CTV Health via MedWorm.com MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'CTV Health' source. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:04:55 +0100 U.S. clinic sparks debate with U.K. human egg raffle http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374637&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100317%2Feggs_raffle_100317%2F20100317%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D An American infertility clinic seeking business in Britain has prompted fierce criticism by offering free eggs from a U.S. woman to one participant in a promotional seminar Wednesday evening in London. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374637 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:04:47 +0100 3374637 Progress made in war on cancer, but challenges remain http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374459&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100317%2Fcancer_fight_100317%2F20100317%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Though there have been huge advances in cancer in recent decades, the disease will soon become the leading cause of death worldwide, experts write in a leading medical journal. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374459 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:04:55 +0100 3374459 Obama's health care plan picks up support http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374008&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100317%2Fhealthcare_100317%2F20100317%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. President Barack Obama's much-challenged health care overhaul gained traction Wednesday as a liberal lawmaker became the first to switch his opposition and Roman Catholic nuns declared their support in an unusual public break with their bishops. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374008 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:04:48 +0100 3374008 Melanoma survivors at higher risk of other cancers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3372235&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100317%2Fmelanoma_120317%2F20100317%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Survivors of melanoma skin cancer are nine times more likely to develop another melanoma than the rest of the population, and at a much higher risk of being diagnosed again with any kind of cancer, according to new research. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3372235 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:04:49 +0100 3372235 British hospitals: No sitting on beds allowed http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371203&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100317%2Fbritish_bed_100317%2F20100317%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Britons trying to cheer up their hospitalized friends and relatives often have to do so standing up; sitting on the bed usually isn't allowed. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371203 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:04:50 +0100 3371203 Democrats consider risky move to pass health overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370913&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fhealth_overhaul_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Democrats on Tuesday considered a politically risky move to get President Barack Obama's health care overhaul through its final legislative hurdle: pushing it through the House of Representatives without a direct vote. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370913 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:05:12 +0100 3370913 Number of Canadians living with kidney failure rises http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370912&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fcanadians_kidneys_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A new report says the number of Canadians living with end-stage kidney disease has risen 57 per cent over the past decade, which is actually a slight improvement on the last report on the problem. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370912 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:03:39 +0100 3370912 How B.C. lags behind in heart health http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371133&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2FBC_Dying_To_Play_TWO_20100312%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D B.C. lags far behind other provinces on awareness of heart health in the young, doctors and heart health advocates say. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371133 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:31:06 +0100 3371133 Talks underway for next pandemic flu vaccine contract http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370804&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fpandemic_canada_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The federal government has told the vaccine industry it wants to explore options for Canada's next pandemic flu vaccine contract. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370804 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:04:53 +0100 3370804 Gene testing helps set dose for blood-thinner warfarin http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370790&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fgenes_warfarin_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on warfarin, a popular blood thinner, helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370790 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:04:42 +0100 3370790 PepsiCo to stop selling pop in schools worldwide http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370769&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fpepsi_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D PepsiCo plans to remove sugary drinks from schools worldwide, following the success of programs in the U.S. aimed at cutting down on childhood obesity. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370769 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:02:25 +0100 3370769 NDP want to know if HST will apply to therapy costs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3374460&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fautism_HST_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The NDP are warning Ontario parents that the new harmonized sales tax may be applied to a crucial but costly therapy for autistic kids. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3374460 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:14:01 +0100 3374460 Drugs equal to angioplasty for relieving angina: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3368935&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fangina_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D New Canadian research has found many patients with stable angina can be treated just fine with medicines alone, and may not need to have angioplasty. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3368935 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:05:01 +0100 3368935 Erectile dysfunction a warning sign for heart disease http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3367699&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Ferectile_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D For the first time, researchers have shown that erectile dysfunction is a strong predictor that a man with heart disease will die of heart-related event. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3367699 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:04:51 +0100 3367699 U.S. Army drops bayonets, busts abs in training revamp http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366776&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Farmy_health_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D At 5 a.m. on the U.S. Army's largest training base, soldiers grunt through the kinds of stretches, body twists and bent-leg raises that might be seen in an "ab blaster" class at a suburban gym. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366776 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:04:57 +0100 3366776 New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366775&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2FHIV_increases_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366775 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:04:57 +0100 3366775 Seniors need support in post-driving years: editorial http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3371132&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100316%2Fseniors_driving_100316%2F20100316%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Society needs to do a better job helping seniors drive for as long as is safe and helping them adapt when the time comes to stop, says a new editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3371132 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:55:31 +0100 3371132 McGill program lets users create digital medical file http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366645&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fmedical_file_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D McGill University Health Centre launched a new web tool Monday that allows anyone with Internet access to maintain a list of personal health conditions, medications, allergies and family medical history. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366645 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:04:42 +0100 3366645 Arteries, cholesterol improve soon after smokers quit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366644&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fquitting_smoking_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A year after kicking the habit, smokers' artery function improved by one per cent, which dramatically lowered their risk of heart disease, according to a study released Monday. