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• Wheelchairs can't cross slushy streets, says advocate for disabled

  A woman who works with the disabled is challenging city officials to take a ride though the slush and snow in a wheelchair. Read More... Posted Jan 16 2009, 12:26 PM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Mobility and Access, Special Needs

• Long-term Care Facilities Access Services Through Telehealth

  A pilot project is connecting three long-term care facilities through the province's Telehealth network to improve Nova Scotians' access to health-care services, announced Health Minister Chris d'Entremont today, April 9. Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 08:39 AM by Government of Nova Scotia News Releases - Health Filed under: Long-Term Care, Mobility and Access, Equity, Telehealth

• Dialysis on wheels brings treatment to rural patients

  Some dialysis patients in rural Alberta will no longer have to spend hours on the road driving to Edmonton for their treatment three times a week, thanks to a new mobile unit. Read More... Posted Jan 09 2008, 10:34 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Health Services, Mobility and Access, Equity, Organizational Change, Disease Treatment, Urological Conditions

• Testosterone doesn't boost cognitive function in older men, research suggests

  Men who took testosterone had less body fat and more lean body mass but no improvement in mobility or cognition over men who did not take testosterone, finds a new study. Read More... Posted Jan 02 2008, 09:12 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Mobility and Access, Brain Function, Supplements

• Snowstorm poses challenge for people with disabilities

  This week's winter storm helped create some formidable snowy obstacles for able-bodied commuters, but for people with physical disabilities, the winter weather posed a special challenge on this year's International Day of the Disabled. Read More... Posted Dec 04 2007, 07:58 AM by CBC | Health News Filed under: Mobility and Access, Special Needs

• Web-Based Tool "My Food Guide Online" Now Available to Print in Multiple Languages

  The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today announced that "My Food Guide Online," a Web-based interactive tool launched as part of the new Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide, is now available to Canadians to print in multiple... Posted Oct 09 2007, 06:20 AM by Government of Canada News - Health Canada Filed under: Healthy Eating, Technology, Mobility and Access, Education