Global News - Health

Doctors save B.C. man from potentially-deadly snake bite

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

VANCOUVER - A B.C. man who suffered a potentially-deadly snake bite in Costa Rica — that left him weeping tears of blood — is recovering in a Vancouver hospital thanks to the quick work of a medical team and an emergency flight to Seattle to pick up an antidote to the venom.

UK doctors admit to giving patients useless drugs to induce placebo effect

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won't work at least once a week, like low-dose drugs, vitamins, nutritional supplements or an unnecessary exam, according to a new survey.

Reality check: How much calcium is too much?

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Could you be dining on too much milk and cheese than your body can healthily take on?

Influential pediatricians group backs gay marriage; says kids raised that way do just as well(2)

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

CHICAGO - The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed gay marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being.

Healthy people taking Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular problems should stop the practice: Calgary research

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Many healthy people take an Aspirin daily to prevent heart attack and stroke despite evidence the regimen offers them little benefit and carries some risk, a new study from the University of Alberta has found.

Ontario Alzheimer Society launches its first multicultural awareness campaign

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

On Wednesday, the Alzheimer’s Society of Ontario launched a new wandering prevention program called Finding Your Way acknowledging this issue. It’s the first of its kind in reaching out to multicultural communities.

Creating IVF babies from 3 parents garners public support: UK fertility regulator

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

LONDON - Britain's fertility and embryology regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro fertilization techniques to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people for couples who might otherwise face the risk of passing on certain genetic diseases.

Time for government to address antibiotic use in farming: Ontario Medical Association

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

The Ontario Medical Association wants the federal and provincial governments to crack down on antibiotic use in farming.

High potency cholesterol drugs linked to risk of kidney injury: Study

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

TORONTO - The use of high potency versions of cholesterol lowering drugs called statins may increase a person's risk of developing kidney failure, a new study suggests.

More Canadians getting surgery, but wait times haven't budged, report says

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Doctors treated more Canadians in need of surgery in 2012 than any other year, but wait times haven't improved despite a nearly decade-old plan provinces brokered in an effort to reduce the backlog, a new report says.

Canadian researcher declines prestigious award that left out collaborators

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

TORONTO - The Gairdner Foundation announced the winners of its prestigious international awards for medical research Wednesday, but one of the recipients turned down the $100,000 prize because two key collaborators weren't included.

Young Canadians are happy campers, confident in country’s future compared to adults: poll

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

High school students across the country say they’re content with Canada’s government and federal decision-making, according to a new poll conducted by Civix, a national organization that fosters youth interest in democracy.

NYC mayor's latest plan forces retail stores to keep tobacco products out of sight

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Cigarettes would have to be kept out of sight in New York City stores under a first-in-the-nation plan unveiled by Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Monday, igniting complaints from tobacco companies and smokers who said they've had enough with the city's crackdowns.

More work needed before US government considers testing anthrax vaccine in children

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

WASHINGTON - Don't look for testing of the anthrax vaccine to begin in children any time soon.

New technology scope that 'maps' inside of colon aims to boost cancer prevention

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Researchers have taken a page out of Google's book to develop an advanced scope that may enable doctors to look deeper into the colon and with more precision to better detect signs of cancer.

Report: 1 in 3 seniors dies with dementia that can impede other care

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

A staggering 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's disease or other types of dementia, says a new report that highlights the impact the mind-destroying disease is having on the rapidly aging population.

Officials investigate C. difficile outbreak at St. John's hospital

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Newfoundland and Labrador's Eastern Health authority is taking steps to determine how a potential outbreak of gastrointestinal illness made its way to a unit at the Health Sciences Centre.

Pull athletes showing signs of concussion, updated guidelines warn

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Pull athletes showing signs of concussion, updated guidelines warn TORONTO – If coaches on the field suspect that their player is showing symptoms of a concussion, that player should be pulled out of the game immediately, according to the latest update to American guidelines on handling the head injury. The

The older you are, the happier you are, Canadian study suggests

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

Canadians may be giving up on the search for the fountain of youth as they get older as a new national study suggests that the more you age, the happier and more optimistic you are.

Majority of Ontario elementary schools don't have phys-ed teachers: survey

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:15:34 GMT

A new report from an education advocacy group says there's a shortage of physical education teachers in Ontario's elementary schools.