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366644 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:04:42 +0100 3366644 Some Lay's potato chips recalled over salmonella fears http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366643&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fchips_recall_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume some Lay's Smokey Bacon potato chips because the products may be contaminated with salmonella. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366643 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:04:42 +0100 3366643 Poor morale, distrust within Eastern Health: review http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366508&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fhealth_report_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A review has found that the pathology department of Newfoundland's largest health board, Eastern Health, is plagued by distrust, poor morale and dysfunctional relationships between management and staff. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366508 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:05:55 +0100 3366508 Skin heir to variety of benign growths with age http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366507&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fskin_spots_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D As people age, wrinkles, lines, creases and spots appear on the skin. And while some are benign and pose no health threat, others can be signs of serious illness, experts warn. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366507 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:05:55 +0100 3366507 Food inspectors struggle to meet new demands http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366506&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Flisteria_union_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D As public-health authorities investigate a new meat recall over fears of listeria contamination, federal food inspectors say they're still not adequately funded to keep up with plant inspections. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366506 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:05:53 +0100 3366506 Ohio woman: U.S. doctor botched breast surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366484&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fbreast_surgery_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D An Ohio woman claims in a lawsuit that a Pennsylvania plastic surgeon used the wrong kind of breast implants on her, then kept her knocked out longer than necessary and continued with the botched operation on the advice of her fiance. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366484 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:05:12 +0100 3366484 Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3366089&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fobama_bill_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3366089 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:04:57 +0100 3366089 Pakistani doctors studying conjoined twins http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364270&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100315%2Fconjoined_twins_100315%2F20100315%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A Pakistani neurosurgeon says doctors are studying a pair of twin girls who were recently born connected at the head to determine whether they can separate them. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364270 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:03:48 +0100 3364270 Calgary researchers unlock gene secrets of opium poppy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363925&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100314%2Fpoppy_research_100314%2F20100314%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Scientists at the University of Calgary announced Sunday they have unlocked one of the genetic secrets of the opium poppy, genes that allow it to make codeine and morphine. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363925 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:04:45 +0100 3363925 Democrats search for votes for health care overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363391&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100314%2Fdemocrats_health_100314%2F20100314%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Rep. James Clyburn, the Democrat's chief vote counter in the U.S. House of Representatives, says that right now there aren't enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363391 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:04:45 +0100 3363391 Mini clothespin may be safer to fix leaky heart valves http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363156&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100314%2Fclothespin_valves_100314%2F20100314%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Doctors said Sunday a study shows that a tiny clothespin device implanted through an artery is safer and nearly as good as surgery to fix leaky heart valves. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363156 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:04:41 +0100 3363156 Treatment fails to prevent heart attacks in diabetics http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3363155&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100314%2Fdiabetes_heart_100314%2F20100314%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The results from a study to see whether lowering blood sugar, blood pressure or fats in the blood would reduce heart attacks and strokes in diabetics have shown that adding drugs to lower those levels did not prevent heart problems. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3363155 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:04:40 +0100 3363155 Study suggests hearts may swoon when stocks do http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360557&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100313%2Fheart_stocks_100313%2F20100313%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A study conducted by researchers at Duke University in North Carolina suggests more heart attacks may have occurred as stock prices crashed at the start of the recession. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360557 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:48:23 +0100 3360557 CFIA warns about listeria bacteria in certain meats http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360556&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100313%2FCFIA_recall_100313%2F20100313%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Siena Foods say samples of Siena brand Coppa and Siena brand Prosciuttini, with best before dates between June 20 and June 22, tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360556 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:04:06 +0100 3360556 The Nothing Cure: Taking the placebo effect seriously http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360035&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fplacebo_effect_100313%2F20100313%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Instead of ignoring the placebo effect, doctors should try to enhance it, says a Harvard Medical School professor. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360035 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:23:51 +0100 3360035 New book explores appeal of bug-filled cheese http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3360034&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2Ftastes_100313%2F20100313%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D In his quest to find what makes the world's rarest delicacies so appealing, Prof. Massimo Marcone has hiked through the Amazon, tasted cheese filled with tiny mites, and most recently, braved a giant moray eel in the Cayman Islands. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3360034 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:19:20 +0100 3360034 College of physicians says 'miracle' needed to fix ERs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3364237&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2Fmtl_quebec_healthcare100312%2F20100312%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Following a flurry of headlines about emergency room deaths and delayed surgeries, the head of Quebec's College of Physicians says he wishes he could bring Brother Andre back to life to perform a miracle on the province's healthcare system. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3364237 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:35:57 +0100 3364237 B.C. joins birth control class action lawsuit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3359462&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2Fbc_birth_control_lawsuit_100312%2F20100312%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D B.C. is joining a lawsuit on behalf of women who say they've suffered serious medical problems while using Yaz or Yasmin, what's referred to as a "fourth generation" progestin hormonal pill. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3359462 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:09:17 +0100 3359462 People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355854&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2Fstroke_risk_100312%2F20100312%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355854 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:52:09 +0100 3355854 CFIA issues 2 food recalls over listeria, salmonella http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355855&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2Fcfia_recall_100312%2F20100312%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a pair of food recalls because of concerns about Listeria monocytogenes and salmonella. