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Medbroadcast: 10-27-2004
TORONTO (CP) - The alarming increase of HIV and hepatitis C in Canadian prisons must be combatted through government-led needle exchange programs, medical and legal groups said Wednesday.
HONG KONG (AP) - Fifteen SARS patients in Hong Kong suffered mental disorders as a side-effect of the high dosage of steroids they were treated with, according to a new study reported Wednesday.
SEATTLE (AP) - In an enterprising combination of tourism and health care, people are taking a high-speed ferry cruise across Puget Sound to British Columbia for some scenery and a flu shot.
TORONTO (CP) - Nights are getting longer, days are getting shorter and we're all spending much more time indoors. In other words, the advent of the cold and flu season is upon us.
EDMONTON (CP) - One of the biggest issues in the Alberta election is the one that Ralph Klein doesn't want to talk about.
The Alberta premier and his Conservative government have said they won't outline plans for reforming health care until after the Nov. 22 election.
CHICAGO (AP) - Widely used heartburn and ulcer drugs such as Nexium, Pepcid and Prilosec can make people more susceptible to pneumonia, probably because they reduce germ-killing stomach acid, Dutch researchers found in a study of more than 300,000 patients.
QUEBEC (CP) - The deadly C. difficile bacteria may have hit Quebec harder than the rest of Canada because doctors in the province prescribe more antibiotics, Health Minister Philippe Couillard said Tuesday.
OTTAWA (CP) - Perhaps everyone gets nervous before an important meeting or social event. But "crippling shyness" has caused an estimated two million Canadians to avoid social encounters or face them with dread at some point in their lives, a Statistics Canada study said Tuesday.
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