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TORONTO - Are young 91Ô­´´ women undergoing too many Pap tests? New research suggests they probably are.

LONDON - The fight against malaria is slowing down amid a dramatic drop in efforts to reverse the epidemic, even as health officials insist they will try to meet their idealistic target of virtually eliminating deaths from the parasitic illness by th

TORONTO - Hands up everyone who plans to start the new year with a resolution about weight. Yup, that's a lot of hands. As everyone who has ever tried to lose weight knows, it's not an easy pledge to fulfil. Time and temptation trip you up regularly.

TORONTO - Can there be too much of a good thing when you are talking about little kids and cow's milk? A new study suggests there can.

VANCOUVER - Ottawa's decision to snuff its role in dispensing medical marijuana has ignited a debate over how the move will impact public health and safety.

BARBARA QUINN The Monterey County Herald It’s a condition of our modern lifestyle, researchers say. We spend long hours in front of computers and televisions. We work early in the morning and late at night. We get jet lag.

OTTAWA - The cost of medical marijuana in Canada is set to hit a new high as the government seeks to get out of the business. Regulations posted Friday by Health Canada propose medical marijuana should be treated more like any other medicine.

EDMONTON - An Alberta health executive who quit after it was revealed he had billed taxpayers for almost $370,000 for lavish meals, car repairs and a butler says — if anything — he didn't charge enough.

EDMONTON - In a day of emotional testimony at an inquiry into health-care queue-jumping, Alberta Liberal Leader Raj Sherman said he has written prescriptions, given advice and diagnosed politicians who dropped by his legislature office.

TORONTO - Ontario's air ambulance service revealed the $240,000 salary of its newest executive Thursday after opposition critics slammed Ornge for refusing to disclose it for days.