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Medbroadcast: 04-10-2006
CHARLOTTETOWN (CP) - Health officials in Prince Edward Island are analyzing the province's cancer numbers for the first time in years thanks partly to concerns that rates are climbing in at least one heavily farmed area.
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LONDON (AP) - Wildlife health officers wearing hazard suits, face masks, goggles and gloves scoured Scotland on Saturday, checking for dead and ailing birds in the wake of Britain's first confirmed case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FDA on Thursday approved the first skin patch to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children.
The patch called Daytrana, designed to be worn for nine hours, contains methylphenidate, which has been shown to help children with ADHD.
LONDON (AP) - Men, here's a health tip from Prince Charles - rely on the ladies.
In an interview with Men's Health magazine, which specializes in advice on building muscle and flattening stomachs, Charles discussed his sometimes controversial ideas about health and spirituality.
TORONTO (CP) - MDS Diagnostic Services (TSX:MDS) will book $3.7 million of additional revenue for the past year from a retroactive increase in the Ontario government's community laboratory fee schedule.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Marfan syndrome is best known as the suspect behind Abraham Lincoln's gangly build. But for thousands of people, the genetic disease means living with the threat that their largest artery could burst suddenly and kill them.
MONTREAL (CP) - The provincial government has opted for a public-private partnership for the realization of two new university superhospitals in Montreal, Health Minister Philippe Couillard said Friday.
The total cost of the projects will be $3.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drug use among teens has dipped nationally in the United States but underage drinking persists, with jumps in California and Wisconsin, according to a study released Thursday.
The report by the U.S.
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