This Week's Health Headlines

This Week's Health Headlines
A study that has been tracking brain-injured patients in southern Alberta for more than a decade says survival rates have improved. The study by the University of Calgary says roughly seven out of 10 patients with critical … The Supreme Court judges …
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Why We Need to Crack Open Canada's Rotten Egg Industry
'Sprinkles' the Koala following her life saving radiation treatment at the Brisbane Veterinary Specialist Centre in Brisbane, Australia, August 9, 2011. Suffering from an extremely rare case of excessive drooling, sprinkles developed a skin infection …
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Exercise More Effective Than Prescription Drugs
The researchers recommend that doctors write prescriptions for exercise, which seems to be having an effect on communities like Leduc, Alberta, Canada. Doctors in the community recognized the power of the prescription pad and put it to work to get the …
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