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An Insite supply kit. A study has found that Insite has the potential to save $14-million in health-care dollars.

Safe injection may save system $14-million

Vancouver's Insite could also prevent more than 1,000 HIV infections over a 10-year period


Canadians carrying less lead

Contamination by heavy metal drops sharply in 30 years, Statscan reports


Is it really asthma?

New research shows almost one-third of adult Canadians diagnosed with asthma may not actually have the condition


Vitamins C, E fail to prevent cancer: study

Men who took supplements were no more or less likely to develop cancer than men given a placebo, U.S. researchers said Sunday


Surgeons must do more to reduce infection: study

Experts say Alberta findings are probably reflective of surgical practice in other parts of the country as well


Food labelling

Caffeine content, now in black and white

PepsiCo plan to add caffeine count to beverage labels applauded

Supplements

Ginkgo may be waste of money, memory

Leslie Beck

The popular supplement does not prevent or delay the onset of dementia, nor is it effective against Alzheimer's disease, says study


Research

Paul Taylor

Born to love fat, thanks to mom's diet

Pregnant women who routinely consume fatty foods could be predisposing their children to a lifetime of overeating and obesity


Funding

Health care in a bucket with fries

Andre Picard

It's time to draw a line on hospitals prostituting themselves, especially where pediatrics are concerned


Jockology

Hard exercise & risk

But not doing it is much riskier for the heart


Seriously?

Your cold at its most contagious

First, make sure you have a cold rather than the flu

 

Diversions 

More health stories 

Record costs threaten Canada's picture of health

Medicare spending is at historic high, set to outpace inflation and leave whole system vulnerable

Red flag raised on vitamin A in cod liver oil

Large amounts of the supplement may lead to excessive exposure of vitamin A, which can cause bone toxicity

Smile surgeons bring expression back

Toronto doctors have developed technique to help patients who suffer from facial paralysis

Heart needs adequate sleep

Too little shuteye may raise risk of strokes, heart attacks, study suggests

Cancer society turns sights on farm pesticides

Agency holding conference with leading scientists on hotly contested issue of restricting agricultural bug and weed killers

Simple blood test may detect heart disease

Cholesterol-lowering statin drug found to lower the risk in certain patients

Some headphones may interfere with heart devices

Don't keep your iPod earbuds in your shirt pocket or draped around your neck – even when they're disconnected

Not too old for a second chance

A new study finds most patients aged 80 and older benefit from heart surgery and are living active lives five years later

Testosterone patch may put pleasure back in post-menopause sex

Women receiving testosterone reported an increase of more satisfying sexual episodes

Ill kids have right to pick care: MDs

Canadian Paediatric Society suggests that some chronically or terminally ill children deserve the same rights as adults to choose the nature of their deaths


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