July 2009 - Posts

• Tracking swine flu may become easier

  Seasonal flu is killing more people in Argentina than swine flu, say health officials who are closely watching how the virus behaves during the Southern Hemisphere's winter. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 01:21 PM by CBC | Health News

• Halifax hospital ER to have greeters

  The new emergency department at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax is working to improve how it keeps track of people who come through its doors after a 22-year-old man who left the ER without being evaluated died. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 12:25 PM by CBC | Health News

• Group hopes to make medical isotopes in Manitoba

  A newly formed group is looking into the possibility of making Winnipeg a producer of medical isotopes. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 12:21 PM by CBC | Health News

• Support breastfeeding moms to save child lives: WHO

  Helping new mothers to breastfeed could save the lives of 1.3 million children worldwide each year, the World Health Organization said Friday. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 10:31 AM by CBC | Health News

• Sask. MD's Wikipedia posting of ink blots angers psychologists

  An emergency room doctor from Saskatchewan has angered psychologists by posting images of the Rorschach ink blots used for psychological testing on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 10:06 AM by CBC | Health News

• Long waiting lists for speech-language pathologists in Alberta

  A shortage of speech-language pathologists in Alberta has put some families on a two-year waiting list. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 09:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Tanning beds part of P.E.I. public health review

  Tanning beds could soon be regulated on P.E.I., says the province's chief health officer. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 09:26 AM by CBC | Health News

• Isotopes from South Africa helps Halifax patients

  The Maritimes' largest hospital has found a way to work around the problems caused by a worldwide shortage of medical isotopes by flying in rationed replacements from South Africa, and rescheduling patients at a moment's notice. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 09:17 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.S. to be swine flu ready

  Nova Scotia's premier and minister of health vowed Thursday to act quickly to make sure the province is ready to deal with a swine flu pandemic. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 04:58 AM by CBC | Health News

• Anti-medicare ad an exaggeration: experts

  A U.S. ad featuring an Ontario woman who spoke out against the Canadian health care system may be exaggerating the severity of her condition, say medical experts. Read More... Posted Jul 31 2009, 03:58 AM by CBC | Health News

• 9-year-olds can save lives with CPR

  Children as young as nine can learn CPR in school, researchers say. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 03:06 PM by CBC | Health News

• 13 million abortions a year reported in China

  About 13 million abortions are performed in China each year, involving mostly young, single women who weren't using contraception, state media reported on Thursday. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 02:42 PM by CBC | Health News

• Man who died in U.S. abandoned by Man. health system: family

  A 21-year-old Winnipeg man who fell ill in the United States died in a Colorado hospital because there was no room for him in Manitoba, his family said. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 02:09 PM by CBC | Health News

• Universities brace for fall swine flu wave

  Universities and colleges across Canada are bracing for potential outbreaks of swine flu this fall. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 12:11 PM by CBC | Health News

• Canadian food recalls more frequent

  Canadian food recalls are increasing both in frequency and in complexity, researchers at Brock University have discovered. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 11:09 AM by CBC | Health News

• Cancer society wants N.B. tanning age ban explained

  The Canadian Cancer Society says it wants the New Brunswick government to explain how it enforces a ban on people under 18 using tanning beds Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 10:34 AM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu screening planned for Canada Games

  Strict screening and surveillance procedures will be in place during the Canada Games on P.E.I. at the end of August to control any outbreak of swine flu. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 09:57 AM by CBC | Health News

• Nova Scotia not ready for swine-flu pandemic

  Nova Scotia does not have an adequate stockpile of medical supplies to protect health-care workers and respond effectively to the swine-flu pandemic, the province's auditor general says. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 08:54 AM by CBC | Health News

• Organic food no more nutritious, study finds

  There is no evidence that organically produced foods are nutritionally superior to conventionally produced food, a new British survey suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 08:31 AM by CBC | Health News

• Diagnosing stomach problems: Check your breath

  Helicobacter pylori is a treatable affliction, and new breath tests are helping doctors determine whether it's truly the culprit when a patient reports stomach problems. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 04:23 AM by CBC | Health News

• Tories' handling of swine flu gets Canadians' OK

  A majority of Canadians approve of the way the government has handled the swine-flu issue, according to a new poll. Read More... Posted Jul 30 2009, 02:12 AM by CBC | Health News

• Hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver

  Wednesday was the hottest day ever recorded in Vancouver, according to CBC meteorologist Claire Martin. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 05:26 PM by CBC | Health News

• Mom prevails after son's surgery delayed

  A Saskatchewan woman is extolling the virtues of persistence after surgery to remove her paralyzed son's gall bladder was cancelled earlier this month. She complained to hospital staff, and her the procedure was done the next day. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 04:37 PM by CBC | Health News

• Worsening MS predicted by model

  Combining regular memory and other cognitive tests and MRI scans may help doctors to identify which people with inactive or benign multiple sclerosis will soon develop the disabling disease, a study suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 03:09 PM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu cases up in N.W.T., Nunavut

  New swine flu infections were reported Wednesday in both the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, raising the total in both territories to 489 - mostly in Nunavut. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 03:07 PM by CBC | Health News

• Tanning beds safe, Canadian chain says

  The president of a Calgary-based tanning salon chain says there is misinformation in a medical study that concludes tanning beds can cause skin cancer. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 02:23 PM by CBC | Health News

