2014年9月13日 星期六

2014-09-14 Canada English Health

  Montreal Gazette   
High-dose opioid painkillers still prescribed at high rates in Canada  CBC.ca
Many Canadians are prescribed high-dose painkillers such as OxyContin and morphine, among the most dangerous pills, say researchers, who found differences between dispensing between provinces. Investigators at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative ...

Canadian doctors prescribing more high-dose opioids   Beacon News (blog)
Prescriptions for high-dose opioids on rise in Canada, study finds   Hamilton Spectator
Opiod prescriptions on rise   Castanet.net
The Globe and Mail   
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  CTV News   
High costs keep 6 million Canadians from the dentist each year: report  CTV News
Chantal Robinson was pregnant and writhing in pain on her classroom floor, all because she couldn't afford the dental care required to fix her rotting teeth. “I was curled up into a ball, crying,” Robinson says of the moment seven years ago. She was in her ...

Cost of dental care in Canada keeps patients away   The Globe and Mail

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  CTV News   
Lawson Aquatic Centre re-opens  CTV News
The Lawson Aquatic Centre is back up and running after nearly $2 million in upgrades. The pool closed in July due to air quality concerns, but was re-opened Saturday. Construction included new filtering and ventilation systems to improve water quality and ...

Lawson Aquatic Centre reopens after treading water over air quality   CBC.ca
Lawson Aquatic Centre back in the swim of things   Regina Leader-Post
Health advisory lifted at the Lawson Aquatic Centre   650 CKOM News Talk Radio

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  Toronto Sun   
Terry Fox's cancer now highly curable researcher says  CBC.ca
At the time Terry Fox was treated for the bone cancer that claimed his leg and eventually led to his death in 1981, few patients survived that kind of malignancy, known as an osteosarcoma. But advances in treatment over the last few decades have dramatically ...

Annual Terry Fox run goes Sunday at Kin Coulee   Medicine Hat News
Hope continues: Remembering Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope   Toronto Sun
Norfolk continues Terry's Marathon of Hope   www.norfolknews.ca/

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  Calgary Sun   
Calgary's wicked summer snow storm won't derail Terry Fox Run  Calgary Sun
Terry Fox run 2012 Runners take off at the start of the annual Terry Fox Run at Eau Claire Market in Calgary, Alberta, on September 16, 2012. The run raises funds for cancer research. MIKE DREW/CALGARY SUN. Article. Tweet. Change text size for the story ...

Terry Fox Run for cancer research Sunday   Smithers Interior News
Terry Fox Run still a go Sunday despite tree cleanup   Globalnews.ca
Terry Fox Run set for Sunday in New Waterford   Cape Breton Post
Truro Daily News   
Cowichan News Leader Pictorial   
CKWS   
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  Toronto Sun   
Dangerous drugs available on web, police warn  Toronto Sun
ethylphenidate methylbenzypiperazine Toronto Police are warning about two "research drugs," ethylphenidate and methylbenzypiperazine, being sold online for recreational use that have so far led to two overdoses in the city. Drug squad Insp. Howie Page ...

Toronto police describe dangers of 'research drugs' bought online   CTV News
Police Warn Public Against 'Research Drugs'   640 Toronto News
Toronto Police sound the alarm about 'research drugs'   Newstalk 1010
Huffington Post Canada   
CP24 Toronto's Breaking News   
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  spyghana.com   
ABL Commemorates Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder  spyghana.com
Accra Brewery Limited, has held a health clinic to commemorate the Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day, in Accra, on Thursday. Accra Brewery Limited. The day, commemorated every year, was to sensitise society, especially expectant ...


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  Beacon News   
Canada's Healthcare System Thrives When There's a Human Touch  Huffington Post Canada
I had cataract surgery last year -- a terrifying prospect for a visual person. I love art and ocean views, and I was nervous about anyone working on my eyes. I delayed surgery a couple of times but finally committed. As it turned out, my surgery went fine. In fact, I ...

Canadian healthcare challenged in BC Supreme Court   Beacon News (blog)
5 things most people get wrong about Canada's healthcare system   Troy Media
We must tackle poverty to improve health, reduce costs   TheChronicleHerald.ca
TheTyee.ca (blog)   
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NS pharmacist bans sale of pop, other sugary drinks from his store  CTV News
A Cape Breton pharmacy owner has banned pop and other sugary drinks from his store, saying he is increasingly seeing the health troubles that can be caused by poor diet. As a pharmacist, Graham MacKenzie says he regularly sees the medical problems, ...

Pharmacist won't sell sugar-laden drinks   Cape Breton Post
Nova Scotia pharmacy pulling soft drinks, sugary beverages, from store shelves   Shelburne County Coastguard

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  KTAL   
Another Dragon Boat Festival a Success  CJOB
Cheers greeted tired paddlers crossing the finish line at the annual Dragon Boat Festival at the Forks. The event, which features races on the Red River in the famous Dragon Boat, raises money to support children with cancer and runs Saturday and Sunday.
Teams paddle down Red River to victory   KTAL
Dragon boat races on Red River draw hundreds to 'kick cancer'   CBC.ca
2014 Dragon Boat Races: Dozens show to churn the Red River   KTBS

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