Tag archives for Health

12 Mar by admin in Consumer Life, Health

Breast milk cheese the topic du jour

Breast milk cheese the topic du jour
New York City's health commission has advised the chef of a local restaurant against making any more cheese from his wife's excess breast milk.
12 Mar by admin in Consumer Life, Health

Breast milk cheese the topic du jour

Breast milk cheese the topic du jour
New York City's health commission has advised the chef of a local restaurant against making any more cheese from his wife's excess breast milk.
12 Mar by admin in Health

Lab chief had to go: Eastern Health

Lab chief had to go: Eastern Health
The head of the largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador insisted Friday that a resigning manager was told to quit or be fired.
12 Mar by admin in Health

Cord-blood banks oversell value: Marketplace

Cord-blood banks oversell value: Marketplace
Health claims used by private cord-blood banks to persuade parents to save their baby's umbilical cord blood can overstate the benefits, according to an investigation by CBC-TV's Marketplace.
12 Mar by admin in Health

Cord-blood banks oversell value: Marketplace

Cord-blood banks oversell value: Marketplace
Health claims used by private cord-blood banks to persuade parents to save their baby's umbilical cord blood can overstate the benefits, according to an investigation by CBC-TV's Marketplace.
12 Mar by admin in Health

Salmonella outbreak tracked by shopper cards

Salmonella outbreak tracked by shopper cards
Health authorities in the U.S.
11 Mar by admin in Health

Quebec to fund in vitro fertility treatments

Quebec to fund in vitro fertility treatments
Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province is going ahead with a plan to fully fund in vitro fertility treatments for women.
11 Mar by admin in Health

Birth control users sue Bayer

Birth control users sue Bayer
Canadians have launched class-action lawsuits against Bayer Inc., the maker of birth control drugs Yaz and Yasmin, alleging the pills have caused serious health problems.
11 Mar by admin in Health

Alaskans sought Yukon health-care deals: MDs

Alaskans sought Yukon health-care deals: MDs
The Canadian public health-care system enjoyed by Yukoners has been used frequently over the years by neighbouring Alaskans such as former governor Sarah Palin's family.
11 Mar by admin in Health

N.L. lab chief quit over workload, sources say

N.L. lab chief quit over workload, sources say
The St. John's physician who resigned amid a controversy over lab testing at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority wanted to quit three months ago because of an excessive workload, CBC News has learned.