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1st US double hand transplant patient leaves US hospital after rejection symptoms clear
PITTSBURGH - The first double hand transplant recipient in the U.S. has left a hospital after medicine cleared up a rash that signalled he might be rejecting his new hands.
Guidelines could cut unnecessary CT scans for kids with head injury: study
TORONTO - A team of researchers from pediatric institutions across Canada has developed a set of rules to help doctors decide whether a child with a minor head injury should receive a CT scan.
Antidepressant blocks tamoxifen benefit, may raise cancer death risk: study
TORONTO - Women prescribed tamoxifen to prevent a recurrence of breast cancer should avoid taking the antidepressant Paxil and its generic equivalents because of a potentially dangerous drug interaction, a study suggests.
U.S. first lady tackles child obesity, out to change how millions eat, look
WASHINGTON - By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries.
Dr. Penny Thompson, academic director of the Physician Assistant Education Program at McMaster University, teaches a class of first-year students about the thyroid gland in Hamilton, Ont. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese Physician assistants to take growing role in health care across Canada
TORONTO - Susi Schoeley knew she wanted to work in medicine, but nursing didn't appeal to her and becoming a doctor would require too much of a time commitment, both for earning her credentials and after entering the workforce.
B.C. reaches deal with 47,000 health workers, but they won't get wage hikes
VICTORIA, B.C. - The B.C. government has reached a tentative contract with unions representing more than 47,000 health-care workers around the province.
Anti-doping forces suspect experimental anemia drug may be in used by dopers
VANCOUVER, B.C. - At the Salt Lake City Olympics, blood doping athletes used a brand new drug called Aranesp. Six years later at the Beijing Games, the dopers turned to Mircera, a newer drug that had just hit the market.
Conference Board says new heart health strategy could save billions of dollars
OTTAWA - A national plan to promote healthier living and reduce heart disease and strokes could save the country $76 billion between now and 2020 - if it meets just some of its targets - a new report says.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams, left, speaks to the media after addressing the Calgary Chamber of Commerce in Calgary, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh N.L. Premier Danny Williams recovering well from heart surgery, office says
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The office of Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams says he is recovering well from his heart surgery and is expected to be released from hospital this week.
Business administration officers check dairy products at a supermarket in Rizhao in east China`s Shandong province. China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country`s 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder that should have been destroyed by was reused
BEIJING - The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.
Study finds increased autism risks in kids born to older moms, dads' age may play lesser role
CHICAGO - A new study says a woman's chance of having a child with autism increases as she ages. It also says the risk may be less with older dads than previously thought.