May 2011 - Posts

• New Funds to Support HRM's Homeless

  Fewer people will be living in Halifax's homeless shelters thanks to a $400,000 investment by the province in a supportive housing initiative. Read More... Posted May 31 2011, 09:23 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Community Services

• Playoff diet hazardous Canucks fans warned

  Dietitians are warning Canucks fans over indulging during the long run to the Stanley Cup Finals could be hazardous to their waistlines. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 06:16 PM by CBC | Health News

• Sleepy kids risk packing on pounds

  Preschoolers who do not get enough sleep are at higher risk of becoming overweight, researchers in New Zealand have found. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 12:11 PM by CBC | Health News

• Funding cuts leading to amputations: B.C. podiatrist

  A Vancouver podiatrist says provincial healthcare cuts are to blame for two amputations her patients have undergone over the past year and she is calling on the government to restore funding. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 11:44 AM by CBC | Health News

• Family doctors being trained in tele-dermatology

  Six P.E.I. family doctors are now being trained in tele-dermatology. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 08:18 AM by CBC | Health News

• VIDEO: Long warm-ups disputed for elite athletes

  Less is more when it comes to warming up the muscles before an athletic event. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 08:14 AM by CBC | Health News

• Niacin trial for heart disease stopped early

  Niaspan, a strong niacin drug, did not prevent heart attacks or strokes in statin users. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 08:02 AM by CBC | Health News

• Few adults active enough at work: report

  Only about 6.5 per cent of U.S. adults meet physical activity guidelines while they're working, researchers say. Read More... Posted May 27 2011, 06:08 AM by CBC | Health News

• Drug selectively dampens bad memories

  A drug that seems to dampen bad memories, while leaving other memories intact, may one day be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 04:25 PM by CBC | Health News

• German E. coli outbreak crosses border

  Nordic authorities say that a potentially fatal bacterial infection first discovered in Germany may have spread to Sweden and Denmark. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 03:36 PM by CBC | Health News

• Omega-3 may help heart patients with stents

  Taking more omega-3 fatty acids helps reduce the risk of heart attacks in people with stents taking blood-thinning drugs, a new study suggests. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 01:59 PM by CBC | Health News

• Medical marijuana licences misused: police

  The arrests of two licensed marijuana growers in Nova Scotia has prompted a warning from police. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 11:51 AM by CBC | Health News

• Tinted lenses relieve migraines, scans show

  Migraine sufferers feel better when wearing precision-tinted lenses, a brain scanning study shows. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 10:44 AM by CBC | Health News

• Respect for elders key to long life: N.L. centenarian

  A man on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula is celebrating rare milestone that he credits to clean living and respecting his mother and father. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 09:57 AM by CBC | Health News

• Deer-feeding ban may not help Lyme disease fight

  Municipal bylaws banning people from feeding deer may not help prevent the spread of Lyme disease, according to a public health official. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 06:53 AM by CBC | Health News

• Doctors, nurses 'tipping point' in vaccine scares

  Childhood immunization campaigns should better target doctors and nurses to head off the next vaccine scare, says one expert. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 06:47 AM by CBC | Health News

• N.S. Tamiflu stockpile set to expire

  Nova Scotia health officials are trying to figure out what to do with a stockpile of Tamiflu that is set to expire this summer. Read More... Posted May 26 2011, 02:44 AM by CBC | Health News

• Sunscreen benefits beat risks in pregnancy: MDs

  Pregnant women should not be scared of using sunscreen to protect themselves from skin cancer despite safety concerns raised in animal studies, Canadian doctors say. Read More... Posted May 25 2011, 02:34 PM by CBC | Health News

• Blind people echolocate with visual part of brain

  Blind people who navigate using clicks and echoes, like bats and dolphins do, recruit the part of the brain used by sighted people to see, a new study has found. Read More... Posted May 25 2011, 01:11 PM by CBC | Health News

• Eastern Health won't ban S'mores and fritters

  Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority won't follow Nova Scotia's lead and demand that Tim Hortons outlets at its hospitals sell only goods that Eastern Health believes are healthy. Read More... Posted May 25 2011, 12:51 PM by CBC | Health News

• Pork safe cooking temperature falls in U.S.

  U.S. Department of Agriculture lowers temperature recommended for cooking pork to 63 C. Read More... Posted May 25 2011, 08:14 AM by CBC | Health News

• Night snacking leads to health woes

  Snacking at night is one of the rituals of our food-abundant society. But as pleasurable as it is, post-supper eating does little to boost our health. Read More... Posted May 23 2011, 10:31 AM by CBC | Health News

• Children feel hopelessness when depressed

  Kids Help Phone has noted a trend of hopelessness among children using its services and has developed a tipsheet for adults. Read More... Posted May 23 2011, 05:55 AM by CBC | Health News

• Thought-controlled video games train brain

  Hands-free video games that rely on brain waves to control the action are being developed by a Toronto company to help people learn to focus or relax their minds. Read More... Posted May 22 2011, 05:38 PM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. launches lawsuits to recover health costs

  It started with an innocent walk across the street - George Kripner was hit by a vehicle driven by an alleged drunk driver, setting off a lawsuit that involves neither Kripner nor the man behind the wheel. Read More... Posted May 22 2011, 02:01 PM by CBC | Health News

• Capital Health bans Tim Hortons doughnuts

  Doughnuts will disappear from Tim Hortons counters at Halifax-area hospitals this fall. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 06:06 PM by CBC | Health News

