2014年8月15日 星期五

2014-08-16 Canada English Health

  USA TODAY   
Ebola outbreak compared to wartime by Doctors Without Borders  CBC.ca
The Ebola epidemic is like a front line that is constantly advancing, the head of Doctors Without Borders said Friday. Joanne Liu, international president of Doctors Without Borders, spoke to reporters in Geneva after spending 10 days on the ground in Sierra ...

Ebola may take six months to control   Sydney Morning Herald
A Painfully Slow Ebola Response   New York Times
Ebola Virus: Outbreak Could Last Six More Months   Wall Street Journal
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  USA TODAY   
Procedures Not Followed with Flu Samples  News Channel Daily
In a moment of apparent poor judgment this last January, a Center for Disease Control lab worker has allegedly failed to follow proper procedure in the handling of samples of the avian flu virus. As a result, the sample of mild avian flu, known as H9N2, had ...

CDC probe of H5N1 cross-contamination reveals protocol lapses, reporting delays   CIDRAP
Bird flu virus scientist stayed mum for a month on accident, CDC probe finds   CBC.ca
Internal investigation finds CDC scientist was mum for a month about flu virus ...   Vancouver Sun
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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Puffing profits: the growth of e-cigarettes  Telegraph.co.uk
Since smoking rates began to decline in the developed world around 40 years ago, the big tobacco companies have searched further afield for growth. This has meant expanding in emerging markets around the world, where smoking rates are higher and ...

Public health officials inadvertently bolstering tobacco market with crackdown on ...   National Post
There is no safe level of smoking   Irish Examiner
Toronto Medical Officer Pushing for E-Cigarette Ban   The True North Times
Times of India   
Straight.com   
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  NBCNews.com   
CBC Montreal takes the Ice Bucket Challenge  CBC.ca
You may have seen some references to the Ice Bucket Challenge online and wondered what it's all about. The Ice Bucket Challenge is a way to raise awareness and money for research into ALS — also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The internet ...

PK Subban uses dump truck for ice bucket challenge   Montreal Gazette
Bill Gates, Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, Oprah and More Celebs Accept the ...   E! Online
Ice Bucket Challenge Raises Big Money for ALS   WILX-TV
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Too little salt in diet may be bad thing: studies  www.ottawacommunitynews.com/
TORONTO - A pair of large international studies are questioning the validity of the notion that the less salt a person consumes, the better. In fact, the Canadian-led research suggests too little salt in the diet may even be a bad thing.

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  Vancouver Sun   
Medical pot cookie prohibition ruled unconstitutional  CBC.ca
It's unconstitutional to forbid licensed medical marijuana users from possessing pot-laced products, such as cookies or body creams, a B.C. Court of Appeal judge has ruled. Parliament has been given one year to recraft regulations to allow medicinal ...

Top court in BC green-lights pot brownies and other treats, deeming federal ...   National Post
Medical marijuana restrictions unconstitutional   StarPhoenix
Court backs pot-cookie baker in city   Times Colonist

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  Sarnia Observer   
Mouldy pot prompts recall  Sarnia Observer
LONDON, Ont. ─ Mouldy pot has prompted a B.C-based producer to recall a batch of medical marijuana. Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp. issued a voluntary recall for its White Widow strain (Lot L0004) on Friday after two customers complained about the ...

Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp. recalls batch of White Widow due to mould   CBC.ca
Whistler Medical Marijuana Corp. Issues Recall Over Mouldy Pot   Huffington Post Canada
Supreme Pharma raising up to $5mln to fund development of Kincardine facility   Proactive Investors USA & Canada

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  CBC.ca   
As Ebola's toll rises, drug makers race to test medicines  Financial Express
SummaryBecause outbreaks are sporadic and mainly confined to Africa, the Ebola virus has not been a priority for profit-seeking pharmaceutical companies. Related Articles. India's gold import rules likely to stay until next year: WGCRs 108 crore unpaid ...

Tekmira Sees Resolution to Ebola Drug Clinical Hold by Year-end   GenomeWeb
Ebola outbreak claims many lives; drug companies scramble to find remedies   Economic Times
Ebola drug developer Tekmira's net loss widens during second quarter   Vancouver Sun
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Former nurse denies improperly accessing patients' records  The Telegram
A former nurse suspected of accessing patients' personal medical records told a St. John's courtroom Thursday that she didn't break any rules. Colleen M. Weeks is on trial accused of inappropriately accessing patients' health records while she worked as a ...


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Montreal Diary: Kangou Fit hops into Montreal's Old Port with new workout trend  Montreal Gazette
MONTREAL — René Morales wants newcomers to his fitness class to start with baby steps. The requisite boots, which look like roller blades with springs attached, can seem intimidating, so he advises people to focus on putting one foot in front of the other.

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