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at 21:01 on February 22, 2012, EST.
TORONTO - Ontario's troubled air ambulance service faced at least 13 disruptions over the last three weeks that may have jeopardized patient safety, the Opposition charged Wednesday.
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at 19:46 on February 22, 2012, EST.
EDMONTON - Bureaucratic mismanagement and bullying of doctors have knocked Alberta's health system off the rails and brought much patient suffering, a government panel reported Wednesday.
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at 17:41 on February 22, 2012, EST.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.
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at 17:32 on February 22, 2012, EST.
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of a new national strategy to fight the ominous rise in this mind-destroying disease.
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at 15:04 on February 22, 2012, EST.
ATLANTA - A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
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at 12:53 on February 22, 2012, EST.
TORONTO - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a brand of cooked ham is being recalled over fears it may be contaminated with a bacteria or parasites.
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at 08:57 on February 22, 2012, EST.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government plans to spend $3.6 million to reduce emergency department wait times.
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at 08:51 on February 22, 2012, EST.
TORONTO - Saskatchewan has joined Ontario and the Atlantic provinces in taking steps to stop funding the painkiller OxyContin, and a new version of the drug, OxyNeo.
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at 23:08 on February 21, 2012, EST.
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The Saskatoon Health Region is defending its plan to kick out 10 residents from a seniors home in a process that residents' relatives call bullying.
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at 19:41 on February 21, 2012, EST.
TORONTO - Shortages of various prescription drugs are occurring more frequently, but doctors and patients have no way of knowing when a medication will be unavailable because pharmaceutical companies aren't required to publicly report gaps in supply.
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at 19:15 on February 21, 2012, EST.
EDMONTON - An Alberta senior has gone public with allegations of misery, physical abuse and substandard living conditions at a long-term care centre.
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at 18:33 on February 21, 2012, EST.
TORONTO - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada says information about treating patients who have had female genital cutting or mutilation should be integrated into the curriculum of medical schools.
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