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355855 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:44:10 +0100 3355855 Experts say U.S. doctors overtesting, overtreating http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355853&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100312%2Fovertesting_doctors_100312%2F20100312%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans -- maybe even President Barack Obama -- are being overtreated. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355853 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:28:09 +0100 3355853 Windsor 'mastectomy' surgeon has privileges restored http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3355368&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fmastec_mistake_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies at a southwestern Ontario hospital had her privileges restored Thursday, after the hospital imposed conditions it determined would ensure patients are not put at risk. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3355368 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:38:19 +0100 3355368 Quebec proposes free in vitro fertilization treatment http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354889&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fquebec_invitro_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Quebec has moved closer to offering free in vitro fertilization for couples who are unable to conceive. Health Minister Yves Bolduc said Thursday the extent of the coverage proposed by the province would be unmatched in North America. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354889 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:41:30 +0100 3354889 Anesthetist faces three sex assault charges http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354754&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fdoc_charged_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A Toronto doctor has been charged with three counts of sexual assault involving three different female complainants. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354754 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:23 +0100 3354754 Anesthesiologist faces three sex assault charges http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354694&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fdoc_charged_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A Toronto doctor has been charged with three counts of sexual assault involving three different female complainants. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354694 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:35:44 +0100 3354694 FDA to continue probing bisphosphonate-fracture link http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352215&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Ffractures_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. regulators are going to take another look at the safety issues over medications meant to slow osteoporosis, following new questions the drugs may actually increase fracture risk if taken over the long term. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352215 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:05:40 +0100 3352215 Quebec swine flu campaign cost nearly $146M http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3352216&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fmtl_swine_flu_costs100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Quebec's public health institute says the H1N1 vaccination campaign last fall cost nearly $146 million, but they added that the price tag was lower than expected. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3352216 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:51:59 +0100 3352216 CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351328&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Fcdc_samonella_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time -- the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351328 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:54:52 +0100 3351328 U.S. study: Too many invasive heart tests given http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351327&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100311%2Finvasive_tests_100311%2F20100311%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351327 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:19 +0100 3351327 Yasmin/Yaz birth control pill users launch lawsuit http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351055&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fbirth_control_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A group of Canadian women are filing a lawsuit against the makers of Bayer's popular oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin, alleging they were not adequately warned about higher than usual risks for stroke and other health problems. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351055 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:02:35 +0100 3351055 Study predicts treatment response in Hodgkin's patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351058&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fhodgkins_treatment_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D An international team of cancer researchers has found a way to predict which Hodgkin's lymphoma patients won't respond well to therapies, opening the door to using a less aggressive regimen on those more likely to be cured. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351058 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:32:56 +0100 3351058 N.L. chief of lab medicine resigns after test errors http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351059&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Flab_chief_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Eastern Health CEO Vickie Kaminski announced Wednesday that Dr. Nash Denic, chief of laboratory medicine, has tendered his resignation after drug testing errors were recently discovered. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351059 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:23:29 +0100 3351059 Women denied chance to avoid repeat C-section: panel http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351057&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Frepeat_csection_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a U.S. government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section." (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351057 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:18:52 +0100 3351057 Gene studies help locate causes of inherited diseases http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3351056&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fgene_studies_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Children inherit about 30 changed genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, according to research that marks the first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family. Yet that was enough to pass on an inherited illness in that family. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3351056 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:15:03 +0100 3351056 Health unions rip Ontario's new hospital funding plan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354082&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Funion_health_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The conversation Premier Dalton McGuinty said he wanted to have about Ontario's health-care system seems to be turning into a shouting match. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354082 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:15:10 +0100 3354082 Tainted ingredient sold even after salmonella found http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350650&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fsalmonella_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The company responsible for a ballooning recall of processed foods continued to manufacture and distribute a flavor-enhancing ingredient for a month after tests confirmed it was made with contaminated equipment, according to a Food and Drug Administration report. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350650 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:39:10 +0100 3350650 A blood test for breast cancer? Researchers hopeful http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350649&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fblood_test_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. researchers are working on an experimental DNA test that could pave the way for a simple blood test to detect breast cancer. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350649 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:31:00 +0100 3350649 B.C. mulls high-end health centres for foreigners http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3354081&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Fbc_medical_tourism_100309%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D B.C. Health Minister Kevin Falcon says he has a plan to market health-care services to rich, offshore patients similar to how the province sells higher education to foreign students. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3354081 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:32:59 +0100 3354081 Common painkillers might hike risk of hearing loss http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347757&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fhearing_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Regularly taking common over-the-counter painkillers could lead to hearing loss over time, especially in younger men, new research suggests. