2015年5月28日 星期四

2015-05-29 Canada English Health


CBC.ca
   
Prescription drug spending growth fuelled by costly new drugs   
CBC.ca
Prescription drug spending in Canada reached an estimated $28.8 billion last year, driven by new biologics that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient. Thursday's report from the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI) focuses on public ...

Increase in drug spending hits 40 year low but expected to rebound soon: report   Vancouver Sun

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CBC.ca
   
Loblaws recalling several President's Choice hummus products   
CBC.ca
Loblaw Companies Ltd. is expanding a recall earlier this week pertaining to President's Choice hummus. The products may contain the toxin produced by staphylococcus bacteria and should not be eaten. Foodborne illness. Loblaw says customers can return ...

Loblaw expands recall of PC hummus, dips   Toronto Star
Loblaw expands recall of PC-brand hummus   CTV News
Loblaws expands hummus recall   620 CKRM.com
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (press release)   
Canada NewsWire (press release)   
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CBC.ca
   
Manitoba to join list of provinces limiting use of e-cigarettes   
CBC.ca
Manitoba is about to join a growing number of provinces that limit the use of electronic cigarettes. Healthy Living Minister Deanne Crothers says she will introduce a bill in the legislature on Monday aimed at protecting people who don't want to be exposed to ...

Legislation on way that could affect use of e-cigarettes in Manitoba   CTV News

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CTV News
   
Tackling comorbidities could improve MS survival   
medwireNews
medwireNews: Survival of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is still reduced, despite recent improvements, say researchers. But much of the mortality among MS patients is due to comorbidities, report Ruth Ann Marrie (University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, ...

MS patients younger than 59 at a three times higher risk of dying early   Techie News
Lifespan lengthening for people with MS but there's still a 7.5-year gap: study   Ottawa Citizen

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TheChronicleHerald.ca
   
Imperial Tobacco fighting Nova Scotia's ban on menthol smokes   
TheChronicleHerald.ca
A Canadian tobacco company has filed a legal challenge against Nova Scotia's ban on menthol cigarettes and other menthol tobacco products. As of this Saturday at midnight, provincial legislation in Nova Scotia prohibits the sale of menthol cigarettes, ...

Imperial Tobacco Canada has filed a legal challenge against Nova Scotia's ...   CBC.ca
Banning menthol smokes will benefit black market, say manufacturers, retailers   Edmonton Journal
'It's a sign we're doing the right thing': Province not deterred by Big Tobacco's ...   Globalnews.ca
The Chronicle Journal   
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New York Daily News
   
New Yorkers are less likely to consent for organ donation than any other state ...   
New York Daily News
New Yorkers are less likely to give consent for organ donation than people in any other state — and the reasons go beyond demographics, a new study found. Donation consent rates are highest in the Midwest, according to a University of Pennsylvania and ...

US Organ Donation Rates Highest in Midwest   Doctors Lounge
Organ Donor Rates Vary Widely Across America, Study Finds   U.S. News & World Report
Wide Variability in Organ Donation Rates: Midwest Leads Nation in Highest ...   HealthCanal.com
Jerusalem Post Israel News   
Medical Xpress   
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Malay Mail Online
   
Two glasses of wine per day could be bad for seniors' hearts   
CTV News
While alcohol in small doses could indeed have protective effects on the cardiovascular system, a new study suggests that in greater quantities it can also be toxic for the heart, especially among seniors. According to a new scientific study published on May 26 ...

Alcohol Intake Alters Cardiac Function in Elderly   Endocrinology Advisor
Beyond two glasses of wine a day could be bad for seniors' hearts, study finds   Malay Mail Online
Alcohol consumption study: how much is booze is too much?   Metro
The Spirits Business   
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CBC.ca
   
Salmonella infected chicks sold to small scale farmer in British Columbia   
CBC.ca
Health officials in British Columbia are warning small-flock chicken farmers they may be raising chicks infected with salmonella, and the bacterial infection could be passed on to their customers through farm gate eggs. The infected chicks are from an Alberta ...

What doctors can learn from the recent salmonella outbreak   Business Review Canada
No Petting At Some Alberta Petting Zoos Due To Salmonella   Huffington Post Canada
Interior residents warned about salmonella outbreak   Vernon Morning Star

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Ottawa Citizen
   
Ottawa Hospital to eliminate at least 87 full-time positions   
Ottawa Citizen
The Ottawa Hospital announced Thursday it planned to cut more than 87 full-time positions to reduce costs, the second round of cuts in a $26-million cost-saving effort to balance its budget. The latest round affecting all three campuses of The Ottawa hospital ...

Ottawa Hospital to cut another 87 jobs   580 CFRA Radio
Ottawa Hospital announces more cuts to balance budget   CBC.ca
Ottawa Hospital to cut more than 87 full-time positions   MetroNews Canada
Ottawa Sun   
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Toronto Sun
   
Liver donor hopefuls overwhelm Baby Delfina's family   
Toronto Sun
More than 200 potential liver donor candidates have stepped up for baby Delfina. Eight-month-old Delfina Budziak, who was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia — a rare disease where bile builds up and damages the liver — now has a better chance of finding a ...

'I feel like I can't save my own daughter': Ont. infant needs liver donation   CTV News
Vaughan family issues public appeal to help 8-month-old girl get liver transplant   680 News
Toronto man inspired by Melnyk liver donor plea   580 CFRA Radio
Globalnews.ca   
Orillia Packet & Times   
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