Five months after the first complaint was ruled an isolated incident, more leaky juice boxes have prompted the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to reopen its investigation.

29 October 2008 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) is responding to eastern Yemen s devastating floods by sending medicines and other urgent supplies to treat over 50 000 patients for a range of conditions, including illnesses linked to contaminated water and insect-borne diseases such as malaria.

Water is the drink of choice for most Canadians but children and teens are sipping a significant proportion of their daily calories, Statistics Canada suggested in a report released Wednesday.

A teenager in the U.S. said she felt like a "fake person" living for 118 days without a heart beating in her chest in between heart transplants.

Two physicians who tried to warn about the high risk of serious side-effects of the Type 2 diabetes drug Avandia allege they were intimidated by the company that sells it, a CBC investigation revealed Wednesday.

Women who get pregnant after weight-loss surgery tend to be healthier and less likely to deliver a baby born with complications compared to obese women, researchers said on Tuesday.

Both President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady have exercise routines that would put most people to shame.

A 14-year-old South Carolina girl is finally going home, after having two heart transplants in the past four months, and surviving on an artificial heart for the 118 days in between.

Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs.

Burger King Corp, the world s second-largest hamburger chain, on Wednesday said it will limit sodium in its "Kids Meals" and that it was the first fast-food restaurant chain to take that step.

Government officials say initial indicators are that this year s flu vaccine is a good match for the strains that have surfaced.

14 October 2008 -- There are striking inequities within and between countries in health outcomes, in access to care, and in what people have to pay for care, says the World Health Report 2008 launched today. To steer health systems towards better performance and greater equity, the report calls for a revival of the primary health care approach launched 30 years ago.

12 November 2008 -- WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan has called on all governments and political leaders to maintain their efforts to strengthen and improve the performance of their health systems and to protect the health of their peoples.

Eastern Health admits there are gaps in services for Newfoundland and Labrador teens who are depressed, suicidal or feeling lost in the health-care system.

P.E.I. will spread out the power to prescribe drugs in response to a report released Tuesday reviewing health-care services on the Island.

U.S. officials opened the first overseas Food and Drug Administration office in Beijing on Wednesday as they gear up for a long battle to ensure the quality of food, drug and feed imports from China.

Lead levels in the blood of Canadians have dropped dramatically over the last 30 years.

A Colombian woman has received the world s first tailor-made transplanted trachea, grown by seeding a donor organ with her own stem cells to prevent her body rejecting it, an international research team reported on Wednesday.

Rebecca Jones, 24, claims she woke up during abdominal surgery and felt every cut of the surgeon s knife.

Health Canada has issued a recall of about 2.5 million plush toys for safety concerns.