November 2009 - Posts

• Swine flu shots go to schools, universities

  A push began Monday in Nova Scotia to get the H1N1 vaccine into the arms of a challenging age group - high school and university students who are not in the habit of getting flu shots. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 04:58 PM by CBC | Health News

• South Africa's new AIDS approach praised

  South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the UN AIDS program said Monday. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 12:39 PM by CBC | Health News

• 2nd H1N1 wave sidesteps First Nations

  Manitoba's northern First Nations were some of the hardest-hit communities in the first wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic in the spring, and the stories, illnesses and deaths are fresh in people's minds. But the virus has been slow to make its mark... Posted Nov 30 2009, 11:56 AM by CBC | Health News

• Canada looks at soy as source of Omega-3s

  With the hunt for alternative sources of Omega-3s in full swing, Canadian health officials are looking at soybeans adapted to produce the essential fatty acids. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 11:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu numbers down in U.S.

  Swine flu infections seem to be dropping in the U.S., but the number of children who died from the illness rose by almost 30 in the week ending Nov. 21, according to a government report released Monday. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 11:00 AM by CBC | Health News

• Clinic closing leaves patients out in cold

  Hundreds of patients of a Winnipeg medical clinic are being left in the lurch after being told the facility will close permanently on Tuesday. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 10:46 AM by CBC | Health News

• Breast screening tool lowers need for biopsies

  A new screening technique used in conjunction with ultrasound could reduce the need for breast biopsies, new reserach suggests. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 10:08 AM by CBC | Health News

• Clumsy kids' brains work differently

  Researchers at the University of British Columbia are shining a new light on a condition that affects children's ability to print, tie their shoes or play sports. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 08:23 AM by CBC | Health News

• Choosing Irving over cancer patients shameful: NDP

  The P.E.I. government has its priorities all wrong in providing funding to train employees of Cavendish Farms rather than pay for a cancer drug, says NDP Leader James Rodd. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 08:13 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.B. apologizes for H1N1 vaccination 'bedlam'

  New Brunswick's deputy chief medical officer of health is apologizing for what he describes as the bedlam that surrounded the H1N1 vaccine rollout in October. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 07:01 AM by CBC | Health News

• Early intervention helps autistic toddlers, study says

  Autistic children as young as 12 months can benefit from an early intervention program, suggests new research. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 06:47 AM by CBC | Health News

• Foreign workers to get quicker credentials OK

  Certain groups of foreign-trained workers, including nurses and engineers, will know within a year of applying for certification whether their training will let them work in Canada, the federal government said Monday. Read More... Posted Nov 30 2009, 06:40 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ontario expands access to costly cancer drug

  Ontario is expanding access to a cancer drug that was the subject of a scathing report by the province's ombudsman earlier this year. Read More... Posted Nov 29 2009, 08:19 AM by CBC | Health News

• Saskatoon ambulance operator needs cash infusion

  MD Ambulance, the company that supplies emergency medical services for the Saskatoon health region, says it needs more money to keep pace with growing demand. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2009, 07:08 AM by CBC | Health News

• Kiprusoff, Flames blank Detroit

  A huge performance from Miikka Kiprusoff on Friday night allowed his Calgary Flames to escape the Joe Louis Arena with both a 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings and sole possession of the Northwest Division lead. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 07:16 PM by CBC | Health News

• Albertans 'too complacent' about H1N1

  Health officials are concerned Albertans are getting complacent about the H1N1 virus, as only about a quarter of the population has rolled up their sleeves for the flu shot. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 03:53 PM by CBC | Health News

• The Government of Canada Achieves Critical Milestone in Chemicals Management Plan

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of the Environment, today announced the release of the final screening assessments for 14 of the 18 chemicals assessed in Batch 6 of the Chemicals Management... Posted Nov 27 2009, 03:42 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• H1N1 measures curb C. difficile in Quebec

  The fight against the swine flu seems to be having another positive effect in Quebec hospitals - combating the deadly C. difficile bacteria, says Dr. Alain Poirier. the province's chief public health officer. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 03:34 PM by CBC | Health News

• Appointment of Pfizer exec to health funding body criticized

  Prominent bioethicists are alarmed at the recent appointment of a senior pharmaceutical executive to the publicly funded Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 11:46 AM by CBC | Health News

• Closing schools could curb flu by 21%: study

  Closing schools could reduce the spread of swine flu by 21 per cent, a new study suggests. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 11:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Health, roads focus of infrastructure budget

  P.E.I.'s new capital budget calls for more than $50 million in infrastructure spending for each of the health care and transportation systems in the coming year. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 08:45 AM by CBC | Health News

• Yukon doctor shortage easing: report

  The Yukon has seen a big increase in the number of doctors practising in the territory in recent years, according to a national health report released Thursday. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 07:46 AM by CBC | Health News

• Diabetes spending to double by 2034: U.S. study

  The number of Americans with diabetes will double in the next 25 years, leading to health spending of $336 billion US, a new study suggests. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 06:58 AM by CBC | Health News

• Student travel ban lifted in N.L.

