http://www.medbroadcast.com/ Canadian online health news stories from Medbroadcast en-us Copyright MediResource Inc. 2008. Mon, 12 May 2008 01:28:41 EST 25 163 23 http://www.medbroadcast.com http://www.medbroadcast.com/images/PoweredByMRI_Logo.jpg http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15306&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2046&rot=3 Kevin Freking, The Associated Press-- Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON - Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15303&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2046&rot=3 Mike Stobbe, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT ATLANTA - Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective. The five companies that make flu vaccine for the U.S....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15304&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2055&rot=3 Melanie Patten, THE CANADIAN PRESS Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT HALIFAX - When Archie McCulloch was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 1997, digestive problems forced the Fall River, N.S., man to make some dietary changes. Now that he's cancer-free, the 67-year-old says he is still shifting his lifestyle, though he admits it's not easy....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15305&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2041&rot=3 Juan Zamorano, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT PANAMA CITY, Panama - Panamanian investigators asked health authorities Saturday to track down patients whose names appeared on 6,000 bottles of medication contaminated with a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15302&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1018&rot=3 Shannon Montgomery, THE CANADIAN PRESS Sat, 10 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT EDMONTON - After they spend about 10 minutes with him in the emergency room, Jack Buchanan's patients often end up calling him doctor. He wears a big name tag with his title - physician assistant - and always explains that he's there to help the doctor, not take over....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15297&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2014&rot=3 Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, THE CANADIAN PRESS Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT TORONTO - The despair that set in after the failure of the latest effort to develop an AIDS vaccine has given way to a renewed determination on the part of the scientific community, says the Canadian scientist leading an international effort to maximize global activity in the field....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15299&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1050&rot=3 Bill Graveland, THE CANADIAN PRESS Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT CALGARY - An investigation into a botched 911 call that a family believes contributed to their 18-month-old boy's death is blaming the Internet phone provider....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=15294&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2041&rot=3 THE CANADIAN PRESS Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT HALIFAX - Nova Scotians will have the opportunity to determine the course of their personal care in advance of illness under proposed legislation introduced by the Conservative government....More