Games fever: Spotlight at Commonwealth Games turns to sports, although dengue remains an issue
Spotlight turns to sports at Commonwealth Games Fisher Price Recall 2010 List of Items
Johnson & Johnson giving $200M to boost health of women, children in poor countries
J&J giving $200 million for health of women, kids Scandal on Canadian football team produces first positive HGH test in North America
Canadian football player tests positive for HGH Former Canadian PM Jean Chretien recovering after successful brain surgery
Former Canadian PM undergoes brain surgery Rare tropical fungus tied to 60 illnesses, 15 deaths in US Northwest, health officials say
CDC: 15 US deaths tied to rare tropical fungus New FDA report shows multiple lapses in procedures at Johnson & Johnson plant in Pennsylvania
New FDA report shows multiple lapses at J&J plant Days before Mother’s Day, African, Canadian grandmothers gather in Swaziland to fight AIDS
You Say Party! We Say Die! drummer Devon Clifford dies of brain hemorrhage
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Pilypaitis leads UVM to 64-55 win over Wisconsin Visually impaired skier Brian McKeever of Canada wins 2nd gold medal of Paralympics
Visually impaired skier wins more Paralympic gold After Olympic setback, visually impaired cross-country skier captures Paralympic gold medal
Visually impaired cross-country skier strikes gold Palin, a critic of socialized health care, acknowledges that her family used Canada system
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Slovakia’s Bartecko has concussion after shoulder hit, taken to clinic in athletes’ village
Slovakia’s Bartecko injured by shoulder hit Now, it’s bobsled’s turn: After luge racers had trouble on Olympic track, bobsledders do same
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Bobsledders fighting injuries and illnesses Suspended Olympic skiers pass new blood tests to resume action; 3rd skier kept out of event
FIS clears blood-test Olympic skiers to compete WADA head says more than 30 athletes excluded from Vancouver Olympics for doping violations
WADA confirms more than 30 excluded from Olympics Vonn’s husband would be ‘very, very surprised if she didn’t race in anything’ at Olympics
Vonn’s husband expects her to race at Vancouver Bruised shin makes US star Lindsey Vonn question whether she will be able to ski at Olympics
Vonn questions whether she will race at Olympics ‘Nothing short of a miracle’: For US Olympic luger Dan Joye, fatherhood adds so much more
Joye’s story already has a happy Olympic ending Canadian provincial chief seeks heart surgery in US, raising questions about health system
Canadian official seeks heart surgery in US Canadian provincial premier seeks heart surgery in US
Canadian premier seeks heart surgery in US Canada to lend Mexico 5 million doses of swine flu vaccine; repayment expected more images Olympic hopeful Lindsey Vonn hurts arm in crash at World Cup giant slalom, no broken bone
Lindsey Vonn falls, bruises bone in left arm Visually impaired skier Brian McKeever of Canada is a step closer to gaining an Olympic spot
Hockey coaches, trainers discuss safety, pressure to play during seminar on concussions
Hockey coaches, trainers discuss concussions GlaxoSmithKline pulls batch of swine flu vaccines in Canada over severe allergy fears
Teen forced to shoot polar bear after getting trapped on ice floe in Canadian Arctic
Canadian teen rescued on Arctic ice CORAL HARBOUR, Nunavut — Battling hypothermia, a 17-year-old hunter stranded on a floating chunk of ice shot and killed a polar bear while trapped for more than a day before being rescued Monday in the Canadian Arctic. Fla. cops: Wife, lover faked abduction to scam hubby _ and the sex and lies are on audiotape
Fla. cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby Seasonal swarms of Asian lady beetles bug even insect experts; infestations seen in US, CanadaSeasonal ladybug swarms pester even bug experts ST. LOUIS — Pest-control specialist Gene Scholes even gets bugged by them — legions of ladybugs lately swarming his rural Missouri home and other stretches across the country, exploiting gaps in door and window seals for cozier climes inside. Obituaries in the news
‘Alternative Nobel’ to activists from Congo, Australia, New Zealand and CanadaCongo forest protector shares alternative Nobel JOHANNESBURG — Rene Ngongo, honored with the “alternative Nobel” this week, grew up in a Congo where he could marvel at the wealth of animals and trees. Drug, device maker Johnson & Johnson posts 1 percent rise in 3Q profit despite lower salesJ&J posts 1 percent profit rise despite sales drop TRENTON, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported a meager 1 percent increase in third-quarter profit, as intensifying generic competition slashed sales of blockbuster prescription drugs. In addition, the global recession hurt consumer product sales and slowed growth for medical devices, the only J&J segment not declining. Reports: Critical illness may occur rapidly in sickest swine flu patients in Canada and MexicoSickest swine flu cases in Canada, Mexico detailed CHICAGO — Rapidly worsening breathing problems in the sickest swine flu patients in Mexico and Canada present a scary worst-case scenario and could foreshadow what U.S. doctors face as winter flu season sets in, new reports suggest. Johnson & Johnson makes 4 deals, awaits new product approvals amid slumping salesJ&J wheels and deals, awaits new product approvals NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Johnson & Johnson, the world’s biggest healthcare company and a Dow Jones industrial average component, reports earnings for the third quarter Tuesday morning. Here’s a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. Researchers invent lab-on-a-chip to measure estrogen in women’s breast with just a needle pokeChip measures breast estrogen with just a poke WASHINGTON — Estrogen fuels breast cancer yet doctors can’t measure how much of the hormone is in a woman’s breast without cutting into it. A Canadian invention might change that: A lab-on-a-chip that can do the work quickly with just the poke of a small needle. Workers at Ontario GM-Suzuki plant OK contract, paring benefits but committing to product lineCAW workers at GM-Suzuki plant OK new contract NEW YORK — Nearly two-thirds of union workers at a Canadian auto plant jointly owned by General Motors and Suzuki have approved a new contract that would freeze wages and pensions, trim benefits, introduce a monthly health care contribution and reduce break times. California distributor recalls bunched spinach after routine tests detect salmonellaCalif. firm recalls spinach after salmonella found SALINAS, Calif. — A California distributor is recalling two brands of bunched spinach after routine testing detected salmonella. Canada considers splitting its nuclear agency to help resolve medical isotope shortageCanada considers splitting its nuclear agency TORONTO — Canada may divide its nuclear agency into two units in a bid to resolve the global shortage of medical isotopes, which are used for medical imaging to diagnose cancer and heart disease, Canada’s natural resources minister said Friday. |
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CANADA (GaeaTimes.com) — The leading company Mattel dedicated to manufacturing of toys has recalled around 11 million Fisher-Price products in US and Canada. The recall is declared due to the presence of some inflatable balls in the toys that can pose a choking hazard in infants. The models that are under the recall are toddler tricycles, high chairs, inflatable balls and toy cars.