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Rare diseases are a growing focus for drug companies, with prices for some treatments for ultra-rare conditions running into hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

VANCOUVER - The two-decade-old ruling that upheld sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s prohibition on doctor-assisted suicide has become outdated, lagging behind changes in society and the law, a group of plaintiffs argue as they ask the British Columbia Court of Appeal to upho

TORONTO - Toronto New Democrat Olivia Chow says a nerve condition that has frozen part of her face won't slow down her work in Parliament.

WASHINGTON - Everyone could use a little help keeping those New Year's resolutions to slim down. But if it means the government limiting junk food, the response is an overwhelming, "No.

The nation just suffered its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary government figures. Whooping cough ebbs and flows in multi-year cycles, and experts say 2012 appears to have reached a peak with 41,880 cases.

VANCOUVER - Several small outbreaks of the norovirus in Vancouver area hospitals have nearly run their course, but a new strain of the highly contagious virus has led to a spike in the number of overall cases in sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ this winter.

KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple so they could have a child says he is shocked the state is now trying to make him pay child support.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 70 years old, male, about eight pounds underweight, walk five kilometres almost every day, have high blood pressure and am at high risk of developing diabetes, since my mother and brother had diabetes.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving. And health officials behind the study think the number is probably higher.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Only a 10 per cent chance of showers today, but a 70 per cent chance of flu next month.