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The DREAM model's effectiveness in health promotion of AIDS patients in Africa

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a holistic model for treating people living with AIDS in Africa; the model aims to improve knowledge about AIDS prevention and care, increase trust in the health centre, impact behaviour, and promote a high level of adherence to HAART. The study took place in...

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-25-2009
Expand methadone treatment to curb crime: Saint John police

The Saint John police chief is calling for an expansion in methadone treatment programs to help battle drug-related crime.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-16-2009
Veterans Affairs opens clinic for post-traumatic stress

Veterans and RCMP officers suffering from psychological problems including post-traumatic stress disorder will be able to seek intensive care at a new treatment facility near Montreal, Veterans Affair minister Greg Thompson announced Thursday.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-15-2009
Window widens for giving clot-buster to Canadian stroke victims

Canadian stroke patients can receive a clot dissolving drug within 4.5 hours to minimize damage, an extension of the conventional three hour window, experts said in releasing new treatment guidelines on Monday.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-01-2008
IV drug users unfairly excluded from needle program, CB group says

A group set up to fight drug abuse in Cape Breton believes intravenous drug users are being unfairly excluded from a provincial program to safely collect used needles.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-25-2008
Sweet malaria pill goes down easier for children: study

A cherry-flavoured pill for malaria may make it easier for children to stick with the treatment, researchers said Wednesday.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-15-2008
B vitamins no help in slowing Alzheimer's: study

Taking high doses of B vitamins did not slow the rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease, a randomized trial has shown.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-14-2008
Honey to treat burns? Sweet

Putting honey on burns may help the wound heal faster, a review suggests.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008
Painkillers may reduce breast cancer risk: study

Painkillers such as Aspirin and ibuprofen may help reduce the risk of some breast cancers, but it's too soon to suggest taking the pills as a prevention strategy, according to a Canadian researcher who led the study.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008
1-for-1 needle exchange risky, costly: report

The City of Ottawa should continue to give away clean needles and collect dirty ones separately instead of requiring addicts to bring in a dirty needle for each clean one they receive, says a report from the city's interim medical officer of health.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-12-2008

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