October 2010 - Posts

• Government of Canada Works with British Columbia Communities to Help Prevent Young People from Taking Illicit Drugs

  The Honourable Gary Lunn, Member of Parliament for Saanich-Gulf Islands and Minister of State (Sport), today announced Government of Canada funding support under the Drug Strategy Community Initiatives Fund of the National Anti-Drug Strategy to the University... Posted Oct 29 2010, 05:45 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Health and Safety, Education and Training

• Paternal side's cancer history often overlooked

  A father's family history of breast and ovarian cancer may be overlooked by both patients and doctors, a study suggests. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 02:45 PM by CBC | Health News

• New Community Home Opens in Cape Breton

  Seven individuals with disabilities will get the support they need while living more independently with the opening of a community home in Port Hawkesbury, today, Oct. 29. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 02:07 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Community Services

• Scrap fall clock change to improve health: researcher

  Not putting the clocks back in the fall could help encourage more physical activity outdoors, a British expert says. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 01:04 PM by CBC | Health News

• Dirty hands rampant in Saskatoon health staff

  Staff of Saskatchewan's largest health region are doing a poor job of keeping their hands clean, says the region's director of infection control. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 12:55 PM by CBC | Health News

• Province Hosts First Atlantic Mental Health Summit

  Health representatives from the Atlantic provinces gathered in Halifax this week for the first Atlantic Mental Health Summit. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 12:38 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• Diabetes treatment claims are false: FTC

  Claims by a California company that its dietary supplements can treat diabetes and insulin resistance are false and misleading, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 11:33 AM by CBC | Health News

• CFL fines Blue Bomber for pink gloves

  Winnipeg Blue Bombers fullback Jon Oosterhuis has been fined by the CFL for wearing pink gloves in support of breast cancer awareness during a recent game. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 11:00 AM by CBC | Health News

• Stroke rate slashed at prevention clinic

  A new stroke prevention clinic in Ottawa is helping patients treated for mini-strokes from developing the full-blown version, doctors report. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 10:54 AM by CBC | Health News

• Quebec GPs tempted by private sector

  An increasing number of Quebec family doctors are leaving the public health care system for the private sector, according to new figures from the province's health insurance board. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 09:42 AM by CBC | Health News

• Sleep apnea conference opens in Calgary

  An increasing number of Albertans are suffering from sleep apnea, a condition where sufferers intermittently stop breathing at night, according to experts hosting a conference on the subject beginning Friday in Calgary. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 08:41 AM by CBC | Health News

• Canadian swimmer Pierse has dengue fever

  Canadian swimmer Annamay Pierse has revealed she's been battling a case of dengue fever since returning from the Commonwealth Games in India earlier this month. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 08:38 AM by CBC | Health News

• Lack of malaria shots hamper stamp-out effort

  Medical experts say the goal of eliminating malaria, the mosquito-borne scourge that kills more than 860,000 people a year, may be unrealistic right now. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 06:50 AM by CBC | Health News

• Vancouver company cashes in on MS treatment

  A Vancouver-based medical tourism company is cashing in on the reluctance by many provincial governments to fund a controversial therapy to treat multiple sclerosis. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 06:35 AM by CBC | Health News

• McDonald's must pay manager who became obese

  McDonald's must pay one of its former franchise managers $17,500 - because he became obese while on the job. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 05:40 AM by CBC | Health News

• UPEI plans nurse practitioner program

  The University of Prince Edward Island is prepared to launch a nurse practitioner program at its school of nursing, but is waiting for funding confirmation from the province. Read More... Posted Oct 29 2010, 02:49 AM by CBC | Health News

• Sask. needle exchange sites expanding services

  Health officials and community groups are expanding the services offered at needle exchange sites in an effort to combat Saskatchewan's growing HIV epidemic. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 07:10 PM by CBC | Health News

• World Stroke Day

  NOTE: The following is an op-ed piece by Neala Gill, Cardiovascular Health Nova Scotia. Friday, Oct. 29 is World Stroke Day. It is an opportunity to encourage Nova Scotians to learn more about the signs of a stroke, and what you can do to reduce your... Posted Oct 28 2010, 02:40 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• GlucaGen Hypokits for diabetics recalled

  Novo Nordisk Canada is recalling a lot of the GlucaGen Hypokit used by people with insulin-dependent diabetes. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 02:36 PM by CBC | Health News

• Blind Winnipeg councillor guided by technology

  The new city councillor for Winnipeg's Mynarski ward will depend on technology - and maybe the occasional nudge - in his new job. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 02:25 PM by CBC | Health News

• MPs hear Wi-Fi worries about school kids

  The debate over the potential health effects of Wi-Fi transmissions for children in schools came to Parliament Hill on Thursday. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 01:32 PM by CBC | Health News

• Preschoolers' screen time excessive: U.S. study

  About two-thirds of U.S. preschoolers exceed the recommended daily amount of screen time from watching TV, DVDs, computers and video games, a new study suggests. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 11:32 AM by CBC | Health News

• Suspected virus in India kills dozens

  Doctors in a northern Indian state are struggling to identify a disease that has killed more than 50 people over the past two weeks. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 07:59 AM by CBC | Health News

• Ont. adds places for specialist MDs

  Ontario's medical schools will create 75 new specialist residency positions, the province's health minister says. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 07:54 AM by CBC | Health News

• Health-care spending to reach $192B in 2010

  Spending on health care in Canada is slowing but is expected to reach nearly $192 billion this year, according to a new report. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 07:14 AM by CBC | Health News

