May 2010 - Posts

• Layoffs at Chalk River nuclear facility

  Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. will lay off about 50 employees at its Chalk River facility in eastern Ontario, according to the union that represents government scientists. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 05:13 PM by CBC | Health News

• The Government of Canada Announces Project that Helps Youth Quit Smoking

  The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Central Nova (Nova Scotia), today announced, on behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, almost $220,000 in funding to the Pictou County Health Authority to develop... Posted May 31 2010, 04:37 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• The Government of Canada Announces Project that Reduces Smoking Rates Among Restaurant and Bar Staff

  The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of National Revenue and the Atlantic Gateway and Member of Parliament for Fredericton, today announced, on behalf of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, nearly $158,000 in funding to the New Brunswick Lung Association... Posted May 31 2010, 04:35 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• Government of Canada Urges Pregnant Mothers to Go "Smoke-Free"

  The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced today an important investment that will help encourage Northern Canadians, including expecting mothers, to quit smoking and lead healthier lives. Health Canada is providing Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami... Posted May 31 2010, 04:31 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety

• H1N1 pandemic status reviewed

  An expert panel advising the World Health Organization is weighing whether to declare the H1N1 flu pandemic over. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 02:24 PM by CBC | Health News

• Long-term care 'inadequate': Alberta NDP

  Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason says residents of some long-term care facilities in the province are receiving reduced care because of government cutbacks. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 02:13 PM by CBC | Health News

• Exercise benefits for metabolism mapped

  Ten minutes of brisk exercise triggers metabolic changes that last at least an hour, researchers have found. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 01:35 PM by CBC | Health News

• Inuit anti-smoking programs funded by Ottawa

  Expectant women and new mothers in Canada's North who are trying to quit smoking could get help from their elders and community health workers under a $350,000 federal project. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 12:20 PM by CBC | Health News

• Colon Cancer Prevention Program Expands to Colchester East Hants Health

  More Nova Scotians will have access to a home screening kit for colon cancer as the Colon Cancer Prevention Program expands to the area served by the Colchester East Hants Health Authority. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 11:57 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• Blood banks look for younger donors

  Canadian Blood Services says it will redouble efforts to find young donors in the wake of new data that suggest Newfoundland and Labrador's population is declining and getting older. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 10:33 AM by CBC | Health News

• Small miscarriage risk tied to antidepressants

  Women who need to take antidepressants early in pregnancy are reminded to talk about the risks and benefits of the treatment given a very small potential increased risk of miscarriage, Canadian researchers say. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 09:41 AM by CBC | Health News

• Canada to spend $1B on maternal health: sources

  The federal government is telling other G8 countries that Canada is willing to put about $1 billion toward maternal and child health, as long as other countries ante up too, sources say. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 06:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Exclude donors with risky behaviour: AIDS PEI

  Canada needs to screen blood donors for risky behaviour, and not sexual orientation, says the executive director of AIDS PEI. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 06:10 AM by CBC | Health News

• Mastectomy error didn't upset patient: surgeon

  A Windsor, Ont., surgeon who mistakenly removed a woman's breast believing it was cancerous, alleges her patient was not upset to discover the error - and even wanted her other breast removed just in case. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 05:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Young cancer survivor lives dream with lab tour

  A young New Brunswick girl fulfilled an unusual ambition in Fredericton when she was given a special tour of the medical laboratory at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital. Read More... Posted May 31 2010, 01:55 AM by CBC | Health News

• Quebec DNA bank halfway to goal

  A Quebec project to create a giant bank of DNA for medical research purposes has passed the halfway mark toward its goal. Read More... Posted May 30 2010, 04:14 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ebola cure aided by B.C. company

  The deadly Ebola virus has been treated successfully in monkeys using a new technology, researchers say. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 03:41 PM by CBC | Health News

• Feds move against contraband tobacco

  The Canadian government announced a series of new initiatives Friday aimed at ratcheting up its efforts to combat contraband cigarettes. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 12:46 PM by CBC | Health News

• Nursing home workers get bail in $340K fraud

  A mother and daughter charged with committing fraud against residents of an Ottawa long-term care facility where they worked have been released on bail. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 12:18 PM by CBC | Health News

• Canadians eating more fruits, veggies

  Canadians are consuming more fresh fruits and vegetables and cutting calories, a report by Statistics Canada shows. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 11:17 AM by CBC | Health News

• Father of tot who OD'd found fit for sentencing

  The father of a toddler who died after swallowing a lethal dose of methadone has been declared mentally competent to be sentenced in her death. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 10:44 AM by CBC | Health News

• Kids' jewelry recalled over lead concerns

  Nearly 65,000 pieces of children's jewelry sold at dollar stores across Canada are being recalled because they might contain excessive levels of lead. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 10:07 AM by CBC | Health News

• OxyContin thefts put Man. pharmacists on alert

  Pharmacists in Manitoba have been urged to scale back their stocks of OxyContin after the drug was targeted in four armed robberies in Winnipeg. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 08:56 AM by CBC | Health News

• AIDS funding cuts risk African lives: report

  Doctors are being forced to turn away people with HIV/AIDS in eight African countries as donors cut funding amid the global economic meltdown, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières says. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 06:43 AM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. breast cancer patients win right to sue

