Canadian MD used world as his laboratory
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Salim Yusuf crisscrossed the globe for nine years in his hunt for heart-attack causes. In Canada, his research had repeatedly found that certain ethnic groups seemed more susceptible to certain conditions, heart disease in particular.
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Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic are finding better ways to diagnose brain tumours.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - Importing cheaper prescription drugs from Canada could be done safely in a large, highly regulated commercial enterprise, says US Surgeon General Richard Carmona.
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David Thibault grows orchids as a hobby, but the elegant flower on his bedside tray did little to lift his spirits. He stared out the window of his room at George Washington University Hospital, waiting for lab results that could tell him if he had months, weeks or maybe only days to live. A mon...
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A senior House member wants to know how an infected man managed to get through U.S. Customs and Border Protection even though his passport was flagged in the agency's system. Lawyer Andrew Speaker is being treated at a Denver hospital as officials track down travelers who may have been exposed to the illness. Speaker's father-in-law is a microbiologist who studies TB at the CDC.
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Some of the world's best minds explore cures for the most difficult problems in providing quality medical care for all.
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In Canada, he emphasized global cooperation, but he also outlined contentious positions.
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Private centre in Calgary first in Canada, but pediatrician wishes business wasn&#39;t growing so fast. Over the years, Peter Nieman has tried to help more than 200 obese children lose weight in his family practice
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Five years ago, Portland&#39;s Dr. Brian Druker told a gathering of blood scientists about a few dozen cancer patients who were taking an obscure new drug with surprising success.
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Scientists have devised a blood test for tuberculosis which they hope will help doctors in the developing world.
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Doctors try to balance a patient's trust with new technology.
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Victor A. McKusick, a physician at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine largely responsible for creating the specialty of medical genetics, was awarded this year's Japan Prize last night.
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A former emergency room doctor, Dr Luc Bessette, along with two other former emergency room doctors, opened a private clinic in Montreal, Canada, fuelling the cheers and fears about a two-tier health system developing in the country.
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Doctors in Canada say prospects for separating conjoined babies from Zimbabwe are &quot;very good.&quot; The Toronto&#39;s Hospital learned of their plight through Canadian physicians who delivered the twins while working in Zimbabwe.
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NASA -- The days of doctors making house calls may seem like ancient history for most patients in North America, but in October, three astronauts and a Canadian doctor will test the latest concepts in long-distance house calls using a unique underwater laboratory.     The ability to conduct long-distance health care such as telemonitoring and telerobotic surgery could be key to maintaining the wellness of future spacefarers and responding to medical emergencies on the International Space Station, the moon or Mars...
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Doctors at what was then known as Peter Bent Brigham Hospital performed the world&#39;s first successful organ transplant. Ronald Herrick -- then 23 and a resident of Northboro -- donated one of his kidneys to
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The last thing William Somers remembers before passing out from a massive heart attack was the ambulance ride to the hospital. When he woke up, Somers was astonished to learn doctors at Loyola University Medical