| Make salt cuts mandatory, FDA told The idea of regulating food companies to get them to gradually reduce the amount of salt added to foods is on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's table. cbc.ca |
OxyContin thefts put Man. pharmacists on alert Pharmacists in Manitoba have been urged to scale back their stocks of OxyContin after the drug was targeted in four armed robberies in Winnipeg. cbc.ca |
N.W.T. tightens medical fax policies Health officials in the Northwest Territories have tightened their policies for sending confidential medical documents by fax, after patient files were mistakenly faxed to the CBC on four recent occasions. cbc.ca |
Home DNA tests make 'unrealistic claims:' MDs Consumers need to be protected from home genetic tests that are sold online and make unrealistic claims, doctors say the New England Journal of Medicine. cbc.ca |
Anti-smoking groups want new warning labels Anti-smoking groups are urging the government to move forward with a plan to introduce larger and more graphic warning labels on cigarette packages. cbc.ca |