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Quirobina Safe, 63, allows doctors to examine her hands which are starting to claw from the effects of leprosy in Oe-sillo, 14 kilometers (9 miles) west of Oe-cusse town, East Timor, July 6, 2010. The World Health Organization warned Monday that the battle against the age-old scourge of leprosy is not yet over, with more than 5,000 new cases reported yearly in the Western Pacific, where the disease was declared eliminated in 1991.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Wong Maye-E
Last Updated: February 13 2012, 9:31 AM
WHO calls for final push against leprosy
MANILA, Philippines - The World Health Organization warned Monday that the battle against the age-old scourge of leprosy is not yet over, with more than 5,000 new cases reported yearly in the Western Pacific, where the disease was declared eliminated in 1991.
Paul James: The story of his addiction
Last Updated: February 13 2012, 4:00 AM
Paul James: The story of his addiction
TORONTO - Hall of Fame player. World Cup veteran. Former NCAA, university, club and Canadian under-20 coach. TV and newspaper analyst.
Last Updated: February 13 2012, 4:00 AM
Sudbury rally planned over health care cuts
SUDBURY, Ont. - A rally is planned today outside the Sudbury riding office of Liberal MPP Rick Bartolucci to protest the looming closure of 30 beds at Memorial Hospital.
Last Updated: February 12 2012, 9:55 PM
Group wants independent review at McGill
MONTREAL - A group of 30 physicians and academics wants McGill University to conduct an independent investigation into allegations that a researcher skewed study results on behalf of the asbestos industry.
A boy eats an ice cream as he stands in the communal kitchen area for a dorm-style trailer offering temporary housing in Attawapiskat, Ont. Tuesday November 29, 2011. After months of playing soft ball with the federal government in the hopes of improving conditions on reserves, First Nations are now switching to a hard-ball approach.Child welfare advocates, the Assembly of First Nations and the Canadian Human Rights Commission are confronting the federal government in federal court this week ove
Last Updated: February 12 2012, 4:45 PM
First Nations confront feds on child welfare
OTTAWA - After months of playing soft ball with the federal government in the hopes of improving conditions on reserves, First Nations are now switching to a hard-ball approach.
Keith Haynes and his daughter Jessie pose for a photo on Thursday February 9, 2012 at their home in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. They are fighting a recent decision by Veterans Affairs Canada to deny an Agent Orange ex gratia payment to the late Audrey Haynes because her application was submitted twelve days late. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck
Last Updated: February 12 2012, 3:57 PM
Family fights for Agent Orange compensation
HALIFAX - Relatives of a woman who died of a cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure in the 1960s say Ottawa is denying them compensation because she was diagnosed with the lethal disease 12 days after a federal deadline.
Keith Haynes and his daughter Jessie pose for a photo on Thursday February 9, 2012 at their home in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia. They are fighting a recent decision by Veterans Affairs Canada to deny an Agent Orange ex gratia payment to the late Audrey Haynes because her application was submitted twelve days late. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Dembeck
Last Updated: February 12 2012, 3:00 PM
Family fights for Agent Orange compensation
HALIFAX - Relatives of a woman who died of a cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure in the 1960s say Ottawa is denying them compensation because she was diagnosed with the lethal disease 12 days after a federal deadline.
In this Feb. 10, 2012 photo, standing beside her stationary bike, Jane Byron poses for a photograph at her home in the Queens borough of New York. Byron, 51, a nurse, has had two knee replacements. Costly knee replacements have more than tripled in people aged 45-64 in recent years and a study released last week found that nearly 1 in 20 Americans older than 50 have these artificial joints. But active boomers can avoid that kind of drastic treatment by properly managing aches and pains. (AP Phot
Last Updated: February 12 2012, 1:29 PM
Injured boomers beware: Know when to see doctor
CHICAGO - When it comes to athletics, even the fittest baby boomers are finding aging bodies aren't as nimble as young ones, and they're more prone to minor damage that can turn serious if ignored.
Last Updated: February 11 2012, 5:22 AM
Undeclared milk in Sweets From the Earth cakes
OTTAWA - People with milk allergies are being warned not to consume certain Sweets From The Earth products because they contain milk which isn't declared on the labels.