Health

TORONTO, Cananda - The last oral antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in about seven per cent of tested cases in a study in Toronto, a figure the authors of the work called "relatively high.

TORONTO - Ontario seniors with higher incomes could be asked to chip in for their home care as the province looks for ways to sustain health-care reforms meant to meet the needs of its aging population.

TORONTO - The federal government is drawing on the national stockpile of the flu drug Tamiflu to relieve a shortage in the country. The move comes as many locations across Canada report they are in the throes of an active flu season. Dr.

EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner is investigating a conflict of interest allegation involving Premier Alison Redford over a government lawsuit filed against Big Tobacco.

A sniffle here, a cough there and suddenly a cold has come. What to do? Here’s how to treat — and not treat — a cold.

VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a high-tech identification card for everyone from infants to the elderly to replace the old CareCard health system, and add driver's licences and other government services.

TORONTO - With a delay of more than three months to the start of this year's NHL hockey season, fans — those who aren't completely turned off, that is — are more than ready for the first puck to drop.

TORONTO - Former pro football players may be more likely to develop cognitive impairment and depression as they grow older than peers of the same age who weren't engaged in the rough and tumble sport, research suggests.

OTTAWA - Civil servants in the Department of Citizenship and Immigration had to scramble to make the case for preserving some refugee health-care benefits destined for the government's cost-cutting axe, newly released documents show.

Do you feel the agony of leftover holiday blues? You know how this goes. You gave the holidays your full emotional and financial attention, but somehow, you feel ripped off in the deal. You might still feel the verbal digs from hurtful in-laws.