• Pap tests may not help women under 25

  Lowering the age that women should start Pap screening from 25 to 20 made little difference on rates of invasive cervical cancer, a British study suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 02:17 PM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu risks make pregnant women a priority: CDC

  Pregnant women suspected of having swine flu should be given antiviral drugs as soon as flu symptoms appear, even if the diagnosis is not confirmed, say U.S. researchers. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 02:03 PM by CBC | Health News

• Lancement du service Info-Santé 811 en Nouvelle-Écosse

  REMARQUE : Une version « médias sociaux » de ce communiqué de presse, accompagnée de photos, d'audioclips et de vidéoclips, sera disponible (en anglais seulement) plus tard aujourd'*** 29 juillet sur le site gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2009-07-29-healthlink... Posted Jul 29 2009, 12:24 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• Nova Scotia Launches HealthLink 811

  NOTE: A social media version of this release, including photographs, audio and video clips, will be available later today, July 29, at gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2009-07-29-healthlink.asp . Nova Scotians can now dial 811 and be confident health advice and information... Posted Jul 29 2009, 12:07 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• P.E.I. works to reduce mammography wait times

  Women on P.E.I. are still waiting up to a year for routine mammogram screening. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 11:49 AM by CBC | Health News

• Dietary supplements may contain steroids, FDA warns

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health advisory warning consumers to stop using certain dietary supplements because the products may contain steroids that may or may not be listed on the label Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 10:03 AM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu infects 15 N.B. camp cadets

  A military cadet training camp at CFB Gagetown is confirming 15 new cases of swine flu and 53 people are still in isolation, forcing the camp to cut short part of its summer program. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 05:12 AM by CBC | Health News

• Incentive program helps 800 find MDs in P.E.I.

  A program designed to help Islanders find a family doctor appears to be working, with 800 people signing on with family doctors in the past year. Read More... Posted Jul 29 2009, 02:10 AM by CBC | Health News

• Tanning beds cause cancer: WHO

  Tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation cause cancer and have been moved up to the highest risk category by international cancer experts. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 03:02 PM by CBC | Health News

• Sask. kidney transplants shift to Edmonton

  Saskatchewan residents waiting for a kidney transplant may have to travel to Edmonton for the operation, Saskatoon Health Region officials announced Tuesday. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 01:32 PM by CBC | Health News

• Give young priority for swine-flu antivirals: researchers

  Antiviral drugs for swine flu patients may be wasted on the elderly in some cases, but treating younger people could help save lives, Italian researchers say. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 11:30 AM by CBC | Health News

• Isotope setback for Quebec hospitals

  The medical isotope shortage in Quebec has become so serious that the Trois-Rivières Regional Hospital will likely have to postpone all non-emergency treatment, says its director of nuclear medicine. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 11:27 AM by CBC | Health News

• Firefighters, police not protected in pandemic plan: municipalities

  The Federation of Canadian Municipalities wants to know how the federal government plans to protect essential workers during a pandemic. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 11:20 AM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. heat wave heats up

  High temperatures scorching B.C. will reach 40 C in some areas of Vancouver Island on Tuesday, and go into the low to mid-30s elsewhere in the south of the province for most of the week. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 10:46 AM by CBC | Health News

• NDP misleading public on health-care cuts: CEO

  The CEO of the Fraser Health Authority says NDP health critic Adrian Dix is misleading the public about the prospect of cuts to health-care services, based on leaked documents. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 08:38 AM by CBC | Health News

• Wild mushrooms poison Quebecer

  A 65-year-old Quebec woman died Friday after eating poisonous mushrooms at the beginning of July, even though her friends say she was an expert on wild mushrooms. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 06:27 AM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu prompts crowd control at Dalhousie

  A Nova Scotia university is stepping up its recommendations to fight the swine flu by encouraging students to keep their distance from one another. Read More... Posted Jul 28 2009, 04:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Woman was Alberta's 5th swine-flu fatality

  A middle-aged woman in the Calgary area who had swine flu and other health issues died earlier this month - the fifth fatality in Alberta linked to the H1N1 virus. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 03:34 PM by CBC | Health News

• Diabetic seniors at risk with anti-psychotics: study

  Seniors with diabetes who take anti-psychotic medications to control symptoms of dementia may have an increased risk of ending up in hospital, a Canadian led study suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 03:04 PM by CBC | Health News

• Alcohol a factor in 22% of fatal Alberta crashes

  Driver error continues to be a major factor in Alberta's traffic crashes while alcohol plays a part in almost a quarter of all fatal collisions. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 01:33 PM by CBC | Health News

• Liberals planning big health cuts: B.C. NDP

  One of British Columbia's largest health authorities faces severe cutbacks in services, NDP health critic Adrian Dix alleged Monday. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 01:25 PM by CBC | Health News

• Sask. radiology review flags 124 tests

  The re-interpretation of radiology tests originally analyzed by a Saskatchewan physician whose work is under review may have implications for patient care in at least 124 cases in two provincial health regions, officials reported Monday. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 01:08 PM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. heat prompts worries

  More hot weather forecast for B.C. is raising concerns about the water supply, air quality and even more forest fires, but it's not an official heat wave yet, according to CBC meteorologist Claire Martin. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 12:53 PM by CBC | Health News

• Remarriage doesn't stem health declines

  Losing a spouse to divorce or death can have a lingering impact on health even after remarriage, a new study suggests. Read More... Posted Jul 27 2009, 12:29 PM by CBC | Health News