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Researcher finds key to how AIDS infects cells

2010-07-30 14:08:00.000

A highly respected AIDS researcher hopes his breakthrough discovery "will help open new vistas for vaccines."

Colorado man delivers pizza, saves heart attack victim

2010-07-20 20:35:00.000

A laid off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door.

Headcheese salmonella outbreak sickens 18 in Ontario and B.C.

2010-07-23 03:26:00.000

Federal health officials are issuing a warning about a salmonella outbreak involving headcheese that has sickened 18 people in B.C. and Ontario.

Limit consumption of energy drinks, says medical journal

2010-07-26 18:46:00.000

A wake-up call to parents and government agencies about the dangers of energy drinks was issued Monday in an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Having friends could increase your survival odds by 50 per cent

2010-07-29 15:05:00.000

Not having friends or a social network may soon become as much a risk factor for early death as smoking or high cholesterol.

Ontario coroner to review all drownings

2010-07-29 20:38:00.000

With 75 drownings so far this year, the province is conducting a review aimed at preventing similar tragedies.

China vows crackdown on resold kitchen waste oil

2010-07-20 16:40:00.000

Recycled food oil is country’s latest food-safety scandal that has worried consumers and brought fresh promises of government action.

Pathologist denies she was at fault for mistaken mastectomy

2010-07-27 20:45:00.000

A southern Ontario doctor is denying that she was responsible for a misdiagnosis of cancer that led to a woman having her breast unnecessarily removed

How this mole could hold the key to lung and blood disease

2010-07-20 14:33:00.000

A new study by a Canadian researcher discovers that a mole found throughout southern Ontario could help solve serious breathing problems in humans.

Calcium supplements may raise heart attack risk

2010-07-30 07:49:00.000

Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 per cent, researchers reported on Friday.

Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton pledge U.S. support for AIDS fight

2010-07-23 18:15:00.000

The two said they were committed to building upon progress and taking the lead in ensuring a sustainable and effective response

World’s first full face transplant recipient thanks donor

2010-07-26 21:28:00.000

A Spanish man who underwent the world’s first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor.

Mistaken mastectomy victims should get apology from government: Critic

2010-07-28 18:28:00.000

The governing Liberals should apologize to two women whose breasts were removed after they were mistakenly diagnosed with cancer

Dats Deli Europeen meats recalled over Listeria fears

2010-07-21 15:02:00.000

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a Montreal deli-food producer are expanding a warning about some ready-to-eat, sliced meat products.

Ontario invests $100 million to drive ER waits down

2010-07-30 01:00:00.000

Ontario is banking on a $100 million investment to drive ER wait times down in 71 hospitals

Teen battles leukemia, parents fight red tape

2010-07-30 00:55:00.000

“We are on borrowed time here,” Oakville father says as he seeks a bone marrow donor for his son.

Doctor’s cataracts partly blamed for medical error

2010-07-26 18:58:00.000

One patient had full colostomy, the other an ‘incorrect’ lumpectomy, freedom-of-information documents show

A flu vaccine that could be delivered by mail

2010-07-21 14:02:00.000

Afraid of needles? U.S. researchers have developed a patch that administers the flu vaccine.

127 women seek separate suits against Scarborough doctor

2010-07-24 01:00:00.000

Nearly 130 former patients of Scarborough gynecologist Richard Austin are claiming medical negligence against him. Austin committed “serious errors in judgment in the management of common gynecological conditions,” reads an affidavit filed in court.

Doctor who misdiagnosed patients in Windsor hospital had cataracts: report

2010-07-26 17:31:00.000

A doctor may have misdiagnosed patients in southern Ontario partly because she had cataracts that blurred her vision, a newly released document suggests.

Ontario waits to make decision on new MS treatment

2010-07-28 17:47:00.000

MS patients in Ontario will have to wait longer for promising therapy until more data comes in.

Lipo death puts cosmetic surgery under microscope

2010-07-24 01:00:00.000

Cosmetic surgery standards could get a nip and tuck as a year-long disciplinary hearing into one of Canada’s most shocking liposuction deaths ends.

FDA bars new patients from enrolling in study of diabetes drug Avandia, tied to heart risks

2010-07-21 16:18:00.000

U.S. federal health officials are barring new patients from enrolling in a safety study of GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes pill Avandia, a week after a panel of experts ruled that the drug increases heart risks.

Recall expanded for ready-to-eat meats

2010-07-22 07:38:00.000

A warning this week to not eat some ready-to-eat meat products is expanding.

Salmonella warning for Brandt headcheese products

2010-07-22 05:46:00.000

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont., are warning the public not to eat Brandt headcheese products.