Canadians with chronic health conditions generally wait longer to see doctors and end up in emergency rooms more often than their counterparts in five other countries in a survey released Thursday. more »
Thousands of breast cancer patients each year could be spared chemotherapy or get gentler versions of it without harming their odds of beating the disease, new research suggests. more »
Even though the U.S. is in the midst of a recall of over a million doses of a childhood vaccine because of the risk of contamination, Canadian parents need not be concerned, says Health Canada. more »
A 10-year-old Vietnamese orphan will travel to Boston in the new year to receive treatment for a large facial growth after he was turned away by a Toronto hospital. more »
Patients who have had strokes and are taking Lipitor to lower their cholesterol may be at increased risk of a brain hemorrhage, a new study finds. more »
A new Canadian study is providing evidence to support fears that the highly infectious and potentially fatal hepatitis C virus can be passed among crack cocaine smokers sharing their pipes. more »
China's food and drug safety agency has revoked the license of a company responsible for making tainted leukemia drugs blamed for causing leg pains and partial paralysis among dozens of patients. more »
