Drug-coated stents cut death rates for heart attack victims and are safe to use, new study has found.

The 7,217-patient study found that 10.7 percent people with drug-coated versions died within two years, compared with 12.8 percent who had bare-metal devices. Also, the drug-coated stents are 16 percent more safe over older, bare-metal versions, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine, offering fresh evidence about their safety

The World Health Organization has warned against the illegal entry of Chinese milk contaminated with the industrial chemical melamine that has killed four infants and sickened over 54,000 children in China.

Anthony Hazzard, regional adviser in Food Safety of WHO, said the United Nations health watchdog has already advised the 167 member-countries of the International Food Safety Authority Network to be on guard for the possible entry of 22 Chinese milk products found to be contaminated with melamine

An annual salary raise of $73,000 convinced Newfoundland and Labrador's only three cancer experts on women's reproductive health to stay on their jobs.

The three oncologists had tendered their resignation in July slated to be effective October over the low pay. It prompted Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams to find a quick solution for 1,500 female residents whose reproductive health would be placed in jeopardy because of the acute shortage of such experts and the distant location of their province to attract practitioners

An annual salary raise of $73,000 convinced Newfoundland and Labrador's only three cancer experts on women's reproductive health to stay on their jobs.

The three oncologists had tendered their resignation in July slated to be effective October over the low pay. It prompted Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams to find a quick solution for 1,500 female residents whose reproductive health would be placed in jeopardy because of the acute shortage of such experts and the distant location of their province to attract practitioners

Over 440 food products have been taken off shelves this year in Canada due to exposure to Listeria monocytogenes. The bulk, or 323, originated from one production line at Maple Leaf Foods.

The rise in food recalls has alarmed Canadian food experts. Rick Holley, a food authority from the University of Manitoba, told the Globe and Mail, "Right now, we're walking in a fog... We don't have any idea what foods are making us sick in this country