  Fears about the spread of swine flu have eased enough to allow the lifting of travel restrictions on school students in Newfoundland and Labrador, provincial education officials said Friday. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 05:48 AM by CBC | Health News

• Few adverse reactions to U.S. flu vaccine

  There's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side-effects, U.S. health officials say in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 05:18 AM by CBC | Health News

• Russell terrier hunts bedbugs

  A little dog in Moncton is helping people sleep tight by sniffing out biting bedbugs. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 04:45 AM by CBC | Health News

• New orthopedic surgery table for Fredericton hospital

  The New Brunswick government has spent more than $200,000 on a new operating table to bring relief to patients needing orthopedic surgery. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 02:21 AM by CBC | Health News

• Alzheimer's funding limbo called 'shameful'

  Caregivers and family of people with Alzheimer's disease filled the public gallery of the P.E.I. legislature Thursday, but still didn't get an answer they've been waiting for since April. Read More... Posted Nov 27 2009, 01:38 AM by CBC | Health News

• CBC Moncton raises $245K to fight cancer

  CBC Moncton's ninth annual Tree of Hope radiothon has surpassed its goal, raising a record $245,000 for cancer research and treatment. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 04:08 PM by CBC | Health News

• N.S. mulls including sleeping pills in monitor program

  Nova Scotia is deciding whether to include tranquillizers and sleeping pills in the list of drugs it tracks under a prescription monitoring program. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 02:47 PM by CBC | Health News

• Rat stem cell study may help premature babies

  Stem cells have helped to heal the lungs of newborn rats, a finding that could someday help premature babies, researchers in Alberta say. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 11:19 AM by CBC | Health News

• Going elsewhere for medical care

  Growing number of Ontarians are heading south of the border for medical care. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 11:12 AM by CBC | Health News

• P.E.I. outlines reorganization of health care

  A new medical-care administration body will free up P.E.I.'s Department of Health to focus on policy and strategy, the Health Governance Advisory Council says. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 11:02 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.L. fumbled lead test results release: mayor

  The mayor of a central Newfoundland mining community is angry the results of a blood test done on people in his community - where dangerously high levels of lead were found in the soil - are being released to the media before his town council has seen... Posted Nov 26 2009, 10:40 AM by CBC | Health News

• Doctor supply outpaces population

  The number of doctors practising in Canada is increasing at a faster rate than the population, according to a new report released Thursday. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 10:25 AM by CBC | Health News

• Centenarian wins hospital volunteer award

  A 102-year-old Montreal woman has been named volunteer of the year at the city's largest English teaching hospital. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 09:02 AM by CBC | Health News

• Tamiflu still fights H1N1 despite resistant cases: WHO

  The isolated cases of Tamiflu-resistance in swine flu patients in Britain and the United States likely aren't a sign that the virus is becoming resistant to the antiviral drug, a WHO spokesperson said Thursday. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 08:26 AM by CBC | Health News

• 7 deaths from swine flu in N.B.

  Seven people in New Brunswick have now died from the swine flu, five of them in the past week, health officials say. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 07:30 AM by CBC | Health News

• H1N1 claims man in his 40s

  A man in his 40s with no underlying medical conditions is Nova Scotia's sixth death related to the H1N1 influenza virus. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 06:20 AM by CBC | Health News

• Battling climate change offers health benefits

  Cutting emissions that cause global warming would not only make the planet healthier, it also would make people healthier too, new research suggests. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 05:00 AM by CBC | Health News

• P.E.I. sole holdout on cancer drug

  It is unfair that Prince Edward Islanders are the only Canadians that must pay for cancer drug Avastin on their own, says the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada. Read More... Posted Nov 26 2009, 01:06 AM by CBC | Health News

• Résumé de la situation par rapport au H1N1, du 15 au 21 novembre

  La grippe H1N1 continue de se répandre à l'échelle de la province. Depuis le début de la saison de la grippe 2009-2010, qui s'étend de septembre 2009 à septembre 2010, la province rapporte : -- 720 cas confirmés de H1N1 -- 205 hospitalisations... Posted Nov 25 2009, 01:58 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• H1N1 Summary, Nov. 15 to Nov. 21

  Nova Scotia continues to experience H1N1 activity across the province. Since the beginning of the 2009-10 influenza season, which runs from September 2009 to September 2010, the province has had: -- 720 lab-confirmed H1N1 cases -- 205 hospitalizations... Posted Nov 25 2009, 01:53 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• P.E.I. won't cover cost of cancer drug

  P.E.I. can't afford to fund an expensive colorectal cancer drug, even though every other province in the country does, Health Minister Doug Currie says. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 01:24 PM by CBC | Health News

• High salt boosts stroke, heart risks

  There is a direct link between consuming high levels and salt and increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, a new review suggests. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 01:21 PM by CBC | Health News

• Erectile product lacks drug warning

  Health Canada is warning people not to use Herblex Once More, an unauthorized product promoted to enhance male sexual performance, because it may pose serious health risks. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 12:19 PM by CBC | Health News

• Questions, concerns follow record crib recall

  With Tuesday's recall of 2.1 million Stork Craft cribs, parents, daycare workers and store owners are all questioning where babies can sleep safely and whether any drop-side cribs should be used or sold. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 11:27 AM by CBC | Health News

• Doctors group calls for patient charter

  The president of the Canadian Medical Association is calling for a national debate on what health services should be covered by public funds and at what level. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 08:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Swine flu 'levelling off' in Canada

  The number of new cases of H1N1 influenza across some communities in Canada appears to be levelling off, federal health officials said Wednesday. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 08:21 AM by CBC | Health News

• Mental illness costs Canada $33B annually: TD

  Mental illness drags down the Canadian economy by more than two per cent annually, TD Bank's chief economist says. Read More... Posted Nov 25 2009, 07:10 AM by CBC | Health News