensive cancer drug is now shifting his focus to P.E.I. in an effort to have Avastin funded by that province.

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N.L. health staff slow on drug errors

A review of drug testing errors in Newfoundland and Labrador finds that Eastern Health Authority staff didn't react quickly enough when problems administering cyclosporine were first identified.

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