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Title: Biomarkers for Mood May Alter Psychiatric Treatments
Category: Health News
Created: 2/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/29/2008

Title: Health Tip: Depression in Children
Category: Health News
Created: 2/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/29/2008

TORONTO - It is a bitter irony: A staff appreciation breakfast staged to thank health-care workers for their valiant efforts during Toronto's SARS outbreak helped spread the disease in a devastating second wave of illness in May and June of 2003, an investigation into what was called SARS 2

VANCOUVER - Medical opinion, the government's duty to protect children, parental rights and freedom of religion are clashing in a B.C. courtroom over the seizure of four premature babies from a group of sextuplets.

LAS VEGAS - A former patient sued a Nevada surgical centre believed to have spread hepatitis C by reusing syringes and vials of medication, saying Thursday he fears for his health.

HALIFAX - The IWK Children's Health Centre has opened a new extension to its Centre for Pediatric Pain Research. The Halifax lab is being described as a state-of-the-art clinical research facility dedicated to the study of pain in children.

LAS VEGAS - Authorities on Friday confirmed that the deadly toxin ricin was found in a motel room most recently occupied by a man who has been in critical condition with breathing problems at a hospital for more than two weeks.

Medicare Advantage plans continue to provide high-value health care coverage to millions of seniors according to estimates and projections released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office .

61% Less Likely to Re-Elect Their U.S. Representative if they Support Administration's Medicare Cuts

Three Democratic governors on Tuesday called on Congress to block a Bush administration directive that has made it difficult for states to expand their SCHIP programs, the AP/Houston Chronicle reports (Freking, AP/Houston Chronicle, 2/26).