2014年12月3日 星期三

2014-12-04 Canada English Health

  Vancouver Sun   
Two new reports call for national prescription drug plan  The Globe and Mail
Long-standing calls for a national drug plan in Canada have grown louder with two new reports that argue such a plan could save governments billions and improve access to medicines for all groups of people, including the elderly. Without that national ...

Seniors struggle with drug costs in B.C.   The Province
Public drug plans for seniors need overhauling, public policy reports say   Montreal Gazette

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  CBC.ca   
Think 'FAST': New campaign helps Canadians recognize signs of stroke  CTV News
The Heart and Stroke Foundation is launching a new campaign to teach Canadians, young and old, how to quickly recognize the signs of someone having a stroke. The campaign, called FAST, asks the public to learn the acronym, which organizers say could ...

Heart and Stroke Foundation launches FAST campaign   CBC.ca
Heart and Stroke Foundation asks Canadians to act 'FAST'   660 News
Pay attention to stroke warning signs, Heart and Stroke Foundation says   Globalnews.ca
NorthumberlandView.ca   
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser   
Sun News Network   
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  CBC.ca   
Scientists will be forced to knock on doors under health research grant changes  CBC.ca
There's a new controversy raging in Canada's scientific community as word spreads about impending changes to the country's major health science research organization. In what has been called a "rebellion," emails are flying as scientists share news about ...


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  Winnipeg Free Press   
Infectious disease experts question Lyme disease bill before Senate  Winnipeg Free Press
TORONTO - An organization representing Canada's infectious diseases specialists plans to raise objections to a private member's bill on Lyme disease at Senate committee hearing today. Their concern: The bill appears to support the notion that significant ...

Canadian Lime Disease Bill questioned by Medical Experts   E Canada Now

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  Scotsman   
Kids Who Were Preemies More Vulnerable to Flu Complications: Study  Winnipeg Free Press
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Children who were born prematurely are twice as likely to develop pneumonia and other flu-related complications, so they should be first in line for flu shots every year, researchers suggest. However, current ...

Current guidelines not clear on which children most at risk of severe flu ...   Medical Xpress
Flu complications risky for preemies   CBC.ca
'Children born prematurely should get flu jab'   Scotsman

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  Forbes   
HIV Is Evolving To Be Less Deadly  Forbes
HIV is rapidly evolving into a less-dangerous bug and could one day become a disease that's “almost harmless”. Scientists have observed a surprising increase in the ability of some patients in Africa to live with the virus without getting Aids, the deadly ...

South African AIDS group says treatment is stalling   CTV News
Casual attitude of HIV patients irks doctors, counsellors   Times of India
HIV Is 3rd-Biggest South African Killer as More Disclose Virus   Businessweek
Reuters   
Huffington Post   
Daily Mail   
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  Winnipeg Free Press   
Final Crown witness at Magnotta murder trial stands by findings  Winnipeg Free Press
MONTREAL - Luka Rocco Magnotta's lawyer suggested the Crown's expert witness cut corners, was biased and didn't look at the full evidence before concluding his client wasn't schizophrenic. Exchanges between psychiatrist Gilles Chamberland and ...

Blatchford: Luka Magnotta's defence lawyer Luc Leclair accuses psychiatrist of ...   Windsor Star
Last Crown witness heard at Magnotta trial   www.insidebrockville.com/

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  Vancouver Sun   
Carbon monoxide leak at Vancouver house sends five to hospital  Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — Firefighters are warning Vancouver residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning after five members of a Kerrisdale family were overcome by the gas Wednesday. Two adults and three children were taken to hospital in the early ...

Possible carbon monoxide leak puts family of five in hospital   CTV News
Carbon monoxide poisoning hospitalizes 5 in Vancouver   CBC.ca
Five people sickened by carbon monoxide in Vancouver   Times Colonist
MetroNews Canada   
Globalnews.ca   
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  West Texas News   
High blood-sugar in diabetics linked with dementia later in life  The Globe and Mail
Diabetics with high blood-sugar levels score worse on tests of brain power later in life than those whose levels are under control, according to a new U.S. study. The findings suggest that people who control their blood sugar or glucose levels early in life may ...

Diabetes in Midlife Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline   Medscape
Diabetes and Dementia: African Americans at Increased Risk   HCPLive
Midlife diabetes may speed up cognitive decline   HealthCentral.com

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  CTV News   
Provincial auditor reports over-medication in long-term care centres  CTV News
Saskatchewan's auditor says residents at long-term care facilities face over-medication and are sometimes given the wrong medicine. Acting auditor Judy Ferguson says she has significant concerns about the medication policies in the Heartland Regional ...

Auditor says seniors in long-term care need better management of medication   CBC.ca
Auditor Says Heartland Health Region Failing at Managing Medication   620 CKRM.com
Sask. auditor concerned about medication plans in long-term care   News Talk 980 CJME

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