• Higher BPA levels in urine tied to fewer sperm

  Chinese factory workers exposed to high levels of the plastics chemical BPA had low sperm counts, according to the first human study to tie it to poor semen quality. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 06:48 AM by CBC | Health News

• Hyland's teething tablets recalled

  A brand of teething tablets is being recalled in Canada and the United States because they may pose a risk to children. Read More... Posted Oct 28 2010, 05:22 AM by CBC | Health News

• Narcotics overused for chronic neck pain: study

  Narcotics and diagnostic tests are overused for chronic neck pain, a U.S. study suggests. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 02:52 PM by CBC | Health News

• Better Health Care Sooner for Nova Scotians, Op-Ed

  NOTE: The following is an op-ed piece by Dr. John Ross, provincial advisor on emergency care. Last year, the Minister of Health asked me to recommend improvements to emergency care in this province. It wasn't a task I took lightly. Like all Nova Scotians... Posted Oct 27 2010, 02:27 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• Uranium City resident worries about dust

  A man from Uranium City, in Saskatchewan's north, is concerned about the slow pace of environmental work in the area. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 02:05 PM by CBC | Health News

• Nunavut creates suicide prevention plan

  Nunavut has produced a long-awaited suicide prevention strategy that it hopes will reduce the territory's high number of self-inflicted deaths. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 01:56 PM by CBC | Health News

• Tackle long-term care needs: CMA

  Canadians deserve better value for health-care spending, the head of the Canadian Medical Association said in outlining the group's recommendations ahead of the next federal budget. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 01:09 PM by CBC | Health News

• Scalding deaths probed by Que. Ombudsman

  A report by the Quebec Ombudsman's office says the West Island Manor did not return phone calls and refused to hand over documents despite repeated requests. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 12:54 PM by CBC | Health News

• Teens need 2nd meningitis shot: CDC panel

  Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesn't work as long as expected, a U.S. federal advisory panel says. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 11:47 AM by CBC | Health News

• Whooping cough vaccination effort in N.B.

  The New Brunswick government will begin immunizing new parents against whopping cough in the hopes of preventing an outbreak. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 10:48 AM by CBC | Health News

• Email about Williams's mental health questioned

  The Newfoundland and Labrador government is questioning the judgment of the new communications director of the Opposition Liberal Party. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 09:59 AM by CBC | Health News

• 3 provinces get failing grades on ADHD: report

  Schools in Canada's three most populous provinces received failing grades in a national report on how their special education systems recognize and support students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 09:48 AM by CBC | Health News

• Calif. pot vote threatens B.C. bud industry

  B.C.'s billion-dollar illegal marijuana economy could be facing a financial crisis if Californians vote to legalize marijuana during mid-term elections on Nov. 2. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 07:45 AM by CBC | Health News

• Polio stamp-out campaign announced in Africa

  The World Health Organization announced a mass polio vaccination campaign in Africa, the same day Ugandan health officials announced an outbreak of the highly infectious disease. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 06:23 AM by CBC | Health News

• Premier Williams bullying MDs: Opposition

  Premier Danny Williams should stop lashing out at the head of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association and allow negotiators to reach a new contract for doctors, says the Liberal Party. Read More... Posted Oct 27 2010, 04:13 AM by CBC | Health News

• MS patients claim vein therapy on taxes

  The controversial move by some Canadians with multiple sclerosis to receive an experimental treatment overseas could be heading to the tax office. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 07:27 PM by CBC | Health News

• Haiti cholera clinic attacked by protesters

  Protesters attacked a cholera treatment centre as it was preparing to open in the city of St. Marc on Tuesday, highlighting the fear surrounding a disease that was almost unknown in Haiti before it began spreading through the countryside, aid workers... Posted Oct 26 2010, 06:50 PM by CBC | Health News

• More Help For Low-income Nova Scotians

  Thousands of low-income Nova Scotians who rely on government help to make ends meet will soon find it easier to regain their independence and pay for family priorities. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 05:04 PM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Community Services

• Blind perceive touch faster than sighted

  People who are blind from birth are able to perceive information relayed by their sense of touch faster than people who are sighted, a new study finds. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 01:51 PM by CBC | Health News

• No safe injection site for Prince Albert: city

  A proposal to create a safe site for intravenous drug users in the Prince Albert, Sask., has been shot down. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 01:37 PM by CBC | Health News

• High resting heart rate risky: study

  People with stable heart disease may have a higher risk of dying if their resting heart rate is high, according to Canadian researchers who say it's more proof of the importance of exercise. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 12:18 PM by CBC | Health News

• ER Advisor Recommends Improvements to Emergency Health Care

  NOTE: A social media version of this release with downloadable hi-res, photos, audio clips and video is available at http://gov.ns.ca/news/smr/2010-10-26-ER-Report/ . Nova Scotians should get better health care sooner, says the physician in charge of... Posted Oct 26 2010, 11:43 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health

• GlaxoSmithKline to pay $750M over pills

  U.S. federal prosecutors say British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $750 million US to settle allegations that a subsidiary manufactured and sold adulterated drugs, including the popular antidepressant Paxil. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 11:41 AM by CBC | Health News

• Grocery expo emphasizes healthy choices

  Consumers are demanding healthier choices, and food manufacturers are delivering, according to the head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 08:28 AM by CBC | Health News

• Cholera kills E. coli, salmonella

  Cholera bacteria are deadly to other bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness - a finding that provides some clues about how cholera survives between epidemics. Read More... Posted Oct 26 2010, 08:15 AM by CBC | Health News