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347757 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:17 +0100 3347757 Superbug MRSA on rise in Canadian hospitals: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347758&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fmrsa_study_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D There has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of Canadians becoming infected or colonized by the superbug MRSA since 1995, both in hospitals and within the community, a study has found. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347758 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:17 +0100 3347758 In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347493&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100310%2Fsex_changes_100310%2F20100310%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The operations have begun anew under President Raul Castro's daughter Mariela, Cuba's top gay-rights activist, and 22 more transsexuals are waiting to have it performed. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347493 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:59 +0100 3347493 TB 185 times more common among Inuit: research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347044&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2FInuit_tuberculosis_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A analysis of national public health data suggests that tuberculosis is 185 times more common among Canada's Inuit than it is among the mainstream population. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347044 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:28 +0100 3347044 N.L. board says test errors not reported in timely way http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347046&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Ftest_errors_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Eastern Health, Newfoundland's largest health authority, says an internal review into testing errors for cyclosporine at its biochemistry lab in St. John's shows they were not reported to executives in a timely manner. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347046 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:25 +0100 3347046 U.S. agency prepares warning about baby slings http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347045&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Fbaby_slings_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings, the popular and fashionable infant carriers, over concerns that babies can suffocate. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347045 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:23:19 +0100 3347045 Vaccinate kids to reduce flu in adults, study says http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347043&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Fflu_vaccination_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Giving flu shots to a significant portion of kids aged three to 15 cuts the risk of catching flu by 60 per cent, which for adults is about as good as getting a flu shot themselves, a new study says. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347043 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:12:46 +0100 3347043 Kidney donors likely to live as long as others http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3347042&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2FKidneydonors_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D New research finds that people who donate one of their two kidneys to someone who needs it live just as long as people who have never donated a kidney. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3347042 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:05:11 +0100 3347042 Virus eyed as new treatment for prostate cancer http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346899&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Freovirus_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Canadian researchers are working on a fascinating new way to treat prostate cancer using viruses. And while it's still early days, they say their research opens the door to more effective cancer therapies. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346899 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:50:28 +0100 3346899 Childbirth-related deaths still high in U.S. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345431&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2FChidbirth_100308%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Pregnancy-related deaths appear to have risen across the U.S. over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count: California. And while they're very rare, they're nowhere near as rare as they should be. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345431 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:28:20 +0100 3345431 Parents' stroke history hikes risks for their offspring http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3345430&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Fstroke_120309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The odds of having a stroke are much higher for people whose father or mother had a stroke by age 65, yet more research confirms. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3345430 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:25:09 +0100 3345430 Chidbirth-related deaths still high in U.S. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343928&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2FChidbirth_100308%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Pregnancy-related deaths like Coale's appear to have risen across the U.S. over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count -- California. And while they're very rare, they're nowhere near as rare as they should be. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343928 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:01:20 +0100 3343928 'Giant colon' promotes colorectal cancer screening http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3344735&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Fcolon_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada, in conjunction with government partners, has been taking a "giant colon" on the road to cities across Ontario to educate people about the disease and to promote the need for screening. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3344735 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:56:15 +0100 3344735 Minorities more likely to suffer from Alzheimer's: report http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343927&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100309%2Falzheimers_100309%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Minorities are at significantly higher risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, finds a new report from the Alzheimer's Association in the U.S. that has implications for minorities in Canada as well. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343927 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:15:08 +0100 3343927 Organic B.C. cheese recalled on listeria fears http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343929&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fbc_cheese_recall_100308%2F20100309%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Organic Camembert cheese from B.C.'s Saltspring Island could contain listeria, and is now subject to a product recall, according to the provincial Centre for Disease Control. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343929 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:36 +0100 3343929 Sarah Palin says family sought health care in Canada http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343079&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fpalin_healthcare_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Sarah Palin admitted this weekend that that her family once travelled to Canada to receive treatment under the public health-care system she's so often demonized, prompting skepticism and ridicule Monday among her critics in the United States. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343079 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:44:56 +0100 3343079 Ontario looks at new ways to fund health care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343930&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2FOTT_Ont_Health_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Ontario plans to rein in health-care spending by changing the blueprint for funding, creating a scheme that would concentrate more spending and resources on areas that serve older populations, which may be more dependent on the health care system. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343930 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:25:06 +0100 3343930 Pricey junk foods become less appealing: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343292&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fjunkfood_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D In a study that should fuel the debate on whether "junk food taxes" would make a dent in the obesity crisis, researchers have found that the higher the prices of junk foods rise, the less likely people are to consume them. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343292 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:43:47 +0100 3343292 Junk foods become less appealing as costs rise: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343026&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fjunkfood_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The higher the prices of junk foods rise, the less likely people are to consume them, a new 20-year-long study finds. