WINNIPEG –Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa has put tens of billions on the table in health transfers and it’s up to the provinces whether to...
VICTORIA –British Columbia’s health minister says he wants to see the province raise the legal smoking age to 21. Terry Lake said he’s an ardent anti-smoker...
MANILA –Asians are concerned about their health, but their level of satisfaction has dropped due to failure to ensure that they remain healthy. The culprit: lack...
MANILA, Philippines—A human rights group says the Philippines is facing one of the fastest growing epidemics of HIV in the Asia Pacific, fueled by government policies...
Canada’s food safety watchdog says more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in southeastern Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says five new cases of...
TORONTO – Researchers say young children who drink whole cow’s milk are leaner and have higher vitamin D levels than those who consume low-fat or skim...
PHOENIX—Trish La Chica migrated from the Philippines to the United States six years ago in search of the American experience and a graduate degree. La Chica...
OTTAWA—Provincial officials are setting the stage for a tough round of negotiations when they meet the federal health minister this week in Toronto to discuss the...
STOCKHOLM—When the young Australian cervical cancer patient learned she had to lose her womb in order to survive, she proposed something audacious to the doctor who...
VANCOUVER—A proper funeral is far more than an end-of-life celebration for practising Catholics, who believe last rites cleanse the soul of sin in preparation for eternal...