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Report: Child viral death toll up to 34 in China
BEIJING - The death toll from a viral illness that is striking children across China has risen by four to 34, while the number of reported infections jumped to nearly 25,000, state media reported Friday. Two of the latest deaths occurred in the hardest-hit central province of Anhui, where ...
at 3:21 on May 9, 2008, EDT.

Ont. must require hospitals to start reporting C. difficile right away: union
TORONTO - The union representing Ontario hospital workers says the province should move more quickly to force hospitals to report potentially dangerous illnesses like C. difficile. Health Minister George Smitherman has said he will make reporting of C. difficile and a few other hospital-ac...
at 12:30 on May 9, 2008, EDT.

Drugs, teens and pot are a dangerous mix: White House report
WASHINGTON - Depression, teens and marijuana are a dangerous mix that can lead to dependency, mental illness or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report being released Friday. A teen who has been depressed at some point in the past year is more than twice as likely to have used...
at 0:57 on May 9, 2008, EDT.

Choice of health treatment in advance of illness under proposed N.S. law
HALIFAX - Nova Scotians will have the opportunity to determine the course of their personal care in advance of illness under proposed legislation introduced by the Conservative government. The new law will allow people to give instructions on their medical treatment and personal care in th...
at 12:26 on May 9, 2008, EDT.

Wait times for chemo in Ontario unchanged despite more spending: report
TORONTO - Wait times for chemotherapy in Ontario haven't improved even though the province has more than doubled its spending for the cancer treatment, according to a new report released Thursday. While radiation and cancer surgery wait times have gone down, chemotherapy wait times have re...
at 17:42 on May 8, 2008, EDT.


If we are what we eat
The movement toward the “100-mile diet” got a boost this week with the release of that sickening video of manure-covered pigs wobbling off a ship after a six-day and 6,000-kilometre journey from southern Alberta to the tropical paradise of Hawaii.
Feb 16, 2008, 23:48

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