Health

More kids taking alternative therapies, but doctors rarely told: study

TORONTO - A growing number of 91原创 children with chronic illnesses are being treated with complementary medicine, researchers say, but parents don't always tell doctors they are using the alternative therapies.

Jan 14, 2013 10:25 AM Read more >

Flu studies suggest vaccine 'match' not super predictor of effectiveness

TORONTO - From the start of this year's influenza season, public health officials assured people the flu vaccine was a good 'match' for circulating strains of the virus, which suggests it should offer good protection this winter.

Jan 13, 2013 4:55 PM Read more >

Should doctors and nurses be able to refuse flu shots? Hospitals are increasingly saying no

CHICAGO - Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S.

Jan 12, 2013 5:16 PM Read more >

Q&A: Flu season hits with scramble for shots; U.S. feds say some still available

WASHINGTON - Missed flu-shot day at the office last fall? And all those "get vaccinated" ads? A scramble for shots is under way as late-comers seek protection from a miserable flu strain already spreading through much of the country.

Jan 12, 2013 12:22 PM Read more >

Key Things to Know About This Flu Season

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Some key things to know about the flu season: THE SITUATION: The annual flu season hit about a month early this year, and illness is now widespread in 47 states. Many cases are caused by a flu strain that tends to make people sicker.

Jan 11, 2013 5:19 PM Read more >

Bed bugs to get trial and execution at 91原创 provincial courthouse

VANCOUVER - Capital punishment will soon be dished out for some unwelcome visitors to 91原创's provincial courthouse. Parts of one of the busiest courthouses in the province have been invaded by bed bugs.

Jan 11, 2013 5:07 PM Read more >

CDC: Nearly all states now reporting widespread flu, but some areas easing a bit

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined. The flu season in the U.S.

Jan 11, 2013 4:56 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia health official traces source of E. coli outbreak to lettuce

HALIFAX - Lettuce used at KFC and Taco Bell outlets is the likely source of a recent outbreak of gastro-intestinal illness caused by E. coli bacteria in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Ontario, a health official said Friday.

Jan 11, 2013 4:32 PM Read more >

Your Good Health: Leg-hair loss may be iron-related

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 61-year-old male. Most of the hair around the outside and front of my legs has disappeared. My family doctor sent me to have the blood pressure in my legs checked and get a testosterone test, both normal.

Jan 11, 2013 4:28 PM Read more >

Doctor shares personal weight struggle, tips in `The Weight-Loss Prescription'

TORONTO - She has treated more than 5,000 people over the last decade who have struggled with obesity, but wrestling since childhood with personal weight issues, Dr. Ali Zentner became her own first patient.

Jan 11, 2013 8:34 AM Read more >