Last updated: Thursday, March 18, 2010 | 10:00 PM ET
- Sweetened drinks may aggravate liver disease
- The daily consumption of high-fructose corn syrup might aggravate liver damage in people who suffer from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a U.S. study suggests. more »
- Public defibrillators improve survival
- Placing portable defibrillators in public places such as schools and workplaces has helped people survive cardiac arrest, Japanese researchers say. more »
- Contraception an 'option' in maternal health plan
- Birth control won't be excluded after all from the Conservative government's new maternal health intitiative for developing countries. more »
- Isotope shortage puts patients at risk
- The health of thousands of Canadian and U.S. patients could be put in jeopardy by a critical shortage of radioactive isotopes over the next few weeks, nuclear medicine experts say. more »
- WHO says rise in drug-resistant TB unclear
- Lack of information means the World Health Organization can't tell if it is winning the fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis. more »
- Breast cancer drugs get faster screening
- Experimental breast cancer drugs will be tested under a new DNA matching approach that aims to find which treatments work best and more quickly for certain patients. more »
- MS surgery draws Ottawa man to Poland
- An Ottawa man with multiple sclerosis is cashing in his retirement savings to go to Poland on Monday for controversial surgery he hopes will relieve his symptoms. more »
- Kraft pledges salt reduction
- Kraft Foods Inc. said Wednesday that it will cut the salt in its products that are sold in North America by an average of 10 per cent over the next two years. more »
- Gays, lesbians excluded from U.S. trials: MDs
- Some medical studies exclude participants based on their sexual orientation, U.S. cancer researchers say. more »
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- Scientists with ties to industry more likely to write nice things about drugs
- Bulk of seniors taking at least five drugs, sometimes 10, 15: study
- Some lots of OneTouch blood-glucose test strips being recalled by maker
- FDA panel recommends Boston Scientific's electronic heart device for less-severe heart disease
- Severe radioactive isotope shortage looming, could affect 1,000s of patients
- AP Enterprise: Cruise line, NASA got swine flu shots early on; CDC says system worked well
- WHO: Not sure if drug-resistant TB is declining, most cases in China, India and eastern Europe
- Vaccine group seeks $4.3 billion from donors to ramp up immunization campaign for world's poor
- China probes vaccines after news report of deaths, illnesses in northern province
- U.S. company recalls 1.2 million high chairs, 35,000 of them in Canada
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- Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer
- Online, Phone Tests Assess Diabetes Risk
- 'Gaming' Sends Boys' Test Scores Sliding
- Sexual Desire, Satisfaction Don't Diminish During Pregnancy
- Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.
- Could Lowering Blood Pressure Help Stop Dementia?
- Implanted Hearing System Approved
- 6 Out of 10 American Adults Drink
- Ranking Doctors by Cost-Profile May Not Help Save Money
- Widespread Public Defibrillators May Save Lives
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