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FDA Issues Alert Over Heparin After Contaminated Stock Found Still In Use
The Food and Drug Administration warned the medical community on Friday regarding heparin after learning that some of the facilities still had supplies of the contaminated blood thinner.

Four-Month NASA Study Hopes To Test Value Of Bed Rest
The value of bed rest on human health will be the subject of a four-month study by NASA scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Canadian Nurses Complain Of Bullying, Intimidation On The Job
As Nursing Week begins, the government and Canadians are concerned about what appears to be declining nursing care. But nurses too are complaining of bullying and intimidation on the job.

New York City's Rapid Organ Recovery Ambulance Faces Criticism
New York City plans to start a special ambulance service within a month that will be equipped to preserve the organs of the newly deceased for transplant.

Report: Marijuana Use In Teens Can Lead To Mental Illness
Teens who use marijuana to avoid depression have a 40 percent risk of developing mental disorders or suicidal thoughts, according to a White House report released Friday.

Bush Administration Seeks To Stop Company From Testing All Beef For Mad Cow
A federal appeals court judge is pondering whether the Bush administration has the authority to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease.

Pro-Life, Pro-Choice Group Rally Over Fetus Death Bill
A federal bill permitting the filing of homicide charges on the attacker of a pregnant woman who causes the death of her fetus is dividing Canadians.

Sweden Ranked As Best Place To Be Mom
Nordic countries dominate the top while countries in sub-Saharan Africa dominate the bottom levels of the best and worst places to be a mother and a child.

MRI, Other Tertiary Health Services To Be Offered By Ontario Polyclinic
A new polyclinic would soon open in Eastern Ontario offering tertiary health care services. Among its offerings are day surgery, a magnetic resonance imaging unit, mental health services and limited cancer services.

Group Says 9/11 ground Zero Rescue Workers Dying From Unusually High Cancer Rates
At least 360 workers who volunteered to perform search and rescue operations at the World Trade Center directly following the September 11, 2001 attacks have since died; 80 of which suffered cancer-related deaths.