| Faster vaccine output needed: WHO official |
| The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official says. |
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| Alta. hospital delay due to economy: minister |
| Alberta's health minister says the construction of a hospital east of Edmonton is just the latest example of medical projects being put on hold because of the economic downturn.
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| Japanese researcher wins prize for stem cell work |
| A Japanese researcher who found a way to give mature cells certain characteristics of embryonic stem cells, a process scientists say could eventually lead to cures for spinal cord injuries and other ailments, has been awarded the Balzan Prize for biology. |
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| Hair shows chronic stress link to heart attacks |
| Chronic stress plays an important role in heart attacks, according to an Israeli-Canadian study of stress hormone levels in hair. |
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| Asthma 'spike' looms as school year nears |
| With the new school year around the corner, parents of asthmatic children are bracing for the "September spike." |
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| Sugar won't quell infants' pain: study |
| Giving sugar to infants to ease their pain after a blood test may change their facial expressions but not necessarily the pain signals in the brain or spinal cord, a new British study suggests. |
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| Legionnaire's hid in compost: MDs |
| A gardener contracted a rare case of legionnaire's disease through a cut in his hand while handling compost, British doctors report. |
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| Bone drugs may raise throat cancer risk: study |
| People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new
study suggests. |
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| McDonald's customers warned of hep A case |
| A case of hepatitis A has been confirmed in a food handler at a McDonald's restaurant in Lethbridge, Alta. |
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| Close ties drive online health searches: study |
| People looking to adopt new health practices are more likely to be influenced by close connections, including people they know well, than by social networks such as Facebook, research shows. |
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| B.C. sues balloon-crash pilot for medical costs |
| The B.C. government is using a new piece of legislation that allows it to recover medical expenses to sue the pilot and others involved in a fiery balloon crash that killed two people and injured several others. |
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| Kidney transplants to resume in Sask. |
| After more than a year, kidney transplants will again be done in Saskatchewan, the provincial government says. |
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| AUDIO: Retired chimps may face more experiments |
| A group of chimpanzees in New Mexico, some of them in their 50s, may be taken out of retirement to be used as research subjects.
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| Baby carrot campaign pitches veggies as cool |
| Baby carrot farmers are launching a campaign that pitches the little, orange, crunchy snacks as daring, fun and naughty - just like junk food. |
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| OxyContin worries misplaced: pain experts |
| Ontario's new strategy to restrict inappropriate use of opioid painkillers like OxyContin could discourage doctors from prescribing them when needed, pain experts say. |
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