Recent Health Headlines
at 23:49 on February 22, 2012, EST.
Alberta health care workers stage information pickets across the province
EDMONTON - Health care professionals have staged information pickets across the province to bring attention to the state of their negotiations with Alberta Health Services.
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at 22:50 on February 22, 2012, EST.
Bead of Courage program helps sick children cope with anxiety of disease
SASKATOON - Dealing with a chronic or life-threatening illness can be tough for anyone, but especially for children.
at 21:01 on February 22, 2012, EST.
Tories say air ambulances facing service disruptions in wake of Ornge scandal
TORONTO - Ontario's troubled air ambulance service faced at least 13 disruptions over the last three weeks that may have jeopardized patient safety, the Opposition charged Wednesday.
at 19:46 on February 22, 2012, EST.
Alberta to push ahead with health inquiry despite panel's finding
EDMONTON - Bureaucratic mismanagement and bullying of doctors have knocked Alberta's health system off the rails and brought much patient suffering, a government panel reported Wednesday.
at 17:41 on February 22, 2012, EST.
Patients dread colonoscopy but study shows it can cut risk of colon cancer death
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.
at 17:32 on February 22, 2012, EST.
US Alzheimer's strategy: Better treatment by 2025, earlier diagnosis
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease.
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