Health

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's health minister says his government will provide prescription drug coverage for people who currently have no drug coverage and will also implement a catastrophic drug plan.

CHICAGO - The most comprehensive study of potential World Trade Center-related cancers raises more questions than it answers and won't end a debate over whether the attacks were really a cause.

REGINA - Santa may deliver the gifts, but it's an RCMP puppy named Elf who is bringing cheer to sick children.

TORONTO - Doctors should think twice about prescribing drugs like Ritalin and Adderall used to treat attention deficit disorder to healthy individuals seeking to boost their brain power, says an article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

TORONTO - Are young Canadian women undergoing too many Pap tests? New research suggests they probably are.

LONDON - The fight against malaria is slowing down amid a dramatic drop in efforts to reverse the epidemic, even as health officials insist they will try to meet their idealistic target of virtually eliminating deaths from the parasitic illness by th

TORONTO - Hands up everyone who plans to start the new year with a resolution about weight. Yup, that's a lot of hands. As everyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows, it's not an easy pledge to fulfil. Time and temptation trip you up regularly.

TORONTO - Can there be too much of a good thing when you are talking about little kids and cow's milk? A new study suggests there can.

VANCOUVER - Ottawa's decision to snuff its role in dispensing medical marijuana has ignited a debate over how the move will impact public health and safety.

BARBARA QUINN The Monterey County Herald It’s a condition of our modern lifestyle, researchers say. We spend long hours in front of computers and televisions. We work early in the morning and late at night. We get jet lag.