http://www.medbroadcast.com/ Canadian online health news stories from Medbroadcast en-us Copyright MediResource Inc. 2010. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:01:44 EST 25 163 23 http://www.medbroadcast.com http://www.medbroadcast.com/images/PoweredByMRI_Logo.jpg http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=20793&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1000&rot=3 THE CANADIAN PRESS Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT WINDSOR, Ont. - A doctor who performed mistaken mastectomies at a southwestern Ontario hospital has had her privileges restored. A panel heard arguments from Dr....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20794&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1006&rot=3 THE CANADIAN PRESS Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT MONTREAL - Quebec has moved closer to offering free in vitro fertilization for couples who are unable to conceive. Health Minister Yves Bolduc said Thursday the extent of the coverage proposed by the province would be unmatched in North America....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_news_details.asp?news_id=20792&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1000&rot=3 THE CANADIAN PRESS Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Two more senior laboratory officials have resigned their posts with Newfoundland's largest health authority following the disclosure of drug testing errors....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20789&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=2055&rot=3 Helen Branswell, Medical Reporter, THE CANADIAN PRESS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT TORONTO - An international team of cancer researchers has found a way to predict which Hodgkin's lymphoma patients won't respond well to therapies, opening the door to using a less aggressive regimen on those more likely to be cured. The team, led by researchers at the B.C....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20783&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1028&rot=3 Will Weissert, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT HAVANA, Cuba - Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach. "I would see myself, and my body didn't match who I was," said the 28-year-old wedding pianist, who went by William before receiving a sex change under Cuba's universal health care system....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20785&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1039&rot=3 Valerie Bauman, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT ALBANY, N.Y. - Three American scientists who contributed to the mapping of the human genetic blueprint - an advance that continues to give the medical world a better understanding of human disease - were awarded the country's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research Wednesday....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20791&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1039&rot=3 THE CANADIAN PRESS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT VANCOUVER, B.C. - In an effort to wrap up stymied contract talks, B.C.'s ambulance paramedics have agreed to roll over their collective agreement for two more years....More http://www.medbroadcast.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=20784&rss=67&rid=999999&channel_id=1039&rot=3 THE CANADIAN PRESS Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A high-ranking official with Newfoundland's largest health board has quit his position after drug testing errors were recently discovered. Eastern Health CEO Vickie Kaminski announced Wednesday that Dr....More