2014年9月23日 星期二

2014-09-24 Canada English Health

  BBC News   
Ebola cases could reach 550000 to 1.4 million in 4 months: CDC  CBC.ca
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa could reach up to 1.4 million cases by late January 2015 under a worst-case scenario, says a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that comes as experts from the World Health Organization call for drastic ...

CDC: Ebola could infect 1.4 million in Liberia and Sierra Leone by end of January   Washington Post
Ebola drains already weak West African health systems   BBC News
Five ways Canada is contributing to the fight against Ebola   CTV News
Firstpost   
Reuters   
Business Standard   
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Why one US mom isn't telling anyone her child is HIV-positive  The Globe and Mail
HIV is nothing to be afraid of, says one mother. What's frightening is the ignorance and discrimination of others. For that reason, a contributor to the U.S.-based Scary Mommy blog says she is not disclosing her kindergartener's HIV-positive status to other ...


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  Free Malaysia Today   
Study tracks assaults by patients to try to prevent injury to hospital workers  The Globe and Mail
It's common for patients to come into a hospital with injuries, but too often they're the ones inflicting injury on nurses, technicians and security guards, according to a new U.S. study. Researchers analyzed incident reports of patient violence to identify the ...

Hospitals combat violence against workers   FierceHealthcare
Hospital workers victims of patient violence   HealthCentral.com

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  Edmonton Journal   
Take sugar warnings with a pinch of salt  Edmonton Journal
For years, we were told to make sure our intake of sugar did not provide more than 10 per cent of the energy (calories) in our diet. But recent reports have destroyed the notion that it's OK to indulge a sweet tooth, even modestly. Related: Where sugar hides ...


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  Irish Examiner   
Obesity study finds cardio plus weight training may be best for teens  CTV News
A combination of aerobic exercise and resistance training may be the best way to fight teen obesity, a new Canadian study suggests. In the study, published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics, researchers from the ...

A combination of aerobic and resistance training is best at battling obesity   Irish Examiner
Combining weight training and aerobics fights teen obesity   Ottawa Citizen
Combination of aerobic, resistance training best for obese teens, study suggests   580 CFRA Radio
Ottawa Sun   
HealthCanal.com   
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  National Post   
Most sex workers satisfied with their jobs and don't see themselves as victims ...  National Post
Most sex workers in Canada are comfortable in their work, according to a national survey of prostitutes, their partners, clients and managers. The study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and based on hundreds of interviews in six ...

Most sex workers in Canada 'don't see themselves as victims,' national study finds   Ottawa Citizen
First national study sheds new light on sex work in Canada   Macleans.ca
Melissa Gira Grant talks about the economics and politics of sex work   Baltimore City Paper

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  Globalnews.ca   
Alarm sounded after 2 Saskatoon deaths linked to fake Oxycontin  Globalnews.ca
Two young Saskatoon men have died after consuming what police say were fake Oxycontin pills sold on the street. Supplied. What is this? Sponsored content is written by Global News' editorial staff without any editorial influence by the sponsor. If you'd like to ...

Pills linked to two Saskatoon deaths match national warnings   News Talk 650 CKOM
Overdose deaths linked to counterfeit drugs, police say   CTV News
Saskatoon police warn of counterfeit street drug after overdoses   MetroNews Canada
StarPhoenix   
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  The Province   
Royal Alex Ebola scare response troubling, Edmonton woman says  CBC.ca
An Edmonton woman says she is deeply concerned with how the Royal Alexandra Hospital dealt with what was originally suspected to be an Ebola case. She says other patients who were in close contact with the patient were told to go home before the ...

Officials re-open Edmonton ER after ruling out an Ebola infection   Calgary Herald
ER at Royal Alex reopened aftyer patient found to not have Ebola   CTV News
Emergency department at Royal Alexandra Hospital to reopen after Ebola scare   Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Sun   
Toronto Sun   
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  Montreal Gazette   
Letter: Tobacco defence is disingenuous  Montreal Gazette
Re: "Tobacco class-action lawsuit in final stages" (Gazette, Sept. 23). Speaking for Imperial Tobacco Canada as closing arguments began in the two class-action lawsuits against this country's cigarette firms, Eric Gagnon claimed “we don't believe that the ...

Closing arguments begin in $27-billion anti-tobacco class action lawsuit   CTV News
Final arguments under way in Quebec class-action tobacco suit   The Globe and Mail
Historic Quebec lawsuit against cigarette makers back in court   CBC.ca

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  CHCH News   
No adverse health effects from Dofasco acid spill, officials find  Hamilton Spectator
City health officials say there's no evidence of a serious impact on the health of Crown Point residents after ArcelorMittal Dofasco released more than 26,000 litres of hydrochloric acid into the air and onto the plant property. Rob Hall, the city's director of health ...

UPDATE: Public Health probes Dofasco acid leak on neighbours   Mississauga
Dofasco acid leak under investigation   CHCH News
Dofasco: Acid mist in East Hamilton was 'isolated'   CBC.ca
Northumberland News   
AM900 CHML   
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