2014年12月20日 星期六

2014-12-21 Canada English Health


Warrington Guardian
   
104 people wait for gift of organ transplant this Christmas in Cheshire   
Warrington Guardian
WHILE residents across the town are looking forward to spending Christmas with their loved ones and exchanging presents, 104 people in Cheshire are hoping for a different kind of gift this Christmas as they wait for an organ transplant. This December, NHS ...

Only third of eligible organ donors identified   Vancouver Sun
Manitoba lags behind other provinces in organ donations   Winnipeg Free Press
Give the gift of life this Christmas   Dorset Echo

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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
   
Doctors wage war on euphemisms   
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Being frank can make patients and families more willing to consider palliative care in hopeless cases, says Stephen Workman, a Halifax physician. Photograph by: Jaime Razuri, AFP, Getty Images , Postmedia News. Critics have dubbed it the War on Death, ...

When death is near, plain talk by doctors can lessen patients' confusion, pain   National Post

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CTV News
   
PA Hospital diverts patients after CT scanner catches fire   
News Talk 980 CJME
The Prince Albert Victoria hospital is down a computerized tomography (CT) scanner after the device caught fire Saturday morning. Lab techs and hospital staff found reported smelling melting plastic and smoke. Prince Albert Parkland Health Region vice ...

CT scanner out of commission at Victoria Hospital   Prince Albert Daily Herald
Prince Albert hospital CT scanner catches fire   CTV News
CT scanner fire to cause delays at Prince Albert hospital   CBC.ca

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CTV News
   
Potentially contaminated drugs lead to multiple emergency calls in Saskatoon   
CTV News
The Saskatoon Police Service is warning the public some drugs in the city may be contaminated with dangerous substances. In a news release, police said emergency crews responded to ten calls last night involving people who had taken cocaine or ecstasy.
Saskatoon police: tainted street drugs send 10 to hospital   CBC.ca
Possible tainted drugs send 10 to hospital   650 CKOM News Talk Radio
Saskatoon police warn of laced cocaine, ecstasy   Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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Part III: Youth Dealing with Depression   
The Free Press
It is a normal and appropriate response to disappointment and loss. But how do you tell whether your child or teen is experiencing normal sadness or suffering from clinical (or major) depression that may need expert help? Telling the difference can be difficult ...


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CBC.ca
   
BC poultry suppliers bring in turkeys to meet holiday demand after avian flu ...   
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER - Poultry producers are assuring B.C. residents there will be plenty of turkeys on store shelves during the holidays despite an avian flu outbreak that has killed thousands of animals. The industry group representing farmers who raise chickens, ...

BC avian flu virus related to lethal strain in Asia   The Globe and Mail

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Toronto Star
   
Ontario will follow prostitution law despite concerns, says Kathleen Wynne   
Toronto Star
Premier Kathleen Wynne says Ontario will follow the rules of the new federal prostitution law, even though she's worried it may violate the Constitution and put sex workers at greater risk. “The position we're taking is that we'll follow the rule of law, the law ...

Wynne says Ontario will abide by new prostitution law despite her concerns   Hamilton Spectator
Wynne should have voiced concerns over prostitution laws earlier: Feds   Globalnews.ca
Prostitution laws failing sex workers: CPHA   CMAJ

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Brampton Guardian
   
Need for blood donations 'constant' says Canadian...   
Brampton Guardian
The Canadian Blood Services are asking Mississaugans to Go Red in 2015 and donate blood over the holidays as well as into the new year. The CBS blood donor clinic at 785 Brittania Road welcomed 54 donors as of 11 am Saturday December 20.
Blood clinic open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Day   Prince George Citizen
'Tis the season to give: blood donor clinic in Kipling Dec. 29   The Observer
Blood donor clinic Jan. 3 at Woodman Community Centre   Brantford Expositor

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Reuters
   
UN's Ebola mission should be closed once battle won: Ban   
Reuters
BAMAKO (Reuters) - The United Nations mission to fight Ebola should be wound down quickly once the battle is won, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday during his first tour of countries stricken with the virus. The U.N. emergency Ebola ...

UN chief Ban Ki-moon praises Ebola health workers   Irish Independent
NHS Ebola staff 'insulted' by UK travel ban   The Guardian
Like the Rebel war like the Ebola war; the reflections of an eyewitness   Sierra Express Media
The Independent   
Nigerian Tribune   
Deutsche Welle   
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CBC.ca
   
Scammers exploit story of BC teen with rare cancer   
CTV News
A heartless Grinch has been posing as the family of a Tsawwassen teen with a rare form of cancer to possibly scam people out of donations online, police say. Delta Police are warning the public that an apparent scam Twitter account and crowdsourcing ...

Kyle McConkey victimized by possible scam police say   CBC.ca
Police concerned about fake fundraiser for sick Tsawwassen teen   Globalnews.ca
Fake website soliciting donations for sick Tsawwassen teen   Am730 Vancouver Traffic News

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