| Australia no-logo cigarettes inspire Quebec teens A group of anti-smoking Montreal teenagers wants Quebec to follow Australia's lead and force tobacco companies to use logo-free packaging on cigarettes. cbc.ca |
Chemo denied to some at Edmonton clinic A shortage of oncologists is forcing doctors at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton to limit chemotherapy for gastrointestinal patients to those who would have a chance at full recovery if they received the treatment. cbc.ca |
$88M for HIV vaccine lab to go to research instead Almost $90 million once earmarked for an HIV vaccine-production facility in Canada will instead be spent on vaccine research and preventing mother-to-child transmission of the virus, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says. cbc.ca |
Who Hasn't Had Dental Cavities? A research study has for the first time revealed data about dental cavities, periodontal disease, oral treatment needs, the use of dental prostheses and dental hygiene habits among the adult population in the Valencia region. The results show that 90% of people have cavities and 20-35% need prostheses... mnt.to |
Arthritis afflicts 1 in 5 adults: U.S. CDC About 22 per cent of adults in the U.S. say they have been diagnosed with arthritis, according to a new study. cbc.ca |