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Med school pain course revised over concerns about possible pharma influence A complaint about perceived drug industry involvement in a pain management course for medical students has prompted the University of Toronto to revamp its curriculum. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 11:22:53

Certain McCormick Canada sesame seeds, blends recalled over Salmonella concerns The public is being warned not to eat certain McCormick Canada sesame seeds and sesame blends with herbs because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 11:22:53

Alternative medicines instead of regular drugs could be dangerous for kids Giving alternative treatments such as homeopathic remedies instead of conventional medicines to children may have deadly side effects in rare instances, a new analysis says. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 02:39:40

Report says Alberta urgently needs to deal with growing syphilis outbreak A report says Alberta urgently needs to deal with a growing outbreak of syphilis that shows no signs of abating. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 02:39:40

Canadian Medical Association Journal editor-in-chief leaving helm next year chief of the Canadian Medical Association Journal will be leaving the position next year. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 00:27:42

Pet owners beware: raccoons in Winnipeg found with canine distemper Pet owners in south Winnipeg are being warned about an outbreak of canine distemper in raccoons. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 00:27:42

Women allowed to breast-feed anywhere in Edmonton art gallery after complaint The Art Gallery of Alberta will no longer ban breastfeeding after a mother complained that she was told to leave an exhibit room because food and drink weren't allowed around the artwork. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 00:27:41

Symptoms improve for IBS patients told they'd be getting placebo pills: study Can a placebo, or dummy pill, help patients who are informed that they will be getting a placebo? Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-23 00:27:41

Abbott recalls 359 million blood sugar testing strips for diabetics The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 20:12:08

Ottawa expands eligibility for people to apply for Agent Orange payments Veterans Affairs Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn is extending the deadline for people applying for the government's Agent Orange payments. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 20:12:08

Provinces win control of assisted reproduction in Supreme Court challenge A divided Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the right of the provinces to regulate in-vitro fertilization. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 20:12:07

Winnipeg family of six suffers effects of carbon monoxide gas leak A family of six had to be taken to hospital after a leak of potentially lethal carbon monoxide in their Winnipeg home. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 15:57:46

Fumes sicken 16 crew members of freighter on Lake Erie Sixteen of 21 crew members were taken to hospital after being sickened by fumes aboard a grain freighter Tuesday night on Lake Erie. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 13:46:56

Certain Brandy Beans liqueur chocolate recalled over undeclared milk People with milk allergies are being warned to avoid certain VSC Chocolats Brandy Bean Liqueur Chocolates because they may contain milk not declared on the label. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 11:32:51

Alberta hastily scrubs homosexuality as disorder from diagnostic guide Alberta has finally scrubbed homosexuality from its diagnostic guide to mental disorders, more than thirty-five years after the psychiatric profession made the same move. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 07:20:55

Saskatchewan NDP says bill needed to protect residents from oilsands A Saskatchewan MLA says she will introduce a private member's bill to make Alberta pay for the cost of protection from harmful toxins coming into the province from the oilsands. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 03:10:27

N.L. doctors ratify new four-year contract to end prolonged labour dispute Doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador have ratified a new four-year contract with the province that calls for almost $88 million in raises. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 03:10:27

Canada has high ranking in survival for 4 cancers; study compares 6 countries A comparison of cancer survival rates in six developed countries puts Canada in the top three alongside Australia and Sweden, and ahead of Norway, Denmark and the U.K. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 01:03:02

Study: Cancer patients in Denmark, UK worse off than patients in Australia, Canada, Sweden Cancer patients in Australia, Canada and Sweden had a better chance of surviving for five years than those in Denmark and the U.K. in recent years, a new study says. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-22 01:03:01

Brazilian government gives fast-food chains 6 months to provide nutritional info Brazil's fast-food chains have six months to start giving consumers calorie counts and nutritional information about their burgers, fries and milkshakes. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-21 22:57:25

Nearly 1 million U.S. kids live in areas with no children's doctor nearby: study There are enough children's doctors in the United States, they just work in the wrong places, a new study finds. Some wealthy areas are oversaturated with pediatricians and family doctors. Other parts of the nation have few or none. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-21 18:47:00

RCMP struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder within the ranks Ron Campbell was a crisis negotiator and veteran officer of the RCMP when he was called out with the emergency response team to a standoff near Edmonton six years ago. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-21 18:47:00

Football and a freak fall: Manitoba judge eyes new rules for stadiums Should sports stadiums be required to curb beer sales and improve safety features to protect fans in the stands? Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-21 18:47:00

Ohio woman who in 2008 received first US face transplant meets with husband, children of donor The nation's first face transplant patient has said a donor saved her from a life of eating and breathing through a tube, but until this weekend she knew her only as a woman who died in 2008. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-21 18:46:59

Girl's quest for new ear: Making facial prosthetics more realistic Elise Lutz never let her friends see what was left of her ear. Newspaper: Canada East Region: East Coast Feed: Wellness Date: 2010-12-21 18:46:59

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