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1. '3rd-hand smoke' poses risk to infants, doctors say
   Crawling infants can be exposed to toxic chemicals that linger on smokers, their cars and furniture, pediatricians warn.
   
   
2. Fewer mental health diagnoses from Chinese-speaking doctors: study
   Chinese immigrants in British Columbia were less likely to access mental health care as non-Chinese speaking patients, according to researchers who say the findings have important implications for Chinese immigrants across North America.
   
   
3. Hormone may help men recognize familiar faces
   A hormone normally released during childbirth and linked to sexual pleasure and bonding also seems to help men recognize faces, say researchers.
   
   
4. Life-saving benefits of implantable defibrillators extend to elderly: study
   Implantable defibrillators may help save the lives of patients with heart damage, including those in their 70s, say researchers who tested the devices in elderly patients.
   
   
5. Some Alberta firms will use health premium savings to benefit workers
   Jan. 1 marked the end of health-care premiums in Alberta, and some employers are planning to pass on the savings to their workers.
   
   
6. Detox product claims are 'legalized lying,' scientists warn consumers
   Some detoxification products touted as a means of cleansing toxins from the body are largely a waste of money, according to British researchers who say the best remedies remain keeping a balanced diet and ensuring a good night's sleep.
   
   
7. Some Montreal doctors treat patients without washing hands: audit
   Doctors and nurses at some Montreal hospitals rarely wash their hands in between visiting patients, according to an internal audit.
   
   
8. 3-D model sheds light on SARS-like virus
   Scientists have made a three-dimensional model of a virus similar to the one that causes SARS, which killed 800 people around the world, including 44 in Toronto, about six years ago.
   
   
9. Talk of sex on teens' MySpace profiles drops after warning: study
   Teenagers often mention risky behaviours on social networking websites but a single warning email from a doctor may decrease those references, say U.S. doctors who used MySpace to conduct their research.
   
   
10. Canadian researchers discover how to ID 'bad' from normal stem cells
    Doctors have long struggled to differentiate cancerous stem cells from healthy ones, but Canadian researchers now say they know how to tell the two apart to hopefully one day better identify how to kill only the dangerous ones.
    
    
11. High alcohol levels in impaired drivers worry addiction experts
    The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba is concerned about the high levels of alcohol in people caught driving under the influence.
    
    
12. Smokers with family history of aneurysm are at 'extremely high risk'
    The odds of suffering a ruptured brain aneurysm go up sharply among people who smoke and have a family history of aneurysms, compared with all other people, a new study suggests.
    
    
13. Change in FDA's ethical guidelines for clinical trials troubling: Lancet
    The Lancet medical journal is reporting that the United States Food and Drug Administration is abandoning the Declaration of Helsinki as an ethical foundation for international clinical trials.
    
    
14. N.B. nurses avoid strike with tentative deal
    The New Brunswick government and the province's 5,500 nurses have reached a tentative deal, avoiding a possible provincewide strike.
    
    
15. Insomnia costs Quebec billions annually, study says
    Insomnia costs Quebec about $6.5 billion a year, mostly through lost productivity among those who can't sleep, according to a new study.