2014年12月11日 星期四

2014-12-12 Canada English Health


New York Times
   
Hospital Pauses Test of an Ebola Vaccine Licensed to Merck   
New York Times
A test of an experimental Ebola vaccine recently licensed to Merck has been temporarily paused after some vaccinated volunteers experienced pain in their joints, a medical center in Geneva announced on Thursday. But the center, University Hospitals of ...

Ebola vaccine trial suspended in Geneva   Nigerian Tribune
Swiss trial of Canadian Ebola vaccine suspended due to unexpected side-effects   Calgary Herald
Ebola vaccine trial halted temporarily after joint pains: Geneva hospital   Reuters

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Montreal Gazette
   
Binge drinking has early roots, study finds   
Montreal Gazette
Those who binge early binge more, says a 15-year Montreal study that concludes it's a bad idea to let teenagers get drunk at Christmas or New Year's. When teens who start getting drunk at an earlier age, they are most likely to keep up that drinking style into ...

Binge drinking has roots in alcohol consumption at an early age, Quebec study ...   National Post
A lifelong relationship with alcohol is established in adolescence   News@Concordia
Curb binge drinking this holiday season   Economic Times
HealthCanal.com   
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National Post
   
Doctors need patient or family consent before stopping end-of-life treatment: new ...   
National Post
Doctors must obtain the consent of patients or their families before deciding to turn off or withhold life-preserving treatments, Canada's largest medical regulator says in a draft new policy that largely reshapes how end-of-life care is decided. The blueprint, to ...

Ontario should end secrecy over what doctors bill medicare: Editorial   Toronto Star
Ontario doctors refusing treatment on moral ground must provide referrals   CTV News
Anti-abortion doctors must refer patients to another physician, watchdog says   Hamilton Spectator
The Globe and Mail   
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CBC.ca
   
Avian Flu Outbreak in British Columbia Spreads to Seven Farms   
TIME
A sudden spike in avian influenza cases in British Columbia in the past week has now spread to seven farms and affected thousands of birds, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Some 155,000 birds have either died or will be euthanized, the ...

Bird flu outbreak spreads in Canada   Channel News Asia
Avian flu spreading in southwest British Columbia   Washington Post
Avian flu detected at two more farms in BC as outbreak continues to spread   The Globe and Mail
Calgary Herald   
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CBC.ca
   
Woman's death linked to Nackawic-area Christmas supper   
CBC.ca
New Brunswick's Office of Public Health is investigating the sudden death of a woman after an illness thought to be contracted from consuming contaminated food or water at a community Christmas dinner in the Nackawic area. Jennifer Russell. Dr. Jennifer ...

1 dead, dozens ill after church potluck dinner in NB town   CTV News
One dead, 30 sick after community Christmas dinner in Nackawic, N.B.   Globalnews.ca

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Montreal Gazette
   
Canadian-led team of researchers shows how stem cells can be reprogrammed   
Montreal Gazette
TORONTO — A Canadian-led international team of researchers has begun solving the mystery of just how a specialized cell taken from a person's skin is reprogrammed into an embryonic-like stem cell, from which virtually any other cell type in the body can ...

Hair growth breakthrough could help cancer patients, burn victims   Calgary Herald
This New Kind of Stem Cell May Revolutionize How We Treat Diseases   TIME
Stem cell breakthrough holds promise for treating blindness, Alzheimer's   680 News
OurWindsor.ca   
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Malay Mail Online
   
Study finds potato extract caps weight despite high calorie diet   
Malay Mail Online
A vendor sells potatoes and other vegetables to a customer in an open market in central Ankara February 5, 2014. — Reuters picMONTREAL, Dec 12 — In a study so surprising that the research team repeated their experiment, a simple potato extract put a ...

Potato can help you control weight   Times of India
McGill study: Potato extract reduces weight gain to surprising extent   PotatoPro
Potato extract could be key to fighting obesity   Timmins Press
NDTV   
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fox6now.com
   
Prenatal phthalate exposure lowers kids' IQs, study finds   
The Globe and Mail
Children whose mothers were exposed to higher levels of phthalates, common chemicals in consumer products, in late pregnancy tend to score lower than other kids on intelligence tests at age seven, according to a new study. Some soaps, nail polish, ...

Prenatal Exposure to Common Chemicals Linked to Lower IQs in Study – WebMD   WebMD
Chemical Phthalates in Food Packaging Linked With Lower IQ   NBCNews.com
Exposure to common household chemicals may cause IQ drop   KSL.com
The Guardian   
WFMY News 2   
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MTL Blog
   
STM planning to ban e-cigarettes starting next year   
CTV News
It's becoming a familiar sight in the city -- users call it vaping and say it's a less harmful way to get their nicotine fix. Many public transit users have seen other riders “smoking” e-cigarettes on the bus, and currently there are no regulations to stop it. The STM ...

E-cigarettes up in smoke? Expect ban on vaping on bus, métro   Montreal Gazette

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Hamilton Spectator
   
Multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Big Tobacco now in judge's hands   
Hamilton Spectator
Plaintiff Daniel C. Charest smokes a cigarette outside the Montreal courthouse, Monday, March 12, 2012, on the opening day of the massive lawsuit against the tobacco industry. next play/pause pre 1/1. Hamilton Spectator. MONTREAL — A class-action ...

Multibillion-dollar lawsuit against Big Tobacco now in the hands of judge   580 CFRA Radio
Tobacco trial comes to an end in Montreal   Bay Today

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