| Water unsafe in 1/6th of Ottawa wells One out of every six private water wells tested in rural Ottawa last year was contaminated with harmful bacteria and unsafe for drinking, Ontario health inspectors report. cbc.ca |
Legal fight over breast cancer gene begins Landmark legal action challenging a patent over breast cancer gene BRCA1 is being launched in Australia. cbc.ca |
Keep First Nation pandemic plans current: feds First Nations leaders are welcoming the federal government's move to ensure pandemic flu plans are up to date, but they also want Ottawa to broaden its interest in health-care planning. cbc.ca |
Almost 20% of home caregivers distressed Nearly all of the people receiving publicly funded home care in Canada also rely on an informal caregiver like a spouse, but one in six of those helpers experiences distress as a result, suggests a new report. cbc.ca |
Elderly patient forced to nursing home: Eastern Health Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority says it had no choice but to move an elderly patient against her will from a St. John's hospital to a nursing home. cbc.ca |