HealthZone.ca - News & FeaturesHealthZone.ca RSS feeds Researcher finds key to how AIDS infects cells2010-07-30 14:08:00.000 A highly respected AIDS researcher hopes his breakthrough discovery "will help open new vistas for vaccines." Headcheese salmonella outbreak sickens 18 in Ontario and B.C.2010-07-23 03:26:00.000 Federal health officials are issuing a warning about a salmonella outbreak involving headcheese that has sickened 18 people in B.C. and Ontario. Calcium supplements may raise heart attack risk2010-07-30 07:49:00.000 Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 per cent, researchers reported on Friday. Ontario invests $100 million to drive ER waits down2010-07-30 01:00:00.000 Ontario is banking on a $100 million investment to drive ER wait times down in 71 hospitals Dats Deli Europeen meats recalled over Listeria fears2010-07-21 15:02:00.000 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a Montreal deli-food producer are expanding a warning about some ready-to-eat, sliced meat products. Teen battles leukemia, parents fight red tape2010-07-30 00:55:00.000 “We are on borrowed time here,” Oakville father says as he seeks a bone marrow donor for his son. Mistaken mastectomy victims should get apology from government: Critic2010-07-28 18:28:00.000 The governing Liberals should apologize to two women whose breasts were removed after they were mistakenly diagnosed with cancer Pathologist denies she was at fault for mistaken mastectomy2010-07-27 20:45:00.000 A southern Ontario doctor is denying that she was responsible for a misdiagnosis of cancer that led to a woman having her breast unnecessarily removed Ontario adopts simple checklist to save lives2010-07-30 19:38:00.000 To avoid medical mistakes, Ontario hospitals were using a surgical safety checklist 92 per cent of the time by the end of June. Recall expanded for ready-to-eat meats2010-07-22 07:38:00.000 A warning this week to not eat some ready-to-eat meat products is expanding. Doctor who misdiagnosed patients in Windsor hospital had cataracts: report2010-07-26 17:31:00.000 A doctor may have misdiagnosed patients in southern Ontario partly because she had cataracts that blurred her vision, a newly released document suggests. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton pledge U.S. support for AIDS fight2010-07-23 18:15:00.000 The two said they were committed to building upon progress and taking the lead in ensuring a sustainable and effective response 127 women seek separate suits against Scarborough doctor2010-07-24 01:00:00.000 Nearly 130 former patients of Scarborough gynecologist Richard Austin are claiming medical negligence against him. Austin committed “serious errors in judgment in the management of common gynecological conditions,” reads an affidavit filed in court. Why ER wait times are what they are2010-07-30 20:34:00.000 Behind the scenes with a 30-year Toronto doctor who explains the long wait of the hospital emergency room. A flu vaccine that could be delivered by mail2010-07-21 14:02:00.000 Afraid of needles? U.S. researchers have developed a patch that administers the flu vaccine. Ontario waits to make decision on new MS treatment2010-07-28 17:47:00.000 MS patients in Ontario will have to wait longer for promising therapy until more data comes in. FDA bars new patients from enrolling in study of diabetes drug Avandia, tied to heart risks2010-07-21 16:18:00.000 U.S. federal health officials are barring new patients from enrolling in a safety study of GlaxoSmithKline’s controversial diabetes pill Avandia, a week after a panel of experts ruled that the drug increases heart risks. Lipo death puts cosmetic surgery under microscope2010-07-24 01:00:00.000 Cosmetic surgery standards could get a nip and tuck as a year-long disciplinary hearing into one of Canada’s most shocking liposuction deaths ends. Colorado man delivers pizza, saves heart attack victim2010-07-20 20:35:00.000 A laid off paramedic who turned to delivering pizzas to make ends meet is credited with saving the life of a man who went into cardiac arrest just as a pizza was delivered to his door. Salmonella warning for Brandt headcheese products2010-07-22 05:46:00.000 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and G. Brandt Meat Packers Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont., are warning the public not to eat Brandt headcheese products. Having friends could increase your survival odds by 50 per cent2010-07-29 15:05:00.000 Not having friends or a social network may soon become as much a risk factor for early death as smoking or high cholesterol. Limit consumption of energy drinks, says medical journal2010-07-26 18:46:00.000 A wake-up call to parents and government agencies about the dangers of energy drinks was issued Monday in an editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. World’s first full face transplant recipient thanks donor2010-07-26 21:28:00.000 A Spanish man who underwent the world’s first full face transplant appeared before TV cameras Monday for the first time since his surgery, thanking his doctors and the family of the donor. Ontario coroner to review all drownings2010-07-29 20:38:00.000 With 75 drownings so far this year, the province is conducting a review aimed at preventing similar tragedies. Doctor’s cataracts partly blamed for medical error2010-07-26 18:58:00.000 One patient had full colostomy, the other an ‘incorrect’ lumpectomy, freedom-of-information documents show |
