Health Sciences Library

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:34 EDT

Self-harm hospitalizations higher in poorer areas

People living in poorer neighbourhoods are at higher risk of being hospitalized for incidents of suicide and self-harm compared with those in the wealthiest neighbourhoods.

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:10 EDT

3-D printing of airway tube helps save U.S. baby

In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:20:26 EDT

Wait time and primary care reforms stalled

Shortening wait times for hip and knee replacements, increasing electronic health records and starting a national pharmacare strategy are stalled, according to a new progress report.

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:12:29 EDT

Needed: New approaches to defuse 'suicide contagion' among teens

Mental health experts say we need to find new ways to refer to and discuss suicide, particularly now that a large medical study has confirmed that teens are more susceptible to the idea if they know a schoolmate who died that way.

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:37 EDT

Montreal boil-water advisory to end no earlier than 10 p.m.

1.3 million Montrealers will have to keep boiling their water until at least 10:00 p.m., by which time the water service should have analyzed the latest batch of test results.

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:28:31 EDT

What happens when a virus becomes a commodity

There are still conflicts over sharing viruses, an international law professor says.

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:31:02 EDT

McMaster prof says low grade in kids health report card requires lifestyle changes

Sedentary behaviour, little or no physical activity, gets the lowest grade on the report

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:51 EDT

Blood donation ban lifted for some men who have sex with men

Health Canada will allow men to donate blood if they haven't had sex with a man in the last five years, a change in policy to take effect in the coming weeks.

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:53 EDT

Thalidomide drug label to warn of cancer risk

A thalidomide drug that is approved as part of treatment for multiple myeloma may increase the risk of other cancers, Health Canada says.