Last updated: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 7:45 AM ET
- Italian doctor heightens interest in MS cause
- The Italian doctor whose unconventional thinking on the cause of multiple sclerosis is visiting North America to drum up interest in testing the idea. more »
- P.E.I. a bad place for a heart attack: study
- P.E.I. is one of the worst places in Canada to have a heart attack, according to a University of Calgary study. more »
- High blood pressure may predict dementia risk
- Seniors with high blood pressure may face a higher likelihood of developing a type of dementia, a new Canadian study suggests. more »
- Canada discards U.S. growth charts for kids
- The growth of Canadian children will now be tracked using charts based on the World Health Organization's standards instead of U.S. ones. more »
- Isotope shortage set to worsen
- The availability of medical isotopes is in question as one of Canada's major suppliers is scheduled to be shut down for repairs later this month. more »
- N.B.'s new trauma system unveiled
- A new co-ordinated network that aims to get treatment for New Brunswick trauma patients more quickly was unveiled Monday. more »
- Autism linked to older moms
- A woman's chance of having a child with autism increases as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than five million births found. more »
- Haiti aid groups aim to vaccinate 140,000
- Aid groups planned to launch an emergency vaccination campaign in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday in a bid to ward off measles, diphtheria and tetanus. more »
- Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
- The most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are often of poor quality, raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills one million people each year, according to a U.S. report. more »
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