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Ottawa announces new labelling rules for food allergens in prepackaged foods
THE CANADIAN PRESS 
OTTAWA - The federal government is introducing new labelling requirements for...
ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says
Mike Stobbe, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
ATLANTA - More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit...
Food prices escalating but experts advise caution in labelling trend a crisis
Tamsyn Burgmann, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
TORONTO - When Michael Detlefsen was on a business trip to China last month, he...
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant
Alicia Chang, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious...
Pitt's Cancer Institute warns of cellphone risks, suggests limiting use
Jennifer C. Yates And Seth Borenstein, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
PITTSBURGH - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an...
Survey to look at how many Canadians have potentially fatal food allergies
Sheryl Ubelacker, Health Reporter, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
TORONTO - Researchers have launched a national survey to determine how many...
Quebec considering voluntary charter against anorexia, minister says
THE CANADIAN PRESS 
PARIS - Quebec is considering following France's example in the fight against...
Researchers hope new software will have dramatic effect in saving preemies
Michael Oliveira, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
TORONTO - Researchers hope computer software to be tested at Toronto's Hospital...
Hospital in Burlington, Ont., confirms eighth case of scabies
Joshua Clipperton, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
TORONTO - A southwestern Ontario hospital where 62 people died during a recent...
Jin Bu Hua Anodyne tablets recalled after adverse reactions reported: Health Canada
THE CANADIAN PRESS 
OTTAWA - Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Jin Bu Huan Anodyne...
MethylGene stops enrolling new patients for trials of Hodgkin's lymphoma drug
Ross Marowits, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
MONTREAL - Cancer drug developer MethylGene Inc. (TSX:MYG) said Tuesday that it...
Ontario to invest $741 million in diabetes treatment and prevention
Joshua Clipperton, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
TORONTO - Ontario is spending $741 million over the next four years on the...
NDP push N.S. gov't to start funding cancer treatment drug Avastin
Keith Doucette, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
HALIFAX - More than two months after a budget promise to fund the cancer drug...
Foreign-born TB cases in U.S. need better control, study says
Lindsey Tanner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
CHICAGO - Tuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some...
Viagra may help women with sexual dysfunction from antidepressants: study
Carla K. Johnson, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
CHICAGO - Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small...
U.S. food inspectors find salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper at Texas plant
Lauran Neergaard, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
WASHINGTON - Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the country-wide...
Doctors want to know how some damaged hearts rejuvenate with pump implant
Lauran Neergaard, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 
WASHINGTON - When it comes to hearts, Taneal Wilson won the lottery.
More ultrasound clinics opening in Canada, but health authorities raise concerns
Kevin Bissett, THE CANADIAN PRESS 
MONCTON, N.B. - As Paula and Martin Theriault stare wide-eyed at the...
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