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Federal government not up to speed on changing care needs: health council

SASKATOON - The Health Council of Canada says the federal government isn't doing enough to keep pace with changing health-care needs in the country....

posted: May 23,2013





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Ottawa marks opening of Sheldon Kennedy centre with $350K to help victims

CALGARY - A Calgary agency named after a one-time NHL player who brought to light the sex crimes of former junior hockey coach Graham James has officially opened....


Nova Scotia survey finds drinking alcohol higher than drug use among youth

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia students in four selected grades who attend junior and senior high schools were most likely to try alcohol over drugs last year, a new survey says....


Teen birth rates decline in most US states

The U.S. teen birth rate fell 25 per cent over five years to a record low of 31 births per 1,000 teens ages 15 to 19, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....


Over one million affected by boil-water advisory in Montreal

MONTREAL - Over one million Montrealers were affected by a boil-water advisory Wednesday after an apparent malfunction at Canada's second-biggest filtration plant....


A medical first: Doctors save Ohio boy by 'laser-printing' an airway tube so he can breathe

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day....


American Cancer Society, born at a time when cancer was a lesser threat, marks 100 years

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The American Cancer Society — one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups — is 100 years old this week....








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