Blood agency again asked to keep N.B. office
A bipartisan group of New Brunswick MLAs is again demanding that Canadian Blood Services keep its distribution facility in Saint John instead of moving it to Dartmouth, N.S. cbc.ca |
Abortion safety key to maternal health: scientists
Top scientific groups from the G8 countries say funding for maternal and child health, including initiatives aimed at unsafe abortions, must increase. cbc.ca |
Face transplanted with eyelids: French surgeon
A French surgeon says he has conducted a full-face transplant including eyelids and tear ducts, in a rare operation on a 35-year-old man with a genetic disorder. cbc.ca |
Edmonton hospital asks homeless for advice
The Royal Alexandra Hospital emergency department is launching a survey of homeless people in an attempt to find ways to better serve them. cbc.ca |
MS pill gains FDA's OK
U.S. health regulators have approved the first pill for the underlying causes of multiple sclerosis, a debilitating nervous system disorder that has traditionally been treated with injectable drugs. cbc.ca |