| Sydney doctor offers same-day service Offering his patients same-day access to his services has reduced the number of his patients going to a hospital emergency room by 30 per cent, a Nova Scotia doctor says. cbc.ca |
H1N1 still a pandemic: WHO chief The peak of the H1N1 pandemic flu activity seems to have passed, World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan says. cbc.ca |
Diabetes pill safety issues stump FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will try to determine at a meeting of scientific advisers this week whether the diabetes drug Avandia, used by millions of patients, causes heart attacks cbc.ca |
Water wells contaminated in Manitoba Interlake People in parts of Manitoba's Interlake region are being advised to get their water tested after recent tests indicated many of the wells are contaminated. cbc.ca |
Technique To Reattach Teeth Using Stem Cells Developed At UIC A new approach to anchor teeth back in the jaw using stem cells has been developed and successfully tested in the laboratory for the first time by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The new strategy represents a potential major advance in the battle against gum disease, a serious infection that eventually leads to tooth loss. About 80 percent of U.S... mnt.to |