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Baby Isaiah dies in Edmonton hospital

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 9:21pm CST

Isaiah May, the Alberta infant who had been in intensive care since he suffered severe brain damage during his birth in October, died in his parents' arms just after he was taken off life support shortly after noon Thursday at Edmonton's Stollery Children's Hospital.
Montana governor wants Canadian drugs

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:01pm CST

Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking U.S. government permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs.
Montreal Heart Institute to reduce wait list

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:49pm CST

A cardiac surgeon at the Montreal Heart Institute says his hospital has adopted measures to get its wait list under control within six months.
Suspended mastectomy doctor will operate

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:49pm CST

Dr. Barbara Heartwell, a Windsor, Ont., surgeon suspended after performing unnecessary mastectomies, will return to the operating room.
Quebec to fund in vitro fertility treatments

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:15pm CST

Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province is going ahead with a plan to fully fund in vitro fertility treatments for women.
MD finds his family's rare disorder in genome

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 7:02pm CST

A scientist who sequenced his own genome has identified a gene involved in the family's inherited neurological disorder.
Birth control users sue Bayer

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:14pm CST

Canadians have launched class-action lawsuits against Bayer Inc., the maker of birth control drugs Yaz and Yasmin, alleging the pills have caused serious health problems.
Canada ratifies UN treaty for disabled rights

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 5:42pm CST

Canada has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the eve of the Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
Alaskans sought Yukon health-care deals: MDs

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:59pm CST

The Canadian public health-care system enjoyed by Yukoners has been used frequently over the years by neighbouring Alaskans such as former governor Sarah Palin's family.
N.L. lab chief quit over workload, sources say

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 4:16pm CST

The St. John's physician who resigned amid a controversy over lab testing at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority wanted to quit three months ago because of an excessive workload, CBC News has learned.
B.C. residents sue maker of quit-smoking drug

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 3:24pm CST

Three British Columbia residents are suing Pfizer, claiming the company's smoking-cession drug Champix can cause serious psychiatric reactions.
Invasive heart tests overused in U.S.: study

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 11:21am CST

A high number of U.S. patients given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
Cancer patients benefit from advance in diagnosis

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:19am CST

An international team of cancer researchers has found a way to predict which Hodgkin's lymphoma patients won't respond well to therapies, opening the door to using a less aggressive regimen on those more likely to be cured.
Young cancer survivors seek support

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 8:17am CST

Young Canadians with cancer say they're falling through the cracks of a health care system designed for older patients.
Health minister puts managers on notice

Posted: March 11th, 2010, 6:54am CST

Newfoundland and Labrador's health minister has warned health-care managers they could be fired if they fail to live up to new accountability standards.

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