• Winnipeg to bill hospitals that hold up EMS

  The City of Winnipeg is going to charge the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority $113 per hour if ambulance crews are kept waiting at a hospital for more than 90 minutes after arriving with a patient. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 02:29 PM by CBC | Health News

• Wave-pool drowning inquest recommends swim tests

  The drowning of an eight-year-old girl in Kanata pool and the resulting coroner's inquest has prompted a raft of new safety measures to prevent similar tragedies from happening. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 02:17 PM by CBC | Health News

• Paralyzed man steps after implant

  After Rob Summers was paralyzed below the chest in a car accident in 2006, his doctors told him he would never stand again. They were wrong. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 11:10 AM by CBC | Health News

• 'Zombie apocalypse' health advice goes viral

  A zombie apocalypse blog headline is all it took for a behind-the-scenes public health doctor to set off an internet frenzy over keeping water and flashlights on hand in case of a hurricane. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 10:37 AM by CBC | Health News

• More babies born at home in U.S.

  The number of home births in the U.S. increased by 20 per cent over four years, researchers have found. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 10:16 AM by CBC | Health News

• Returning senator Manning remains in hospital

  Returning senator Fabian Manning is in hospital in St. John's after hitting a moose as he drove alone near his home in rural Newfoundland. Read More... Posted May 20 2011, 03:42 AM by CBC | Health News

• Boogaard's brain donated to Boston University

  Derek Boogaard's death on Friday may lead to future advancements in medicine. The family of the New York Rangers forward has donated his brain to Boston University Medical School as part of its ongoing study into head trauma among athletes. Read More... Posted May 15 2011, 05:38 PM by CBC | Health News

• Jaundice meter reduces newborn blood tests

  A jaundice meter used on newborns in Calgary has resulted in 40 per cent fewer blood tests on babies, according to health officials. Read More... Posted May 15 2011, 01:37 PM by CBC | Health News

• B.C. woman undergoes surgery after 6-day wait

  A Langley, B.C., woman has finally undergone surgery for a broken arm after spending six days in a hospital hallway awaiting the procedure. Read More... Posted May 15 2011, 10:50 AM by CBC | Health News

• Key cancer drug supply precarious

  Critical cancer drugs are in short supply, but the federal government isn't doing enough to remedy the situation, medical experts say. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 06:25 PM by CBC | Health News

• Woman waits 5 days for surgery on broken arm

  A woman in Langley, B.C., says she has spent five days in agony in a makeshift hallway room at Surrey Memorial Hospital waiting for surgery to mend a broken arm. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 05:42 PM by CBC | Health News

• Chronic, infectious disease 'double burden': WHO

  More countries are struggling to reduce chronic disease risk factors such as cancer and heart disease while trying to cope with maternal and child deaths, the World Health Organization says. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 02:14 PM by CBC | Health News

• Health Canada Celebrates the Winners of the 2011 National Awards of Excellence in Nursing

  Today, at a ceremony in Ottawa, three exceptional nurses were recognized for their contribution to nursing in Canadian First Nation and Inuit communities. Goldie White from Makkovik, Labrador; Tracy Daigneault of Warman, Saskatchewan; and Susan Siwik... Posted May 13 2011, 01:21 PM by Canada News Centre - Health Canada Filed under: Information and Communications

• Health minister promises action on Valley drug deaths

  Nova Scotia's health minister promised to create more drug treatment spaces in the Annapolis Valley after a recent series of high profile deaths connected to prescription drugs. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 01:07 PM by CBC | Health News

• New website links people touched by cancer

  The Atlantic Cancer Research Institute has come up with a new way to link families dealing with cancer, using social media. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 08:36 AM by CBC | Health News

• Allergy season 'one of worst'

  There may be a dusting of truth to U.S. allergy sufferers' complaints that this season is a bigger headache than years past. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 08:19 AM by CBC | Health News

• Anti-fluoride forces organize in Saskatoon area

  Anti-fluoride organizers have been busy in Saskatoon and area in recent weeks, although pro-fluoride forces say their fears are groundless. Read More... Posted May 13 2011, 06:57 AM by CBC | Health News

• Health strike disrupting treatments

  A strike by 150 members of the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan is being felt by patients whose treatments or therapies have been cancelled. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 08:00 PM by CBC | Health News

• Chemo drug shortage leaves hospitals scrambling

  Cancer drug shortages are forcing Canadian hospitals to scrounge for medication to avoid delaying treatment, CBC News has learned. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 05:03 PM by CBC | Health News

• Ontario ombudsman halts Herceptin probe

  Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin is suspending his investigation into the province's funding of the cancer drug Herceptin. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 01:54 PM by CBC | Health News

• Hygienist, patients defend Calgary dentist

  A hygienist and several patients are defending the skills of a Calgary dentist accused of shoddy dental work. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 12:30 PM by CBC | Health News

• Treating HIV earlier lowers spread risk

  Treating HIV patients early, before they are too sick, dramatically lowers their chances of spreading the AIDS virus to a sexual partner, a major study finds. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 09:44 AM by CBC | Health News

• Most patients don't know family's cancer history

  The family histories that patients give to their doctors are often not accurate, leaving them at risk of not receiving effective screening for cancer, some researchers report. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 07:51 AM by CBC | Health News

• Kids' school lunches on camera to count calories

  A $2 million US project being unveiled in the lunchroom of a Texas elementary school will use high-tech cameras to photograph what foods children pile onto their trays and later capture what they don't finish eating. Read More... Posted May 12 2011, 07:38 AM by CBC | Health News