Dentist touts performance-enhancing mouthguard
A Regina dentist who helped develop a pricey sports mouthguard says the unique device is helping athletes improve their game. cbc.ca |
Sitting takes toll on body, scientists find
The bodies of even the most physically active Canadians take a physiological hit from sitting for hours, say scientists who warn about health effects of an increasingly sedentary society and prescribe some standing advice. cbc.ca |
Oxford-trained doctor shut out of B.C.
A British doctor with a medical degree from Oxford University says he is leaving Canada - frustrated and disillusioned - after red tape kept him from applying for a residency position in B.C. cbc.ca |
General Electric has 'unfair advantage' in N.B.
A Fredericton entrepreneur says there's too much secrecy surrounding how hospitals buy diagnostic equipment and believes General Electric has an unfair advantage. cbc.ca |
Weight-loss drug pulled off market
The prescription weight loss drug Meridia is being be pulled off the shelves in Canada because of studies suggesting links to heart attacks and strokes in patients who already have heart problems, Health Canada said Friday. cbc.ca |