  The maker of a hormone replacement drug that's been blamed for higher rates of breast cancer has lost its bid to block a B.C. class-action lawsuit. Read More... Posted May 28 2010, 05:05 AM by CBC | Health News

• 30 pregnant women exposed to chicken pox

  Toronto Public Health says 30 women who attended a prenatal nutrition class earlier this week have been exposed to chicken pox. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 04:57 PM by CBC | Health News

• Trans-fat crusade has made food leaner: study

  Most U.S. food manufacturers and restaurants did not just swap one bad ingredient for another when they trimmed artery-clogging trans fats from products and menus, an analysis has found. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 03:41 PM by CBC | Health News

• Breast cancer survivors seek financial ease

  A breast cancer diagnosis takes not only a physical toll but a financial one as well, a new Canadian report finds. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 03:40 PM by CBC | Health News

• Alberta offers alternative to open heart surgery

  Doctors at the University of Alberta have for the first time performed a heart procedure aimed at helping patients for whom open heart surgery is too risky. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 03:40 PM by CBC | Health News

• FTC alleges fraud in supplements industry

  The Federal Trade Commission in the U.S. told a Senate committee that fraud is rampant and rising in the health supplements industry. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 12:26 PM by CBC | Health News

• Hysterectomy rates falling: report

  Hysterectomy rates are declining in Canada, but they vary widely across the country, according to a new report. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 11:37 AM by CBC | Health News

• Cut drug benefit for wealthy seniors: TD report

  Public health care is unsustainable if spending continues unchecked, according to a new report by TD Bank that recommends Ontario bill the province's wealthiest seniors for their medications as one way to counter rising costs. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 10:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Cyclist's video showcases dangerous drivers

  A frustrated St. John's man taped a camera to his helmet for a year to capture proof of how dangerous the city's streets can be for cyclists. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 10:18 AM by CBC | Health News

• Li'l Angels cribs recalled

  Cribs manufactured under the name Li'l Angels with the model names Ruby and Ashley are being recalled in Canada. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 10:14 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.L. pharmacy network to limit drug errors, abuse

  Newfoundland and Labrador has started to link up the province's pharmacies through a $26-million electronic system that aims to prevent prescription errors and drug abuse. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 09:35 AM by CBC | Health News

• Motrin problems known in 2008

  Johnson & Johnson learned of potency problems with its Motrin formula in 2008, but instead of issuing a recall, hired an outside contractor that began buying up the defective products, according to congressional investigators. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 08:41 AM by CBC | Health News

• Abortion safety key to maternal health: scientists

  Top scientific groups from the G8 countries say funding for maternal and child health, including initiatives aimed at unsafe abortions, must increase. Read More... Posted May 27 2010, 07:56 AM by CBC | Health News

• Hospital ER closing in Leader, Sask.

  The rural Saskatchewan community of Leader is losing acute-care services due to a doctor shortage, with the emergency room of the local hospital closing next Monday morning. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 06:37 PM by CBC | Health News

• On-site heroin urged for chronic addicts

  Supervised medical treatment with heroin leads to significantly lower use of street heroin by chronic addicts than does injected or oral methadone, according to a study in the medical journal, Lancet. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 04:07 PM by CBC | Health News

• Stroke prevention options expand to stents

  Some people who are at risk of stroke may have a less invasive option to surgery, a large North American study suggests. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 02:50 PM by CBC | Health News

• FDA probes kids' cold drug complaints

  U.S. health officials are investigating hundreds of consumer complaints involving children's medicines recalled by Johnson & Johnson last month, according to a congressional memo. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 11:26 AM by CBC | Health News

• MS operation did wonders: Sask. woman

  A Rosetown, Sask., woman says she feels "150 per cent better" after receiving a much publicized, but controversial treatment for her multiple sclerosis. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 10:30 AM by CBC | Health News

• Schizophrenic Windsor man gets life for murder

  A schizophrenic Windsor man has been sentenced to life in prison for second-degree murder. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 10:11 AM by CBC | Health News

• Seniors could outnumber children within years

  The number of people in Canada at least 65 years old could outnumber children under 15 for the first time within five years, Statistics Canada reports. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 09:36 AM by CBC | Health News

• Manitoba addictions expert quits job

  One of Manitoba's foremost experts on addictions is leaving her job out of frustration. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 07:50 AM by CBC | Health News

• Bifocals create risk of falls for elderly: study

  Switching elderly people from their multifocal glasses to single lens distance glasses is a simple way to reduce falls in elderly people who spend regular time outdoors, Australian researchers say. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 07:35 AM by CBC | Health News

• Assisted-suicide prosecutions called 'grey area'

  A Quebec government committee says the province could consider not prosecuting some cases of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 07:07 AM by CBC | Health News

• Canada's teen pregnancy rate falls

  Researchers say sex education and easier access to birth control explain a drop in Canada's teen pregnancy rate of nearly 37 per cent over a 10-year period ending in 2006. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 06:19 AM by CBC | Health News

• Fresh Express salads may contain salmonella

  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers to avoid Fresh Express brand romaine lettuce-based salads. Read More... Posted May 26 2010, 02:44 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ontario drug overhaul official set to leave

  The bureaucrat leading Ontario's drug system overhaul, which led to a war between pharmacists and the province, is reportedly set to step down. Read More... Posted May 25 2010, 04:57 PM by CBC | Health News