Health

WASHINGTON - New tests that promise to speed up diagnosis of food poisoning pose an unexpected problem: They could make it more difficult to identify dangerous outbreaks like the one that sickened people who ate a variety of Trader Joe's peanut butte

TORONTO - A new report suggests aboriginal Canadians frequently face racism and stereotyping when using health care services in urban centres, a situation which can breed a degree of mistrust deep enough for some to avoid seeking professional help wh

MONTREAL - A famous former American tobacco executive, whose efforts were chronicled in the Hollywood movie "The Insider," appeared Monday to testify at a landmark Canadian class-action trial. Dr.

Who gets to decide when medical treatments are no longer worth pursuing and should be ended? The doctors? The patients? In the case of those who can't speak for themselves, their surrogate decision makers? Is discontinuing care when doctors deem all

EDMONTON - A manager of urgent care at a southern Alberta clinic says there were times when doctors would push to have family and favourites moved to the head of the line.

WASHINGTON - Nicole Ari Parker was motivated by frustration. For Star Jones, it was a matter of life or death. Toni Carey wanted a fresh start after a bad breakup.

MONTREAL - A famous former American tobacco executive, whose efforts were chronicled in the Hollywood movie "The Insider," appeared Monday to testify at a landmark Canadian class-action trial. Dr.

MONTREAL - A famous former American tobacco executive, whose efforts were chronicled in the Hollywood movie "The Insider," appeared Monday to testify at a landmark Canadian class-action trial. Dr.

A trio of oral medicines from Abbott Laboratories Inc to treat hepatitis C produced unprecedented cure rates in patients who had failed to benefit from standard treatment, as well as very high cure rates for newly treated patients, Abbott said on Sat

Dear Eric: My wife and I picked a big bucket of blackberries. Can you suggest some ways to use them? Norm Dear Norm: This type of query is one I seem to get every September and it’s not surprising.