| Drug spending in Canada hits $30B Spending on prescription and non-prescription drugs in Canada reaches an estimated $30 billion, or $836 per person, but the rate of increase is slowing. cbc.ca |
Former MP eyes N.B. school to help mentally ill Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Claudette Bradshaw is trying to set up a school in New Brunswick that would train employers, teachers and judges to recognize and work with people who suffer from mental illnesses. cbc.ca |
Many teens' screen time exceeds guidance: study Nearly 10 per cent of Ontario students in Grades 7 to 12 average seven hours a day or more watching TV or using a computer, a new survey suggests. cbc.ca |
Existing drugs could also combat kids' cancer Children with neuroblastoma may be able to use existing medications to fight their cancer under a new approach to drug screening proposed by Canadian researchers. cbc.ca |
Open Health PEI meetings, group demands The new agency that manages P.E.I.'s health care system is considering whether its meetings should be open to the public, but the P.E.I. Health Coalition says there should no question. cbc.ca |