CBC: Health

Tuesday th 6th of January 2009

'3rd-hand smoking' poses risk to infants, doctors say - 12:56

Drunk-driving trend worries addiction experts - 12:14

3D model sheds light on SARS-like virus - 11:28

Detox product claims 'legalized lying,' scientists warn consumers - 11:28

Monday th 5th of January 2009

Talk of sex and drugs on teens' MySpace profiles drops after warning: study - 16:14

Change in FDA's ethical guidelines for clinical trials troubling: Lancet - 15:07

Understanding Alzheimer's - 14:42

N.B. nurses avoid strike with tentative deal - 11:14

Canadian researchers discover how to ID 'bad' from normal stem cells - 10:49

Sensory phantoms: Dealing with the loss of a limb - 09:42

Friday th 2nd of January 2009

Smokers with family history of aneurysm are at 'extremely high risk' - 17:14

Thursday th 1st of January 2009

Insomnia costs Quebec billions annually, study says - 12:14

Wednesday th 31st of December 2008

Pennsylvania uses computer monitoring to fight hospital infections - 17:35

Man finds medical records blowing on street outside Ottawa clinic - 13:07

N.B. government will open door to private health clinics in 2009 - 11:56

Why some prostate cancer tumours grow back after treatment - 10:28

Former CEO pleads guilty in Chinese tainted milk scandal - 08:35

Tuesday th 30th of December 2008

Overweight diagnosis for children missed by doctors: study - 15:14

Party's over: help for hangovers - 14:49

Quebec women wait months for Pap test results - 13:21

Hair loss rooted in Britney Spears-type extensions: scalp expert - 13:21

Abortion debate will not be reopened: PMO - 12:14

Hooking up Gatineau road to water system may be too pricey: resident - 11:49

Scientists isolate genes that made 1918 flu lethal - 11:49

Nurses raise alarm about 24-hour shifts - 08:28

Ebola outbreak kills 11 in Congo - 08:28

Monday th 29th of December 2008

Gene variant tied to high blood pressure - 17:35

Common food additive linked to lung cancer in mice - 13:49

Most families want doctors to be honest about uncertain prognoses - 11:35

Key health stories of 2008 - 09:21

Friday th 26th of December 2008

Genetic diseases may be tougher to crack, new research suggests - 16:35

Sleep disorder may be marker for neurodegenerative diseases: researchers - 13:14

Wednesday th 24th of December 2008

Starving aging brain of glucose may trigger Alzheimer's: study - 14:35

Smoking rate for pregnant women in Alberta exceeds national average - 12:42

U.S. seniors at risk for dangerous drug combo reactions: study - 12:42

Dal research team to develop ultrasound for inner ear - 11:14

Listeriosis outbreak puts spotlights on food safety system in 2008 - 10:00

Language barriers lead to health barriers: study - 09:37

Tuesday th 23rd of December 2008

Ont. shop owner charged with selling addictive poppy derivative - 22:35

Calgary's south hospital on time, budget - 16:56

At least 5 deaths linked to cold snap in B.C. - 16:56

Prepare for longer emergencies due to climate change: EMO - 16:56

More sleep appears to help the heart, study shows - 16:14

Hallmark recalls Snowman snow globe for possible fire hazard - 15:49

Pester power: Curbing your child's inner consumer - 14:21

Mercury found in fish in northern Sask. - 13:14

Monday th 22nd of December 2008

Repeal laws banning cousins from marrying: geneticists - 20:42

New genetic test predicts who benefits from hep C drugs: study - 18:28

Quebec company recalls cocoa products in U.S. for melamine contamination - 17:42

Culled narwhals help feed hungry in the High Arctic - 17:21