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• NHL GMs develop blindside hit rule

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 9:24pm CST

  NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule punishing hits to the head.

• Alberta to release medical mistakes report

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 7:56pm CST

  Alberta's health minister has directed the province's health agency to release a full report on medical errors at Calgary's children's hospital within 10 days.

• 2 listeriosis cases investigated in Ont.

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:07pm CST

  Health officials in Ontario are investigating two cases of listeriosis that appear to be linked to salami recalled from stores in Ontario and Quebec about three months ago.

• Kids need ATV safety lessons: surgeon

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:03pm CST

  Children who ride all-terrain vehicles are suffering amputations, spinal injuries and deaths, according to U.S. research, prompting calls for mandatory training.

• Mother of OD baby asked to try methadone

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:38pm CST

  A Calgary couple argued about how their baby daughter got a hold of methadone rather than focusing on her health after she ingested the drug, a former friend testified in court.

• TB rate 185 times higher for Inuit than others

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 3:09pm CST

  Tuberculosis remains a serious health problem in Canada's North, with the infection rate among Inuit 185 times greater than for others born in the country, a national analysis shows.

• NHL GMs develop blind-side hit rule

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 2:08pm CST

  NHL general managers have developed the framework for a new rule punishing hits to the head.

• Baby slings not risk-free, U.S. agency warns

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:45pm CST

  The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings after concern that infants being carried in them could suffocate if they curl into certain positions.

• Inuit TB rate 185 times higher

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:32pm CST

  Tuberculosis remains a serious health problem in Canada's North, with the infection rate among Inuit 185 times greater than for others born in the country, a national analysis shows.

• N.L. lab head quits after drug error fiasco

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:27pm CST

  Dr. Nash Denic has resigned as head of laboratory services at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority after a drug-testing fiasco in which lab officials are accused of reacting to the problem too slowly.

• Doctor in mastectomy furor wants to operate

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 11:36am CST

  The Windsor, Ont., surgeon at the heart of a controversy over unnecessary mastectomies has asked to have her hospital privileges reinstated, but is still waiting for an answer from hospital officials.

• Superbug MRSA on rise in Canada

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 10:19am CST

  There has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of Canadians becoming infected or colonized by the superbug MRSA since 1995, both in hospitals and within the community, a study has found.

• Eastern Health may discipline lab staff

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:30am CST

  The head of a St. John's-based health authority plagued by a new set of laboratory mistakes says staff may be disciplined for failing to document problems and alert managers