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that when the prices of soft drinks and pizza rose, the less that adults tended to eat and drink them. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343026 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:43:47 +0100 3343026 Nicotine gradually builds up in brain, study finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3343003&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fnicotine_brain_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers' brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a new study, which might help point to new ways to help people quit smoking. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3343003 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:20:31 +0100 3343003 Dutch assisted suicide proposal gains support http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342973&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fnetherlands_suicide_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A campaign to give elderly people in the Netherlands the right to assisted suicide said Monday it has gathered more than 100,000 signatures, hoping to push the boundaries another notch in the country that first legalized euthanasia. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342973 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:35:35 +0100 3342973 UN highlights plight of poor drug addicts http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342975&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2FUN_drugs_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Antonio Maria Costa, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, says millions of impoverished drug addicts around the world have been pushed to the margins of society, do not have access to medical care and often are imprisoned. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342975 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:26:06 +0100 3342975 Barack Obama attacks health insurance companies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342974&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fobama_health_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. President Barack Obama accused insurance companies of placing profits over people during a speech Monday in a Philadelphia suburb, as he sought to build public support for swift passage of health care legislation stalled in Congress. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342974 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:12:24 +0100 3342974 Windsor hospital investigates 'serious incident' http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3342331&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fwindsor_hospital_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Another investigation is underway into what's being described as a "serious incident" at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ont. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3342331 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:19:47 +0100 3342331 Canadians say rising health costs unsustainable http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3341289&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fhealth_poll_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The majority of Canadians feel that the soaring cost of health care in Canada will frustrate the ability of governments to provide other services such as education and pension benefits a new poll finds. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3341289 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:27:09 +0100 3341289 UN says mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3341290&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Fhiv_health_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3341290 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:11:09 +0100 3341290 Women who drink gain less weight than teetotallers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3340396&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100308%2Falcohol_100308%2F20100308%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D No one would ever think of alcohol as a diet drink, but new research suggests women who drink a light to moderate amount appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight than non-drinkers. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3340396 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:34 +0100 3340396 Researchers take aim at digestive disorder http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339985&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100307%2FCeliac_Health_100307%2F20100307%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Canadian researchers are testing a new drug for patients who suffer from a chronic digestive disorder called celiac disease, which appears to be afflicting a growing number of people. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339985 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:58:53 +0100 3339985 Salmonella scare prompts recall of pretzels http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339986&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100307%2FCFIA_Pretzel_100307%2F20100307%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public not to consume some pretzel products because the products may be contaminated with salmonella. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339986 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:16:25 +0100 3339986 AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339859&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100307%2FAIDS_virus_100307%2F20100307%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339859 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:12:33 +0100 3339859 Chinese experts call for boost in basic medical care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339590&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100307%2Fchina_healthcare_100307%2F20100307%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Improving basic medical services through better training of staff is crucial to fixing and restoring public trust in China's ailing health system, senior experts said Sunday. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339590 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:18:20 +0100 3339590 After doctors die, medical records not always secure http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339589&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100307%2Fhealth_records_100307%2F20100307%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Saskatchewan's privacy commissioner Gary Dickson says more needs to be done to protect sensitive, personal health records left behind when a doctor retires or dies so that the abandoned medical records stop turning up in bizarre places. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339589 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:06:19 +0100 3339589 Push for prosthetics, rehab for Haitian amputees http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3338874&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100306%2FHaiti_Amputee_100306%2F20100306%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D They are known in Creole as "ko kobe," or "crooked body," those Haitians shamed and shunned for their twisted or missing limbs, eyes that do not see, brains that move too slow. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3338874 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:54:26 +0100 3338874 Salmonella fears spark widening food recall http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3338709&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100306%2FRecall_HVP_100306%2F20100306%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Food safety officials are asking Canadians to cook their food thoroughly and use safe food handling practices following a massive recall in the U.S. over fears of salmonella contamination. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3338709 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:35:52 +0100 3338709 Canadian hospitals inspired by Toyota unfazed by recalls http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3338499&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100306%2Ftoyota_hospitals_100306%2F20100306%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Canadian hospitals are not yet ready to slam the brakes on health-care initiatives inspired by recall-weary Japanese automaker Toyota. A handful of hospitals have modelled new management practices after the company's workplace culture. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3338499 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:46:55 +0100 3338499 Obama uses radio address to push health overhaul http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3337857&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100306%2Fobama_health_100306%2F20100306%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. President Barack Obama used his weekly radio and Internet address Saturday to continue his push for the health-care overhaul that has been his top priority for a year. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3337857 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:08:57 +0100 3337857 Beef to baby cribs: the latest in a line of recalls http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336566&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100305%2Fforbes_recalls_100306%2F20100306%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Those calling for Akio Toyoda's head would do well to remember that in the annals of recall history, Toyota's latest is just a blip on a radar screen filled with contaminated school lunch meat and toxic baby formula. