| Cellphone brain cancer link still open question The question of whether cellphone use causes brain tumours remains unsettled after the results of a major study on almost 13,000 cellphone users over 10 years. cbc.ca |
Kamloops hospital's sterilizers break down B.C's Royal Inland Hospital is having more problems with its steam sterilization unit after all three of the high-temperature autoclaves used to clean surgical instruments broke down this week. cbc.ca |
Gene Brings Teeth In Shape No healthy teeth without this gene: if during tooth formation (odontogenesis) the so-called Jagged2 gene is inactivated, and hence the Notch signalling pathway interrupted, tooth crowns will be malformed and enamel will be lacking. As this signalling pathway is involved in the formation of all tissues and organs, the new insights from the University of Zurich research team have wider implications... mnt.to |
Corn syrup producers aim for rebranding The makers of high fructose corn syrup, which appears on Canadian labels as glucose-fructose, want to sweeten up its image with a new name: corn sugar. cbc.ca |
Haiti cholera death toll exceeds 250 The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Haiti topped 250 on Sunday and fears increased that it may spread in the crowded, earthquake-ravaged capital. cbc.ca |