CBC: Health

Saturday th 18th of April 2009

Bruins defenceman Hunwick has spleen removed - 19:35

Friday th 17th of April 2009

N.L. physicians college to hold disciplinary hearing for Buckingham - 16:49

Helmets could become mandatory for skateboarders - 16:49

Alberta sidelines $500 fitness tax credit - 16:49

Store decoys cut underage smoking, study finds - 13:28

Food-borne bacteria cause illness in 1 in 6 annually: T.O. health report - 12:42

Paramedics question how far new ambulance money will go - 10:07

Better action needed on outbreaks like listeriosis: report - 10:07

The price of a life: Halifax couple bankrupt as medical travel costs soar - 08:29

Advocates ecstatic over P.E.I. stroke unit - 05:28

Thursday th 16th of April 2009

Canadians spent nearly $30B on drugs in 2008, report shows - 16:42

Scientists multiply blood stem cells - 15:56

Complaints against doctors jump in Saskatchewan - 15:35

Infection risk 'remote' after Carbonear hospital equipment problem: Eastern Health - 15:35

N.B. pest control companies bitten by bedbug resurgence - 15:14

Former Soviet countries face 'widespread epidemic' of drug-resistant TB - 12:56

New curtain regulations meant to prevent strangulation become law - 12:14

Scientists urge PM to restore research funds - 11:49

More young Canadians surviving cancer: report - 11:07

Transgendered Albertans file human-rights complaints - 08:22

Health coalition slams Murphy for private delivery musings - 08:22

N.B. public health officers investigate active tuberculosis case in Sussex - 04:56

Wednesday th 15th of April 2009

Common mutations linked to stroke risk - 16:56

Exercise reduces falls in seniors: review - 16:35

Global health network available in Canada thanks to U of Ottawa - 15:07

Yukon's building hospitals before finishing health-care review: Mitchell - 14:42

Health authorities bracing for possible strike by N.L. nurses - 14:42

Alberta to delist more health-care services - 14:42

A third of nurses assaulted by patients: report - 12:28

Fir branch pricked lung, Russian surgeon claims - 12:07

Youth abuse in B.C. on the rise, suicide attempts drop: survey - 00:07

Tuesday th 14th of April 2009

Homeopathic remedies offer little cancer-treatment relief: review - 19:14

Late spring means high pollen count for B.C. - 16:35

Wind turbines causing health problems, some Ont. residents say - 16:35

EPA hosts summit to deal with bedbugs - 15:49

More used needles turning up in north, health officials say - 14:21

Anxiety, fear on the rise in Britain: mental health report - 13:56

Germany bans farming of genetically modified corn - 12:49

Severely low blood sugar levels pose dementia risk: study - 12:28

Campaign for western Labrador dialysis gathering momentum - 10:35

Mediterranean diet scores high in heart health review - 10:35

Monday th 13th of April 2009

Smokers who also use pot boost risk of respiratory problems: study - 15:49

Fight to stay open too costly for addiction clinic - 15:28

Friday th 10th of April 2009

B.C. gives naturopaths right to prescribe drugs - 17:28

Boston hospital completes 2nd U.S. face transplant - 10:21

Thursday th 9th of April 2009

Be upfront and tell everything, expert tells Eastern Health - 16:21

Manitoba board considers random drug tests for high school students - 14:49

N.L. Nurses' Union to put offer to a vote - 14:28

Grapefruit: a bitter peel to swallow? - 13:21

Early HIV therapy improves survival: review - 12:56