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336566 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:50:18 +0100 3336566 Genetically modified pork a little closer to our tables http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3336283&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100305%2Fenviropig_100306%2F20100306%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The Enviropig, a Canadian designed, genetically-engineered porker, recently crossed a major regulatory hurdle, but how likely is the pig to ever make it to the dinner tables of Canadians? (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3336283 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:10:30 +0100 3336283 Contamination scare leading to food recalls in Canada http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3333481&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100305%2Frecalls_120305%2F20100305%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The recall in the U.S. of a commonly used food additive because of a risk of salmonella poisoning has sparked the recall of a number of foods in Canada - and could lead to many more. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3333481 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:58:24 +0100 3333481 U.S. senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332748&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100305%2Fblood_donation_100305%2F20100305%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332748 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:01:44 +0100 3332748 WHO: 85 million African children to get polio shot http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3332747&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100305%2Fafrican_polio_100305%2F20100305%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3332747 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:08:01 +0100 3332747 U.S. cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331937&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Fprostate_tests_100304%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value, and can do men more harm than good. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331937 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:23:06 +0100 3331937 Gene test claims to show what diet works best http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331882&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Fgene_diet_100304%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331882 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:53:32 +0100 3331882 Obesity rates put pressure on provinces to fund surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331881&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Flapband_surgery_100304%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said this week that lap-band surgery deserves to be considered for provincial funding. Alberta already pays for the procedure, which is performed in cases of severe obesity. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331881 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:44:24 +0100 3331881 Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331883&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Fappetite_bacteria_100304%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331883 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:30:50 +0100 3331883 Gene that causes rare bleeding disorder identified http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331228&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Fqpd_100304%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Canadian scientists have discovered the genetic cause for a peculiar bleeding disorder that can be traced back to a single family in Quebec. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331228 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:16:53 +0100 3331228 Vitamins stored in kitchens could become useless http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3330860&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Fvitamins_120403%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D If you keep your vitamins in the kitchen, it might be time to find a new storage spot. New research suggests the pills could be expiring within as little as a week because of the room's humidity. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3330860 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:09:43 +0100 3330860 Another potential Alzheimer's medication fails http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3329367&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100304%2Fdimebon_100304%2F20100304%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A once-promising experimental medication for Alzheimer's, called Dimebon, appears to be ineffective at slowing cognitive decline, new data released this week reveals. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3329367 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:02:16 +0100 3329367 U.S. agency notes limits of prostate cancer screening http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3328182&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fprostate_screening_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3328182 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:38:16 +0100 3328182 Agency emphasizes limits of prostate cancer screening http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327737&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fprostate_screening_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327737 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:38:16 +0100 3327737 Obama makes big push for health-care reform http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327738&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fobama_health_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. President Barack Obama made a final, forceful pitch to Americans on his cherished health-care overhaul on Wednesday, taking the biggest political risk of his presidency by suggesting it could become the law of the land thanks to the controversial procedure of "reconciliation." (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327738 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:36:26 +0100 3327738 Magnetic pulses device helps treat migraine pain http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327678&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fmigraine_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A hand-held device that delivers magnetic pulses to the head could be a promising new way to treat the crushing pain of migraine headaches, new research suggests. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327678 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:36:59 +0100 3327678 Diabetes warning signs often ignored, research finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327517&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fprediabetes_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Even when patients are on the cusp of developing diabetes, most still aren't willing to take steps to prevent it, new research shows. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327517 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:06:02 +0100 3327517 Woman sues surgeon, hospital over mistaken mastectomy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327393&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fcourt_mastectomy_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A woman in southern Ontario who is suing a surgeon for removing her breast unnecessarily is calling what happened to her "shocking." (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327393 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:27:07 +0100 3327393 Could that stylish, heavy purse cause neck pain? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3325894&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fheavy_purses_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D When you've got a big purse, anything and everything can seem like an essential item. But women who cart around heavy loads in their fashionable shoulder bags could be heading to the unintended destination of neck and shoulder pain, says physiotherapist Angela Growse. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3325894 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:25:09 +0100 3325894 Democrats hope Obama boosts stalled health care drive http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3325174&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fobama_health_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. Democratic congressional leaders hope President Barack Obama's unveiling of his final health care package Wednesday will help resuscitate an effort to enact his top domestic priority that seemed all but dead until recently. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3325174 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:20:53 +0100 3325174 Scientists try to break fat-and-disease link http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323465&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Ffat_disease_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323465 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:28:40 +0100 3323465 Nurse practitioners to see patients at for-profit clinic http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323464&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100303%2Fwinnipeg_clinic_100303%2F20100303%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A businessman plans to open a new health clinic in Winnipeg where patients pay for health services, and provincial officials say they won't stand in the way. