| B.C. to dump $20M in swine flu vaccine The B.C. government hopes to recover at least part of the $20-million cost of swine flu vaccine it has to dump because the serum is unexpectedly spoiling far in advance of its best-before date. cbc.ca |
Quebec DNA bank halfway to goal A Quebec project to create a giant bank of DNA for medical research purposes has passed the halfway mark toward its goal. cbc.ca |
Hypertension monitored better from home: study Some people with high blood pressure who monitor the condition at home might have more success in reducing their blood pressure than those followed by a physician in a clinical setting, a new British study suggests. cbc.ca |
Quebec willing to join MS treatment trials Quebec's health minister says he's ready to join other provinces in a national clinical trial of a controversial treatment for multiple sclerosis. cbc.ca |
Iqaluit dump fire fumes may be toxic to some Smoke from an ongoing fire at the Iqaluit landfill could be toxic and dangerous to at least some people, Nunavut's chief medical officer says. cbc.ca |