Hospital to open drop-off for abandoned babies
A Vancouver hospital plans to offer a safe haven for troubled mothers who want to abandon their newborn babies anonymously. cbc.ca |
Sleep-Disordered Breathing In Children Identified By Dental Questionnaire
According to new research that received the Graduate Student Research Award on Saturday, June 5, at the 19th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, questionnaires can help dentists screen for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in a pediatric population. SDB includes obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), upper-airway resistance syndrome, and snoring... mnt.to |
Union against hospital's teen centre closures
The union representing workers at the Adolescent Centre for Treatment in Halifax's IWK Health Centre says employees are criticizing temporary closures of the facility. cbc.ca |
Census plan slammed by science journal
Canada's Harper government is getting an earful from an influential scientific journal over its decision to scrap the mandatory long-form census. cbc.ca |
Norovirus confirmed in B.C. oysters
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirms that an outbreak of illness related to eating West Coast oysters is caused by a norovirus. cbc.ca |