| Benefits of quick colon scope 'substantial' A one-time scope test to detect signs of colorectal cancer could save hundreds of thousands of lives worldwide each year, according to the world's largest and longest running study. cbc.ca |
Turlington tackles maternal health care plan Former supermodel Christy Turlington says Canada's plan to put maternal health on the agenda for the upcoming G8 summit would be stronger if abortion funding was part of the package. cbc.ca |
Researchers Study Relationship Of Oral Cancers And Periodontal Disease During the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, in Barcelona, Spain, author J. Meyle, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, presented an abstract titled "P. gingivalis Infection and Immune Evasion of Oral Carcinomas." Meyle and his team are investigating the relationship of oral cancers and periodontal disease... mnt.to |
Ban tanning bed use by minors: CMA Canadians under 18 should be banned from using indoor tanning beds because of the skin cancer risk, the country's doctors say. cbc.ca |
Nobel Prize goes to in-vitro pioneer Robert Edwards of Britain has won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine for the development of in-vitro fertilization, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples to have children. cbc.ca |