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323464 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:23:07 +0100 3323464 Questions raised about ongoing Avandia studies http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323066&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fmedication_avandia_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D While health regulators in both Canada and the U.S. wrangle over what to do about the diabetes medication Avandia, some are raising concerns about why clinical studies are still recruiting patients to test the controversial drug. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323066 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:03:33 +0100 3323066 Patients with heart arrhythmia can still drink coffee: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322847&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fcoffee_heart_10032%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Good news for those who can't get their day started without a morning cup of joe -- a new study says coffee drinkers are less likely to be hospitalized for heart rhythm disturbances. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322847 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:00:43 +0100 3322847 Teen's family wants inquest to examine ER closures http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323387&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Finquest_crash_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Questions about whether the death of an 18-year-old girl could have been prevented if two southern Ontario ERs hadn't been closed have been haunting Reilly Anzovino's family for months. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323387 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:37:24 +0100 3323387 Is organic food more nutritious than non-organic? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322805&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100219%2Fbc_ctv_investigates_organic_testing_100219%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Many people who eat organic food do so to avoid pesticides and to support farming practices that are better for the environment. But is organic food actually more nutritious? (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322805 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:45:11 +0100 3322805 London man arrested over unlicenced dental surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3323386&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fdental_surg_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Police in London, Ont., have alerted health officials after charging a man with practising dental surgery without a licence. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3323386 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:04:26 +0100 3323386 Is organic food better than non-organic? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322761&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100219%2Fbc_ctv_investigates_organic_testing_100219%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Despite numerous environmental and health claims in favour of buying organic produce, independent CTV News testing reveals that they may not be any more nutritious than regular produce. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322761 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:57:47 +0100 3322761 More Afghan women using contraceptives: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322732&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fafghanistan_contraceptives_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D New research shows that use of contraceptives is on the rise in some parts of Afghanistan, which has one of the world's highest fertility rates as well as the world's second highest maternal death rate. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322732 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:27:15 +0100 3322732 L.A. faces first court challenge over medical marijuana http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322733&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fmedical_marijuana_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A lawsuit filed Tuesday by medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles claims a new city ordinance capping the number of shops and limiting where they can operate is unconstitutional and would close virtually all of the hundreds of dispensaries in the city. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322733 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:22:50 +0100 3322733 Support, training needed for chronically ill patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322734&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fchronic_illness_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A fundamental change in the culture of care for the chronically ill is required to move toward collaborative care, say experts, who argue patients need education and support to effectively manage their conditions. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322734 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:17:23 +0100 3322734 Hospital clowns conference examines how humour heals http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322686&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fclowns_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D We've all heard that laughter is the best medicine, and the goal of a week-long symposium in Toronto is to show how a healthy dose of humour can heal. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322686 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:05:14 +0100 3322686 Babies don't seem to learn words from educational DVDs http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3320445&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fbabies_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Parents who happily plop their toddlers in front of educational DVDs in hopes they'll pick up language skills may want to take note of a new study that finds the DVDs do not help tots learn words. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3320445 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:14:11 +0100 3320445 Teens glued to screens less close to family: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319312&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fteens_screens_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The more time teens spend watching television or playing on a computer or games console, the less likely they are to be close to their family and friends, new research suggests. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319312 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:44:37 +0100 3319312 Ont. woman will sue over mistaken mastectomy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319831&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fmistaken_mastectomy_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A Leamington, Ont. woman whose case helped spark an investigation into wrongful mastectomies in Windsor is taking legal action over her case. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319831 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:25:19 +0100 3319831 Five-minute nose job offers alternative to surgery http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319069&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2Fnose_job_100302%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D "Nose jobs" are among the most popular plastic surgeries around. But some are reticent to try the expensive, sometimes risky, surgery. Now, there's another option: "the five-minute nose job." (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319069 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:01:06 +0100 3319069 Parents of dying kids say they ask docs to hasten death http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319070&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fhasten_100301%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate -- a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine doses to a few children dying of cancer, to end their suffering at their parents' request. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319070 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:20:29 +0100 3319070 Who will die after leaving hospital? New tool gauges risk http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319071&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100302%2Fhospital_100301%2F20100302%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Canadian researchers have developed a new index to score patients being discharged from hospital on their risk of dying or being readmitted in the next 30 days. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319071 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:15:25 +0100 3319071 Is organic food better than non-organic? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3319832&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100219%2Fbc_ctv_investigates_organic_testing_100219%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Despite numerous environmental and health claims in favour of buying organic produce, independent CTV News testing reveals that they may not be any more nutritious than regular produce. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3319832 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:34:51 +0100 3319832 Feds give Sick Kids funds to develop KidsArm robot http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318530&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2FKidsArm_funding_100301%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children is getting $10 million from the federal government to develop the KidsArm robotic surgical system. