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Danny Williams was wrong to critique the tone and speed of the judicial inquiry investigating flawed breast cancer testing, John Gomery says.

Ontario Transportation Minister Jim Bradley is looking at limiting driving privileges for older motorists, instead of a total licence suspension when a doctor says they could be a danger on the road.

Premier Danny Williams denies that he is trying to intimidate Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer inquiry, even as he criticizes how the inquiry is operating.

When it comes to stress, women are more likely to be depressed and anxious, while men are more apt to turn to the bottle, suggests a new study,

An Alberta woman says the province gave her the perfect Mother's Day gift: drug treatment for her son's rare muscle disorder.

Health Canada is advising people to limit their consumption of tomalleys, the loose, green substance found inside cooked lobsters, out of concern for possible toxic contamination.

The judge hearing Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer inquiry demanded Monday to know who ordered a government lawyer to ask for clarification on the role of inquiry lawyers.

Despite protests calling for a ban on the treatment, electroshock therapy is frequently used to treat depression.

A train that had been the subject of a medical emergency after one passenger was found dead and several others fell ill has arrived in Toronto with officials saying there were no infectious diseases involved, just a series of unfortunate coincidences.

Newfoundland and Labrador's breast cancer inquiry could destroy the province's health care system if it runs too long, the justice minister warned Friday.

Child welfare officials have taken temporary custody of an 11-year-old Ontario boy to ensure he undergoes chemotherapy after his father decided to take him off the treatment for his aggressive form of leukemia.

Bill C-51, which would lead to more regulatory scrutiny of natural health products sold in Canada, is drawing some criticism.

An Edmonton doctor has been stripped of his medical licence after the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta found him guilty of inappropriately touching women patients during breast and vaginal exams in 2001.

The mysterious death of a woman and flu-like symptoms experienced by other passengers on a cross-country Via Rail train that prompted a quarantine on Friday appears to have been a false alarm.

A huge increase in counterfeit drugs in the U.S. is posing a serious threat to public safety, especially in developing countries, medical journal The Lancet says.

Newfoundland and Labrador government officials should have realized that Eastern Health was not publicly disclosing everything it knew about breast cancer testing mistakes, an inquiry has been told.

Premier Danny Williams has expressed sharp words over how the breast cancer inquiry that his government struck a year ago is performing.

Health region management and the union representing Saskatchewan's registered nurses are heading back to the bargaining table.

There were concerns about how long it took a former pathologist at the Miramichi Regional Hospital to perform tests, a public inquiry heard on Thursday.

Medical personnel should use ultrasound rather than CT scans in patients with suspected acute appendicitis, a new study suggests.