TORONTO – A new study suggests the number of Canadians living with stroke-induced disabilities will rise substantially over the next couple of decades. More people are...
CHARLOTTETOWN – A new report on student drug use in Prince Edward Island suggests youth who use tobacco, drugs and alcohol have lower self-esteem than those...
MANILA – For the first time in the Philippines, a new vaccine – the quadrivalent flu vaccine – that can protect Filipinos from the highly contagious...
TORONTO – Canada has virtually eliminated the incidence of mothers passing HIV to their infants at birth, primarily because of high rates of pre-natal testing and...
TORONTO – A high percentage of two-year-old kids have been vaccinated against a variety of childhood diseases, according to a Statistics Canada survey, but some immunization...
CORNER BROOK, N.L. – Problems sending medical reports to the doctors of patients who received tests at two health authorities in Newfoundland has caused delays in...
CALGARY – The Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons has added benzodiazepines such as Ativan and Valium to its Triplicate Prescription Program over concern the drugs...
WINNIPEG – Protesters held signs reading “I am not a criminal” outside Winnipeg police headquarters for a demonstration in support of medical marijuana. A store selling...
MANILA – According to the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, the number of Filipinos who experienced involuntary hunger has reached the lowest rate since May...
TORONTO – As Canada’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry ignites, a number of local pot producers are looking to take their homegrown expertise abroad. “With the cannabis...