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318530 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:52:28 +0100 3318530 Obama trying to walk off marginally high cholesterol http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3317916&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2Fobama_cholesterol_100301%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Poll results, congressional head counts and U.S. government federal are not the only numbers President Barack Obama has to worry about. Now, he is trying to walk off a marginally high cholesterol count. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3317916 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:19:22 +0100 3317916 Vaccine fears still plague parents, U.S. survey finds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316931&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2Fvaccines_fears_1002%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Though plenty of studies continue to debunk the theory that childhood vaccines cause autism, one in four U.S. parents still believe that vaccines might be dangerous, new research reveals. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316931 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:45:31 +0100 3316931 Bacteria outbreak declared over at Ont., hospital http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316932&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2Fbacteria_outbreak_100301%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D An Owen Sound, Ont., hospital has declared and outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria over. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316932 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:05:01 +0100 3316932 Striking number of obesity risks hit minority kids http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316607&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2Fobesity_kids_100301%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D The odds of obesity appear stacked against black and Hispanic children starting even before birth, provocative new research suggests. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316607 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:00:40 +0100 3316607 Despite health risks, some buy breast milk online http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316606&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100301%2Fmilk_100228%2F20100301%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Some women are still trying to sell their breast milk online despite concerns from Health Canada about possible disease transmission and contamination. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316606 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:25:18 +0100 3316606 Checkup finds 48-year-old Obama 'fit for duty' http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316248&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100228%2Fobama_physical_100228%2F20100228%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. President Barack Obama's doctor says the commander in chief's first medical checkup since he took office finds the 48-year-old is in "excellent health" and is "fit for duty." (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316248 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:52:17 +0100 3316248 Obama gets medical checkup; next physical set for 2011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3315919&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100228%2Fobama_physical_100228%2F20100228%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Barack Obama had his first medical checkup as president Sunday. Obama had a physical at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and was told to return for another checkup in 2011. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3315919 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:02:39 +0100 3315919 Passing health care bill is worth risks: Pelosi http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3315717&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100228%2Fpelosi_healthcare_100228%2F20100228%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged her colleagues Sunday to back a major overhaul of the U.S. health care system even if it threatens their political careers. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3315717 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:48:58 +0100 3315717 Will Olympics inspire us to get up off the couch? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3315389&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Folympic_effect_100228%2F20100228%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Canadians have been watching these Olympic Games in record numbers, buoyed by a patriotism and spirit that seems to have energized this nation. But has it been enough to energize average Canadians into finding their own inner athlete? (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3315389 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:11:37 +0100 3315389 Obama welcomes compromise on health care http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314341&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100227%2Fobama_healthcare_100227%2F20100227%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D In his weekly Internet and radio address Saturday, U.S. President Barack Obama said he wants to compromise with Republicans on his sweeping health care overhaul if they're serious about it, but that the reform plan must go forward. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314341 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:02:22 +0100 3314341 Top 5 excuses for not exercising, and how to beat them http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312459&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Ffitness_excuses_100227%2F20100227%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D When it comes to reasons not to get out to the gym, fitness expert and author Maureen Hagan has heard them all. But she has the answers for pushing past these excuses and building a more fit and active life. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312459 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:23:19 +0100 3312459 Why job-seeking is just like dating http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312460&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100225%2Fforbes_jobs_100225%2F20100227%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A veteran career counselor says a 15-year-old dating manual offers surprisingly good advice for the job hunt. It's title? The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312460 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:12:00 +0100 3312460 Nurse protest underlines emergency-room strain http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316608&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Fmtl_healthcare_022510%2F20100226%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Nurses protested outside Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital on Friday (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316608 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:28:28 +0100 3316608 Experts looking for lessons in Haiti's catastrophe http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312063&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Fhaiti_experts_100226%2F20100226%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D Amid the misery, international experts are looking for lessons from the Haiti catastrophe, and some are calling for an international humanitarian force to take charge in future emergencies. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312063 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:38:00 +0100 3312063 U.S. stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312064&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Fneck_stents_100226%2F20100226%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D People at risk of a stroke because of narrowed neck arteries can be safely treated with a less drastic option than the surgery done now, the largest study ever done on these treatments concludes. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312064 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:26:51 +0100 3312064 Mastectomy patients flood hotline in wake of mistakes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312160&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Fmastectomy_association_100226%2F20100226%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A hotline set up yesterday by a Windsor, Ont., hospital in the wake of mistaken mastectomies coming to light has already fielded some 100 phone calls. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312160 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:13:51 +0100 3312160 Mastecomy patients flood hotline in wake of mistakes http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3312032&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Fmastectomy_association_100226%2F20100226%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A hotline set up yesterday by a Windsor, Ont., hospital in the wake of mistaken mastectomies coming to light has already fielded some 100 phone calls. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3312032 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:13:51 +0100 3312032 Wii improves motor function in stroke patients: study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3309317&cid=s_23287_26_f&fid=23287&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctv.ca%2Fservlet%2FArticleNews%2Fstory%2FCTVNews%2F20100226%2Fhealth_wii_100226%2F20100226%3Fhub%3DHealth%26s_name%3D A Wii bit of therapy using virtual reality game technology provided measurable benefits to stroke patients taking part in a small pilot study, researchers reported Thursday. (Source: CTV Health) CTV Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3309317 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:15:18 +0100 3309317