2015年7月19日 星期日

2015-07-20 Canada English Health


CTV News
   
New form of invasive flesh-eating bacteria strain found   
CTV News
Researchers in Britain have stumbled upon a new variant of a strain of strep bacteria that is already contributing to a rise in dangerous illnesses in both Canada and elsewhere. They say this new form of a strain of Group A Streptococcus (GAS), called ...

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Vancouver Sun
   
Province kicks off AIDS conference with funding announcement   
Vancouver Sun
The B.C. government said it will put $2 million toward the Hope to Health Research Centre as a three-day international conference on the latest in HIV-related research opened Sunday in Vancouver. The fresh investment will allow the new HIV/AIDS ...
Musician Ryan Lewis joins HIV-AIDS conference to speak about charity   Westerly News
HIV-AIDS experts call for political action   BlackburnNews.com
Province gives $2-million to St. Paul's Hospital   CKNW News Talk 980
South China Morning Post (subscription)   
CNNMoney   
RTT News   
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Toronto Star
   
Heat will be factor for fans, athletes at Pan Am Games on Sunday   
Toronto Star
It's going to be a hot one for Pan Am Games spectators, with temperatures Sunday expected to top 30C with a humidex reading that could make it feel like 40C. So how to keep cool? Here are some tips from Dr. Julia Alleyne, TO2015's chief medical officer:.
Pan Am Games athletes told to be careful as Toronto issues heat alert   CBC.ca
Athletes at Pan Am Games told to watch for signs of heat-related illness   TheChronicleHerald.ca

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MetroNews Canada
   
Canada's medicare aging badly: panel   
MetroNews Canada
OTTAWA – Canada's medicare system is aging badly, a federal panel said Friday. The Advisory Panel on Health Care Innovation has released a new report saying there is “no doubt” a major renovation of the medicare system is overdue. The panel was ...

Statement from the Canadian Nurses Association regarding Unleashing ...   Canada NewsWire (press release)

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Edmonton Journal
   
Alzheimer's researchers intrigued by U of A study of possible saliva test   
Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - A new University of Alberta research study suggests testing saliva could predict the development of Alzheimer's disease. It's too early to say and more research is required, said lead author Shraddha Sapkota, but initial findings are promising.
Early-Stage Study Finds Possible Link Between Biomarkers in Saliva and ...   KMBZ
Could a Saliva Test Help Spot Alzheimer's?   U.S. News & World Report
Saliva Test May Distinguish Between Different Forms of Cognitive Decline   Psychiatry Advisor
Newsmax   
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Huffington Post
   
Why I'm Not Joining The Semicolon Movement Yet   
Huffington Post
If you haven't heard of the Semicolon Movement, you can read more about it here and here. In my own words, here's the gist. When writing, a semicolon is used when a writer could have ended the sentence, but chose to pause, and continue on. The Project ...
Winnipeg Mom Raises Mental Health Awareness Through Tattoos   CJOB
Project Semicolon asks Winnipeggers affected by depression to get inked   CBC.ca
Wyoming family members tattoo semicolon on their bodies in tribute to son who ...   The Missoulian
KVOA Tucson News   
Sentinel-Standard   
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durhamregion.com
   
Residents urged to try and chill out as Durham under heat warning this weekend   
durhamregion.com
DURHAM -- Environment Canada has issued a heat wanring and Durham Region health department is advising people to keep cool. Two summers ago, Sarah Van Hezewijk, left, and her sister, Emma, kept cool at the Bonner Boys splash pad in Uxbridge.
Take precautions to avoid extreme heat this weekend   Waterloo Record
CK Public Health Unit reminds people to watch for symptoms of heat illness   Chatham This Week

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Ottawa Citizen
   
Families hit by rare early Alzheimer's push for better treatment as ...   
Ottawa Citizen
WASHINGTON - Alzheimer's has ravaged generations of Dean DeMoe's family — his grandmother, father, siblings — all in their 40s and 50s. DeMoe himself inherited the culprit gene mutation and at 53, the North Dakota man volunteers for a drug study he ...


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CTV News
   
21 drownings so far this year in Quebec as Drowning Prevention Week launches   
CTV News
There have already been 21 drownings so far this year in Quebec and experts say most, if not all, could have been prevented with proper safety procedures. That's the warning of Raynald Hawkins, director general of the Quebec Lifesaving Society, at the ...
More than 20 Quebec drownings already this year: Lifesaving Society   CJAD

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CBC.ca
   
Aberdeen hospital closing mental health unit   
CBC.ca
The Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow will soon be closing the doors on an eight-bed mental health unit. The short stay inpatient unit treats patients dealing with a short-term mental health crisis. Leo Glavine rejects call for mental health system inquiry.
Mental health unit closing at Aberdeen Hospital   NG News

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