2015年6月2日 星期二

2015-06-03 Canada English Health


Toronto Sun
   
Alberta man dies after cleaning chemical leaked into dialysis machine   
Toronto Sun
EDMONTON — One of four patients being monitored after their dialysis machine water was contaminated by a cleaning chemical at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton on Friday has died. The man died Sundaiy evening, though it's not known if the ...

1 dead after Edmonton dialysis patients treated with contaminated water   CTV News
Alberta Health Services confirms patient died after contaminated water was used ...   Edmonton Journal
One person dead after dialysis water contaminated at Royal Alex   iNews880.com
News Talk 770 Calgary   
Globalnews.ca   
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National Post
   
Some medical pot producers paying fees to MDs for patient referrals: company   
580 CFRA Radio
This Feb. 1, 2011 file photo shows medical marijuana clone plants at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. A major producer of medical marijuana says doctors and specialized clinics are receiving kickbacks from some licensed pot producers in ...

Licensed medical marijuana growers say clinics pushing for referral fees   The Globe and Mail
MDs getting paid up to $350 per patient for medical marijuana referrals, despite ...   National Post

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Huffington Post
   
Experts Recommend Standing For Two To Four Hours During Workday   
Huffington Post
(Reuters Health) - People who work desk-based jobs should aim to stand and do light activity for a total of four hours throughout the day, according to an international panel of experts. People should first work toward standing or doing light activity - like ...

Sedentary workers should go walkabout in the office   The Australian Financial Review
Spend at least two hours standing each day - expert   New Zealand Herald
Office Workers, On Your Feet!   Philly.com
Vancouver Sun   
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Stuff.co.nz
   
meditation can change your brain   
Stuff.co.nz
Forty minutes of meditation a day is all it took for the brains of those in the study to change. Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was one of the first scientists to take anecdotal claims about the benefits ...

Meditation affects the brain physically   Calgary Herald

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CBC.ca
   
Whistler tops BC health survey for physical wellness — and binge drinking   
CBC.ca
The mountain community of Whistler, B.C., is the least obese in the province, with the highest physical wellness score, but also double the national average of binge drinking, according to a new regional health survey. The My Health, My Community survey, ...

LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA IN WHISTLER and SQUAMISH; Binge drinking all along ...   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Health survey finds 'undesirably high proportion' of reported binge drinking in ...   Globalnews.ca
Whistler tops in binge drinking, according to BC health survey   Times Colonist
News1130   
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Vancouver Sun
   
BC may go private for more complex surgeries   
Vancouver Sun
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is considering expanding the types of surgeries it funds at private clinics, as critics demand it instead spend that money on opening unused operating rooms in public hospitals. The Health Ministry said in a policy paper that ...

Nursing Shortages to Come Despite BC's Solution to Surgery Wait Times   KelownaNow
Patient advocates pan province plans for contracting out surgeries   The Nelson Daily
Contracts to Private Clinics for Public Surgeries Risky, Expensive, Ineffective ...   Digital Journal
Times Colonist   
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Toronto Star
   
Winnipeg girl receives new liver in Toronto transplant surgery   
Toronto Star
A Winnipeg girl whose plea for a transplant donor drew national attention is now recovering at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children after receiving a new liver Monday. Family spokesperson Tina Lussier confirmed to the Star that the surgery went well and ...

Transplant surgery went well for Winnipeg girl   Winnipeg Sun
Allexis recovering after liver transplant surgery   The Carillon
Life-saving transplant   Castanet.net

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Huffington Post Canada
   
Canada Could Save Billions With Universal Drug Coverage: Study   
Huffington Post Canada
The lack of a national drug coverage plan is “a glaring gap in Canada's social architecture,” but fixing the problem could save Canadians billions, a new study argues. | Getty Images. Share 0 · Tweet · 0 · 0. Email 0. Comment 0. tumblr · stumble · reddit ...

Pharmacare an issue that can no longer be ignored   Hamilton Spectator
STAFFORD | Shouldn't The Government Take Care of This?   640 Toronto News
Pharmacare is 'the unfinished business of Medicare' and could save Canada up ...   National Post

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www.insidebelleville.com/
   
CARSTAR kicks off Shine Month in support of a cure for Cystic Fibrosis   
Collision Repair Magazine
Hamilton, Ontario -- June 2, 2015 -- This year CARSTAR Collision & Glass Centres across Canada are holding their second annual Shine Month for Cystic Fibrosis, which kicks off this week. This year CARSTAR is projected to hit the $2.5 million milestone, ...

Rain and cold fail to dampen Walk For Cystic Fibrosis   www.insidebelleville.com/
'Great Strides' for Cystic Fibrosis raises more than $12k   Lambton Shield
CF Great Strides Walk a Huge Success   BlackburnNews.com
The Daily News Journal   
Bay Today   
CBS Local   
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640 Toronto News
   
McArthur|Is Toronto banning hookahs for health-related reasons or is it an ...   
640 Toronto News
As Toronto inches towards banning everything, the use of hookahs in licensed businesses is next in line. The Board of Health voted earlier this week that City Council make the ban effective Oct 1st. Alex Saddiqi, who owns 70 Down – a Yorkville bar & lounge ...

Proposed Toronto hookah ban called a 'personal attack' on culture   MetroNews Canada
Board of Health rejects report on future of Gardiner Expressway   insideTORONTO.com
Toronto Board of Health urges hookah ban   Toronto Sun
Newstalk 1010   
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