Science Canada

Treatment benefits exaggerated, risks underestimated, researchers warn
Dec 3, 2008
Margaret Munro
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=1031389

End of P.E.I. needle exchange worries health officer

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:14 PM

Dec 3, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/03/pe-needle-exchange.html

Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:14 PM

Dec 3, 2008
Malcolm Ritter
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081203/scientists_technology_081203/20081203?hub=SciTech

Multitasking canola: A California miracle crop?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:13 PM

Dec 3, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081203/conola_water_081203/20081203?hub=SciTech

Greenhouse gas emissions increased in U.S.last year

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:13 PM

Dec 3, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081203/gge_us_081203/20081203?hub=SciTech

Canada's growing list of wildlife at risk

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:13 PM

Snapping turtles join species at the brink
Dec 3, 2008
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081203.wspecies03/BNStory/Science/home

Generic heart drugs measure up to branded versions: review

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:12 PM

Dec 2, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/02/generic-drugs.html

Common heart surgery drug may be more dangerous than cheaper alternatives: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:12 PM

Dec 2, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/02/aprotinin.html

Millions of birds could die from oilsands development: report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:11 PM

Dec 2, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/02/edm-birds-oilsands-report.html

Fuel cells for portable gadgets inch closer to market

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:11 PM

Dec 2, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/02/tech-fuelcell.html

New chapter in Apotex legal battle

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:11 PM

Dec 2, 2008
ELIZABETH CHURCH
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081202.wacademic02/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20081202.wacademic02

When a permanent, quarantined laboratory opens at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital this spring, the barriers to reproductive services may start to disappear for couples living with HIV. But there's still a long way to go
Dec 1, 2008
HAYLEY MICK
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081201.wlhivaids01/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Canadian Immunization Conference highlights Innovation, Education and Partnership

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 5:09 PM

Nov 30, 2008
Public Health Agency of Canada
http://news.gc.ca/web/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=425899&categoryid=1&category=News+Releases

Monday, December 1, 2008

Canadian universities may curtail hiring, scholarships

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:12 PM

Losses in endowment and pension funds from economic slide put pressure on universities
Dec 1, 2008
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/2008/12/01/schools-may-curtail-hiring-scholarships.aspx

Vanier scholarships challenged by tight deadlines

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:12 PM

The awards brand Canada as a destination for top-flight students, but can they meet their potential to attract international students in short term?
Dec 1, 2008
Peggy Berkowitz
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/2008/12/01/vanier-scholarships-challenged-by-tight-deadlines.aspx

Scientific research: What's wrong with this picture?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:11 PM

Dec 1, 2008
Stephen Strauss
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/25/f-strauss-pigmentproject.html

Climate juggernaut on the horizon, UN talks told

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:11 PM

Dec 1, 2008
Simon Sturdee and Richard Ingham
AFP
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=1017092

More HIV testing can save babies' lives: U.N. report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:11 PM

Dec 1, 2008
Louis Charbonneau
Reuters
http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=1018054

Beware cholesterol drugs for kids, journal warns doctors

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:10 PM

Dec 1, 2008
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1017907

U.S. FDA seeks broader regulatory powers

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:10 PM

Dec 1, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/01/fda-report.html

Candu reactor could be bomb springboard: Greenpeace

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:10 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/01/candu-greenpeace-report.html

Yukon, N.W.T. First Nations to protect Peel River from mining impact

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:09 PM

Dec 1, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/01/peel-river.html

Another caribou herd in steep decline: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:09 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/01/caribou-decline.html

Cap and trade no silver bullet for climate woes: Edwards

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:08 PM

Dec 1, 2008
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1018105

Women moved into new health work, study finds

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:08 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081201.whealth1201/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Venture fund bets billion on cleantech

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:08 PM

Dec 1, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/546219

Window widens for giving clot-buster to Canadian stroke victims

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:07 PM

Dec 1, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/01/stroke-care.html

Treat ovarian cancer subtypes as distinct diseases: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:07 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/01/ovarian-cancer.html

Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:06 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/food_crunch_081201/20081201?hub=SciTech

AIDS crisis overblown? Some experts dare to say so

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:06 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/aids_crisis_081201/20081201?hub=Health

Doctors and nurses urged to get flu shots

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:06 PM

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/flu_shots_081201/20081201?hub=Health

Swiss say yes to heroin prescriptions?

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:05 PM

Nov 30, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081130/swiss_heroin_081130/20081130?hub=Health

Canada says economy slows environmental progress

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:05 PM

Nov 30, 2008
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1014479

FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:04 PM

Nov 29, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081129/fda_melamine_081129/20081129?hub=Health

Manitoba to conduct environmental review of farming practices

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:04 PM

Nov 29, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/29/man-agriculture.html

Glacial ice melting at alarming rate: researchers

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:04 PM

Nov 29, 2008
CTV.ca News
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081129/Antarctic_Collapse_081129/20081129?hub=SciTech

Anti-sealing group head dismisses federal lawsuit

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:03 PM

Nov 29, 2008
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1012947

Global warming solution begins at home: Weaver

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:03 PM

Nobel laureate sees leadership role for Alberta
Nov 29, 2008
Dina O'Meara
Calgary Herald
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=446322de-f1e3-480a-b1e4-f8ed09acdad0

Success: effort plus situation

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:02 PM

Nov 29, 2008
Is genius born or made? Tim Adams asks the author of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, about his new book and what it takes to be successful.
Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/books/success-effort-plus-situation/2008/11/28/1227491826879.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2

Single DNA molecule contains recipe of life for living organisms

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:02 PM

Nov 29, 2008
Rod Charlton
The Recorder & Times
http://www.recorder.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1322798

Selling cough, cold medicines for children under 12 questioned

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:02 PM

Nov 28, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/28/cold-medicine-children.html

