Health officials in the U.S. on Friday began publishing a quarterly list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential side-effects, with the aim of keeping doctors and patients better informed.
Business owners and politicians in an eastern Ontario town are complaining they were given little or no notice that a drug addiction treatment clinic was moving in downtown.
A government report showing that Newfoundland and Labrador has more than 1,000 vacant positions for registered nurses is proof positive of a crisis in nursing care, a union official says.
"Seizure." It's a common term, but what exactly are seizures, and what causes them? The simple explanation is that seizures are symptoms of a problem that can happen because of sudden and abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Based on the type of behaviour and the brain activity, seizures fall into two wide-ranging groups. Partial seizures (also known as focal seizures) happen in just one part of the brain. Generalized seizures are a result of abnormal activity on both sides of the brain.
As athletes prepare to reach for their dreams in Beijing, a team of medical support staff prepare to work behind the scenes to make sure the athletes perform at their best. Many of them will have to give up weeks of pay to be part of Canada's Olympic contingent.
The anti-trans-fat bandwagon has been rolling across Canada since the fall of 2003, when Ontario cookie-maker Voortman Cookies announced it would rid its products of the unhealthy compound. The company's owner says his daughter - a naturopath - played a big role in convincing him to make a healthier cookie. Since then, more companies have moved to eliminate trans fats from their products. But the Trans Fat Task Force says more needs to be done.
