2015年8月7日 星期五

2015-08-08 Canada English Health


Montreal Gazette
   
5-year-old girl losing sight to rare condition will get to visit Rome   
Montreal Gazette
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The parents who created a "visual bucket list" for their 5-old-old daughter who's slowly going blind started by showing her wondrous sights close to their Ohio home. They never dreamed she'd get to see Rome someday. Elizabeth "Lizzy" ...


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BBC News
   
Anti-thalidomide hero Frances Oldham Kelsey dies at 101   
BBC News
Frances Oldham Kelsey, the Canadian doctor who played a central role in preventing the drug thalidomide being distributed in the US, has died at 101. She refused to approve it while working for the US drug agency in the 1960s. It was later found that ...

Frances Oldham Kelsey, FDA Stickler Who Saved US Babies From Thalidomide, Dies ...   New York Times
Catch up: A 101-year-old Canadian heroine dies and other stories you may have ...   The Globe and Mail
Frances Kelsey, Canadian doctor who opposed thalidomide, dies at 101   Vancouver Sun
The Seattle Times   
CBC.ca   
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AsiaOne
   
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness   
AsiaOne
Thousands of West Africans who were infected with the Ebola virus but survived it are suffering chronic conditions such as serious joint pain and eye inflammation that can lead to blindness, global health experts said on Friday. Ebola survivors who ...
Ebola Survivors Face Lingering Pain, Fatigue and Depression   New York Times
Ebola survivors face joint, eye complications   CBC.ca
Ebola survivors face lingering health complications   USA TODAY
Voice of America   
Youth Health Magzine   
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CHEK
   
Harrowing tale of nurse violence in BC   
CHEK
Nurses are on the front lines of our health care system and they're also on the front lines of a dangerous new battlefield. “I've to deal with issues that in no other job I've ever had, have I had to put up with death threats, name calling, people ...
Province, nurses' union combating violence against health care staff   CTV News
New measures to boost nurse safety   The Tri-City News
BC Health Minister announces $2-million to keep nurses safer   CBC.ca
Vancouver Sun   
Xbox360Asylum.ca   
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NewsBusters (blog)
   
New York Times Puts Feminist Air Conditioning Conspiracy Theory on Page One   
NewsBusters (blog)
Oh here we go again. Not long ago, the snarky radical feminists at Jezebel posed a question on their site asking, "Is Office Air Conditioning a Sexist Conspiracy?" As Tim Graham noted in an earlier blog, Jezebel would have you believe that yes, it's ...

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Toronto Star
   
Single mother still on the hook for thousands in air bill   
Toronto Star
Critics say it's “shameful” that the Alberta and Ontario governments are not stepping up to help a single mother who was saddled with an air ambulance bill of up to $30,000. “This is an awful story about someone falling through a gap that should not ...
Strangers donate to Alberta mom facing $30000 bill after premature birth in ...   CTV News
Premature birth leaves mother with $30000 bill for air ambulance   Hamilton Spectator
Alberta mom left with $30000 air ambulance bill after premature birth   Yahoo News Canada (blog)

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Vancouver Sun
   
Health officials warn of rise in whooping cough in Okanagan   
Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver residents travelling to the Okanagan may want to ensure their kids' immunization shots are up to date, as health officials warn of a rise of whooping cough in that region. Officials with Interior Health Authority say there have been 58 ...
Pertussis still a threat to babies   Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Whooping cough numbers on the rise in the Central Okanagan   Kelowna Capital News
Whooping cough increases province-wide   The Free Press
CBC.ca   
Live 5 News   
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CTV News
   
Health Canada recalls brand of adult and children's vitamin due to too much ...   
CTV News
Health Canada has issued a recall for both children's and adult vitamins from Church & Dwight Canada Corp. as they contain excessive vitamin D levels. L'il Critters Vitamin D3 and Vitafusion Calcium Adult Gummy Vitamins are being recalled after the ...

High Vitamin D doses ineffective for bones after menopause   AmeriPublications
High vitamin D doses might not strengthen bones after menopause   The Globe and Mail
Gummy supplements recalled, could lead to vitamin D 'intoxication' in kids   Globalnews.ca
TheHealthSite   
Virtual Press Office (press release)   
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Saskatoon StarPhoenix
   
Face-to-face AA meetings trump online sobriety support groups - for now: study   
Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Face-to-face meetings are more effective than online groups for those trying to curb alcohol abuse, according to a new survey. TORONTO - Face-to-face meetings are more effective than online groups for those trying to curb alcohol abuse, but use of ...

Social media groups ineffective against substance abuse: Study   Times of India
AA meetings trump online sobriety support: study   Globalnews.ca
Facebook support groups inferior to face-to-face AA meetings: study   AmeriPublications

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CTV News
   
Rally aims to raise awareness about issues in Manitoba's home-care sector   
CTV News
Home-care workers and members of the Manitoba Government and General Employees Union rallied outside the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's head off Thursday, to raise awareness about what they say is a growing crisis in the province's home-care ...

MGEU rally to raise awareness of issues home care workers face   CBC.ca
“Put the 'care' back in home care”: Rally   Globalnews.ca
Manitoba health care workers want better working conditions   Winnipeg Sun
CJOB   
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