Prentice warms to critics ahead of climate talks

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:01 PM

Nov 28, 2008
BILL CURRY and MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081128.wPOLprentice1129/BNStory/politics/home

Dubious tradition

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:01 PM

Nov 28, 2008
editorial
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081128.webears29/BNStory/specialComment/home

Absence of evidence

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:00 PM

Do drug firms suppress unfavourable information about new products?
Nov 27, 2008
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12675892

The ideal and the good

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 10:00 PM

Deploying the drugs used to treat AIDS may be the way to limit its spread
Nov 27, 2008
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12675884

Tuna in trouble

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:59 PM

Anger that the catch will still be too big
Nov 27, 2008
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12675910

STDs on rise among youth: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:59 PM

Chlamydia cases double between 1997 and 2004
Nov 26, 2008
AARON DERFEL
The Gazette
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=c116c73c-2a33-40a7-bf9a-056c01fb2b88

Friday, November 28, 2008

Canada contributes $16M to keep foothold in European space plan

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:14 PM

Nov 28, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/28/space-europe.html

Don't pull the plug on the Therapeutics Initiative

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:14 PM

Nov 28, 2008
Adrian Dix
Special to the Vancouver Sun
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=bce9afed-4237-490a-bc2a-44013a5a7b8e

Our politicians out of touch, compared to Obama

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:13 PM

Nov 28, 2008
DAVID CRANE
Chronicle Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1092982.html

Environmentalist turns to online campaign to protect B.C. forest

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:13 PM

Nov 28, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/28/bc-great-bear-online.html

FDA rule change boosts access to morning-after pill

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:12 PM

Nov 28, 2008
Anne Harding
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=abd5a68c-5bab-45b6-8c36-9e4f7aebd962

U.N. warns against cuts to AIDS prevention programs

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:12 PM

Nov 28, 2008
Stephanie Nebehay
Reuters
http://www.nationalpost.com/life/health/story.html?id=a072ca51-ec2e-4ac6-8ca6-003a0c5c05ca

Swiss likely to approve prescription heroin

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:12 PM

Nov 28, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081128/prescription_heroin_081128/20081128?hub=Health

Stephen Hawking named to Canadian research post

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:11 PM

Nov 27, 2008
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=543e9b45-2945-4e9a-b5f1-e55ede157038

Outlook 'bleak' for another Atlantic cod stock

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:11 PM

Nov 27, 2008
Ken Meaney
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=1005321

Atlantic hurricane season blows away records

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:10 PM

Nov 27, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081127/hurricane_season_081127/20081127?hub=SciTech

Two degree rise could spark Greenland ice sheet meltdown: WWF

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:10 PM

Nov 27, 2008
AFP
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=1000501

Trace levels of melamine in formula safe, Health Canada says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:10 PM

Nov 27, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/27/melamine-formula.html

Acid rain has lingering impact on Canadian lakes: study

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:09 PM

Nov 27, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/27/calcium-lakes.html

Province accused of impeding habitat protection

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:09 PM

Refusal to safeguard habitat putting species at risk, groups charge
Nov 27, 2008
Judith Lavoie
Times Colonist
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=999491

Author applauds New Brunswick's uranium policy

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:09 PM

Nov 27, 2008
Adam Huras
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/493943

City waiting for verdict on climate change program

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:08 PM

Nov 27, 2008
HEATHER MCLAUGHLIN
Daily Gleaner
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/rss/article/494056

Saskatchewan's a potential spud powerhouse, scientist says

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:08 PM

Nov 26, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2008/11/26/potato-potential.html?ref=rss

Prentice to hold round table on polar bear conservation in January

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:07 PM

Nov 26, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/11/26/pbear-meeting.html?ref=rss

Feds 'shred' former R&D tax credit process

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:06 PM

Advocates welcome reduction in 'onerous' paperwork; others uncertain of implications
Nov 26, 2008
Peter Kovessy
Ottawa Business Journal
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/293186486890605.php

Pressure mounts for infant formula recall in U.S.

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:06 PM

Nov 26, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/11/26/formula-recall.html

Schools cut back on sex education

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:05 PM

Enhanced programs not available in all schools due to cost
Nov 26, 2008
Paul Walton
The Nanaimo Daily News
http://www.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/story.html?id=d6447e71-daad-4ec1-b19a-41dee089e926

US ready to climb into hot seat on climate change

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:05 PM

Nov 26, 2008
AFP
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/081127/usa/un_climate_warming_us_1

Health Canada moves to ban 'legal ecstasy'

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:04 PM

Nov 26, 2008
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=993467

Get going on dusty mental health report, moms say

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:04 PM

Nov 26, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2008/11/26/mothers-mental-health.html?ref=rss

Abbott Laboratories spent nearly $1.8 million lobbying on health care in third quarter

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:04 PM

Nov 26, 2008
Canadian Business
http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D94MN8I80&utm_source=markets&utm_medium=rss

U.S. groups want longer period to comment on oil pipeline from Alberta

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:03 PM

Nov 25, 2008
The Associated Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081125/business/us_cda_keystone_pipeline_1

Poor more likely to be hospitalized: Report

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:03 PM

Nov 25, 2008
DONNA CASEY
SUN MEDIA
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/11/25/7524121-sun.html

Climate change makes economic meltdown look like picnic: May

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:02 PM

Nov 25, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/081125/national/may_climate_change_1

World on cusp of clean tech revolution: Merrill Lynch

Posted by Jeff Sharom at 9:02 PM

'History shows that technology revolutions occur about every 50 years . . . Clean tech is at the beginning of a high-growth period'
Nov 24, 2008
John Morrissy
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=f13ee042-1bb7-4d8f-b1da-8c5a2b15dbe1