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Birth complications on the rise

Birth complications on the rise

Tracey Delisle was half expecting a difficult second delivery. Delisle鈥檚 first child was born a few weeks premature after a pregnancy that was complicated by diabetes, pancreatitis and high blood pressure.

sa国际传媒 10K runners beef up Boston fund

Runners, volunteers and the public came together during the sa国际传媒 10K race weekend for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Almost $8,600 was raised from donations to One Fund Boston through the purchase of stickers and T-shirts.

Dr. Roach: Salivary glands that line mouth can form cysts

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 93-year-old male. In February 2012, I fell on a hospital sidewalk. Along with some other minor injuries, I cut my upper lip. The hospital's emergency room put three sutures in my lip to close the wound.

Dr. Roach says: Vitamin D essential, but its weight-loss role is unclear

Dear Dr. Roach: Is there any connection between extremely low vitamin D3 level (mine was 15) and weight retention? I recently caught the tail end of some doctor鈥檚 show on TV and I counted back: Summer of 2010, I started losing weight.

Your Good Health: Don鈥檛 be hasty to nix endoscopy

Dear Dr. Roach: At 72, I鈥檝e been dealing with the effects of GERD for the past two or more years. For a year, I took omeprazole, which I believe was responsible for a sudden weight gain and a worsening of my osteopenia.

Dr. Roach: Laser solved hairy problem

Dear Dr. Roach: The article about the boy suffering after surgery for three years from a pilonidal cyst really hit home. My son developed a pilonidal cyst in June 2012 and also had a very bad infection from it.
Ontario rules out long-term care legislation for Sunnybrook veterans centre

Ontario rules out long-term care legislation for Sunnybrook veterans centre

TORONTO - sa国际传媒's largest veterans facility already has sufficient government oversight, so there's no need to impose further accountability measures, Ontario's Health Minister Deb Matthews says.

Dr. Roach: Source of breathing problem a mystery

Dear Dr. Roach: My mother is 81. In August of 2012, she went to the doctor for a physical. She had been taking no medication other than an albuterol inhaler as needed. They diagnosed her with hypothyroidism and prescribed 0.025 mg levothyroxine.
Cancer Society's Relay for Life a walk of hope and memory

Cancer Society's Relay for Life a walk of hope and memory

The Canadian Cancer Society鈥檚 Relay for Life is an event for anyone who wants to have a hand in defeating cancer.
Boston Marathon bombing victims face huge medical bills; tens of millions in donations pour in

Boston Marathon bombing victims face huge medical bills; tens of millions in donations pour in

Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? Often tens of thousands of dollars more.