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N.S. must pay for woman's medical marijuana

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 9:46pm CDT

The provincial Department of Community Services has been ordered to pay for the medical marijuana used by a woman on income assistance.
Beef producers slam Ottawa over BSE cases

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 8:08pm CDT

Lawyers, seeking compensation for thousands of beef producers across the country, blast the federal government's failure to keep BSE out of Canada at a meeting in central Alberta.
English super hospital moves forward

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 7:11pm CDT

Quebec's premier will break ground on the new English super-hospital site in Montreal on Thursday afternoon.
MPs wear blue ties for cancer-stricken Layton

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:13pm CDT

Virtually every member of Parliament from every party wore a teal-and-blue-striped tie or scarf in support of NDP Leader Jack Layton's fight against prostate cancer on Wednesday.
U.S. veterans face gap in mental health care

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:13pm CDT

Mental health problems of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan aren't getting enough attention, a new report says.
Ephedrine product warning from Health Canada

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:12pm CDT

An unauthorized product called West Pharm Therma Lean Fat Burner Energizer was found for sale in Canada and poses serious health risks, Health Canada warns.
New isotope reactor ruled out

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 5:47pm CDT

The federal government is turning thumbs down on a recommendation from its own expert panel to build a new nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes.
No Lysol endorsement, despite ads: pediatricians

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 4:23pm CDT

The Canadian Paediatric Society has not endorsed Lysol cleanser as a favoured brand, contrary to an impression created by the product's packaging and advertising, the CBC-TV's Marketplace reports.
Chocolate bite could help heart

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 2:49pm CDT

Eating a small amount of chocolate daily may help the heart and lower blood pressure.
Pill with antenna ensures patients take meds

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 2:41pm CDT

U.S. researchers have engineered a pill that can alert patients and medical professionals that it's been ingested with the help of a digestible microchip and tiny antenna.
Vancouver murder suspect had mental issues

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 12:38pm CDT

The man accused of killing a woman in West Vancouver's Lighthouse Park was released from a psychiatric hospital months before her death, documents show.
FDA suppressed CT safety concerns: scientist

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 11:07am CDT

A former U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientist says his job was eliminated after he raised concerns about the risks of radiation exposure from high-grade medical scanning.
Quebec health fee won't heal system: PQ

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 8:06am CDT

Critics are incensed with Quebec's new health care fee - $25 per year as of 2010 with yearly increases to $200, and a possible health deductible in the future.
Transplant patient needs province's help: Crane

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:56am CDT

The P.E.I. government has to stop dragging its heels and come up with some assistance for a woman waiting for a double-lung transplant in Toronto, says Opposition leader Olive Crane.
Baby Kaylee back in hospital

Posted: March 31st, 2010, 6:06am CDT

The infant at the centre of a heart transplant drama last spring is back in hospital.

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