| Caring for sick pet could benefit your health Taking care of a sick pet can have a positive effect on the owner's health, new research suggests. cbc.ca |
Genetic roots of some hair loss identified A common form of hair loss called alopecia areata is linked to eight genes, researchers have found. cbc.ca |
H1N1 tested N.L. health system: doctor A medical official with Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority said Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was a serious test of the province's health-care system. cbc.ca |
Acupuncture clinics bend rules to get subsidy Some B.C. acupuncture clinics are offering Chinese massage and herbal therapy to prospective patients while promising to bill those services to the provincial medical plan as acupuncture. cbc.ca |
Honouring A Humanitarian These are the stories that will break your heart: children who are too malnourished to stay awake during class; mothers who don't get adequate prenatal care because the clinic is a plane-ride away; the 13-year-old girl who died of a toothache when a makeshift remedy-applying a heated nail to deaden throbbing exposed nerves-went horribly wrong... mnt.to |