http://www.medbroadcast.com/ Canadian online health news stories from Medbroadcast en-us Copyright MediResource Inc. 2012. Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:27 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=28183&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1026&rot=3 Maryclaire Dale, The Associated Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman who calls herself the "Black Madam" was ordered Wednesday to stand trial on allegations she administered illegal buttock-injections, procedures that authorities say caused serious medical problems in at least one case....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=28181&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2041&rot=3 Sam Hananel, The Associated Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON - Is it really more expensive to eat healthy? A new Agriculture Department study counters a common perception that junk food is cheaper than a nutritionally balanced meal. It all depends on how prices are measured....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=28180&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1010&rot=3 The Canadian Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT CHESTERMERE, Alta. - Amateur hockey players in southern Alberta were nearing the end Wednesday of an 11-day marathon game to make it into the Guinness World Record book....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=28172&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2104&rot=3 Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT WASHINGTON - Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease — by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=28173&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1000&rot=3 The Canadian Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT TORONTO - A former director of Ornge in charge of compensation is defending the pay packages of top executives at Ontario's troubled air ambulance service....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=28177&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1039&rot=3 The Canadian Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT TORONTO - A former executive at Ontario's troubled air ambulance service says Premier Dalton McGuinty's ex-chief of staff contacted the government on behalf of Ornge....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=28184&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1039&rot=3 Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT TORONTO - New questions are being raised about whether well-connected Liberals lobbied the Ontario government on behalf of Ornge, the provincial air ambulance service that's currently under a criminal probe....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=28175&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2062&rot=3 Alison Auld, The Canadian Press Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government will place more clinicians in schools and assess children as young as 18 months old as part of a broad mental health strategy aimed at intervening early and reducing wait times for care....More