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Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people

EDMONTON - Taking stage Monday at a public inquiry is what role, if any, the University of Calgary played in a queue-jumping scandal that occurred on its property and allegedly involved a high-ranking employee. Dr.

Dear Dr. Roach: I鈥檝e had pain on the soles of my feet since 1999 due to injury to my sciatic nerve and diabetes. My regular doctor and physical therapist have offered no solutions. It has kept me awake at night and limping during the day.

WASHINGTON - The nation's top disease detective says impending budget cuts will make it harder to solve outbreaks, fight hospital infections and keep illnesses overseas from making their way here. Dr.

Dear Dr. Roach: Last February, I had a massive DVT (deep venous thrombosis) from my ankle to mid-thigh. I had no pain at all and walked five kilometres shortly before my regularly scheduled physical. I missed that my leg was very swollen.

TORONTO - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of sa国际传媒 and two related medical organizations are taking issue with a national task force's recommendations that women wait until age 25 to start cervical cancer screening.

ATLANTA - For those 65 and older, this season's flu shot is only 9 per cent effective against the most common and dangerous flu bug, according to a startling new government report.

TORONTO - This year's flu vaccine provided little protection to people 65 and older who got a shot, new data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reveal.

WASHINGTON - Don't be afraid to question your doctor and ask, "Do I really need that?" That's the advice from leading medical groups who came up dozens of tests and treatments that physicians too often prescribe when they shouldn't.

Dear Dr. Roach: I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis three years ago, and I seem to have the worst, most aggressive type of the disease. I receive IV steroid treatment and prednisone that relieves my leg pain, but the relief lasts only a month.