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Medbroadcast: 02-01-2006
VANCOUVER (CP) - British Columbia has come out on top in an assessment of provincial health-care systems by the Conference Board of Canada that placed Manitoba in last place.
The report by the Ottawa-based non-profit think tank was released Wednesday, the same day B.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Conventional tests won't uncover heart disease in as many as three million U.S. women - because instead of the usual bulky clogs in main arteries, these women have a hard-to-spot buildup in smaller blood vessels, researchers said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drug to treat adult chronic constipation with no known cause won federal approval in the United States on Tuesday.
MONTREAL (CP) - Haemacure Corp. (TSX:HAE) says it's working to correct "document deficiencies" for two medical devices that prompted a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
TORONTO (CP) - Lorus Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:LOR) is in talks with many potential partners that could help fund more clinical trials of its Virulizin treatment for pancreatic cancer, its chief executive said Wednesday.
TORONTO (CP) - A group that advocates for better cancer care in Canada says spotty access across the country to new, expensive cancer drugs violates the founding principles of the Canada Health Act.
CHICAGO (AP) - Pregnant women who stop taking antidepressants run a high risk of slipping back into depression, a study found, busting the myth that the surge of hormones during pregnancy keeps mothers-to-be happy and glowing.
BOSTON (AP) - Backed by abortion rights groups, three Massachusetts women sued Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday, accusing the retail giant of violating a state regulation by failing to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies.
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