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Medbroadcast: 12-12-2004
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President George W. Bush was found in good health and pronounced "fit for duty" after an annual physical Saturday that also showed that the 58-year-old chief executive is now, as he conceded, "a little overweight.
VANCOUVER (CP) - The B.C. Centre for Disease Control has launched a vaccination program for gay men to protect against a bacteria that can cause meningitis.
EDMONTON (CP) - BioMS Medical Corp. said Friday it has received approval in Britain to expand a key trial for its treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Trading in BioMS shares (TSX:MS) was halted pending the announcement.
OTTAWA (CP) - Federal regulators have proposed banning high risk material from animal feed, pet food and fertilizers, in an effort to prevent mad cow disease.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - A hospital chain is taping over patients' LiveStrong wristbands because they are yellow, the same colour as the "do not resuscitate" bands it puts on patients who do not want to be saved if their heart stops.
TORONTO (CP) - An outbreak of a gastrointestinal virus at a Toronto neo-natal unit is under control, and all babies and staff stricken by the mysterious illness are recovering, the hospital's infectious diseases specialist said Thursday.
MONTREAL (CP) - There's a growing belief that pregnant women should be receiving key vaccines, including flu shots, experts say. But two new studies suggest the health-care professionals they see most often don't or can't deliver the vaccines in question.
VICTORIA (CP) - Private clinics on Vancouver Island are being asked to submit bids to perform operations normally done at public hospitals, a Vancouver Island Health Authority spokesman said on Thursday.
The Vancouver Island Health Authority is expecting to spend $2.
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