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WASHINGTON - For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported encouraging signs that one day, there might be.

CALGARY - Hospitals in Calgary and Edmonton are struggling to cope with a double whammy of both flu and norovirus cases that has led to patients being put in hallways and some surgery postponements.

Dear Dr. Roach: I realize most of the letters you print are from senior citizens, like me. I am 72 and have health issues — high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and arthritis, and I realize I will not live forever.

Forget fancy workout gear. One of the hottest trends of 2013 suggests you need nothing more than your own body weight.

TORONTO - Researchers have created a synthetic "poop" aimed at treating recurrent infections of C. difficile, a toxin-producing bacterium that causes severe and often debilitating diarrhea.

TORONTO, Cananda - The last oral antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea failed to cure the infection in about seven per cent of tested cases in a study in Toronto, a figure the authors of the work called "relatively high.

TORONTO - Ontario seniors with higher incomes could be asked to chip in for their home care as the province looks for ways to sustain health-care reforms meant to meet the needs of its aging population.

TORONTO - The federal government is drawing on the national stockpile of the flu drug Tamiflu to relieve a shortage in the country. The move comes as many locations across Canada report they are in the throes of an active flu season. Dr.

EDMONTON - Alberta's ethics commissioner is investigating a conflict of interest allegation involving Premier Alison Redford over a government lawsuit filed against Big Tobacco.

A sniffle here, a cough there and suddenly a cold has come. What to do? Here’s how to treat — and not treat — a cold.