2015年8月13日 星期四

2015-08-14 Canada English Health


CTV News
   
With Ebola cases petering out, will trial of the drug ZMapp run out of time?   
CTV News
TORONTO -- Moments after the first person treated with ZMapp started receiving the experimental Ebola drug he could feel effects which suggested it was working. Dr. Kent Brantly's soaring temperature abated within 15 minutes. Ninety minutes after the ...


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The Globe and Mail
   
Taxpayers bore cost of inefficient health data system that needs review: audit   
The Globe and Mail
British Columbia's auditor general says the province's $115-million public health data system is “riddled with deficiencies” and the technology may already be outdated. Carol Bellringer says the system, called Panorama, has been defective from the ...
Public health IT system defective, way over budget, says BC AG   CBC.ca
BC's auditor general says technology used by public health system inefficient   Vancouver Sun
Audit finds BC's public health data system is over budget, overdue   News1130

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MetroNews Canada
   
Poll: Do you eat fatty foods, or avoid them like the plague?   
MetroNews Canada
It's been the conventional wisdom for nearly half a century: Fat is fatal, especially saturated and trans fats. But it turns out only the latter is a true villain. Researchers at McMaster University analyzed dozens of past studies and found no reliable ...
Greater health risks linked to trans fats, not saturated fats   The Globe and Mail
Saturated Fats In Butter Is Fine, But Margarine Can Be Deadly: Study   Huffington Post Canada
Saturated Fats: What to Know Now   WebMD
Irish Independent   
Vancouver Sun   
Telegraph.co.uk   
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CBC.ca
   
Health minister cancels $3B contract, will not expand private services in Alberta   
CBC.ca
Health Minister Sarah Hoffman announced today that her government will not go ahead with a proposed plan to expand private laboratory services and build a 'mega-lab' in Edmonton. "We're not moving forward with any project," Hoffman said. She has ...

Health Minister puts a stop to $3B medical lab services deal, orders review   CTV News
Sonic loses Canada contract   The Australian
Alberta health minister cancels contract with private lab company from Australia   Brandon Sun
Edmonton Journal   
Sydney Morning Herald   
Motley Fool Australia   
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Owen Sound Sun Times
   
Concussion study needs bigger team   
Owen Sound Sun Times
Doctors Greg Dekaban, Arthur Brown and Peter Fowler watch as Eric Lindros pulls on a Western hockey jersey at the announcement that the NHLPA is giving a seed donation of $500,000 to study concussions and brain injury at the See The Line conference ...

NHLPA donates $500000 for concussion research at Western   The Gazette
Western concussion research gets boost from NHLPA   CTV News
Ontario concussion research centre scores $500K donation from NHLPA   National Post
Exchange Morning Post (press release)   
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CTV News
   
Canada's health agencies 'deeply concerned' about illicit fentanyl use   
CTV News
Following a sudden spike in fentanyl-related deaths, the heads of Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have released a statement to say they are “deeply concerned” about the illicit use of the painkiller and the rise in overdoses.
Pharmacists look at how to get fentanyl off the streets   CBC.ca
National News: Joint Statement on Fentanyl - Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada ...   NorthumberlandView.ca (press release) (registration) (blog)
Joint Statement on Fentanyl - Dr. Supriya Sharma, Health Canada Chief Medical ...   Virtual Press Office (press release)
The Castlegar Source   
24 Hours Vancouver   
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CTV News
   
Science takes on sexy: If in doubt, just be yourself   
CTV News
In a quest to determine just why certain people exude more sex appeal than others, a new study suggests it's a question of overall appearance rather than one great feature such as sultry lips or soft skin. "Most previous work on attractiveness focused ...
Our Visual System Is A 'Sensitive Lie Detector'   Science 2.0
Beauty lies in whole appearance, not isolated body parts, says study   Free Press Journal
Stepping up the sexy: Research reveals our visual system is a 'sensitive lie ...   EurekAlert (press release)

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RT
   
Report debunks marijuana harm claims at core of Canadian PM's drug policy   
RT
A Toronto-based research group published report that debunks claims of health and social harm of marijuana that hits the core of the drug policies advocated by Prime Minister Stephen Harper amid the ongoing election campaign. Harper, the leader of ...

Tories' false claims about pot laws put youth at risk: drug policy centre   The Globe and Mail
We Must Separate Fact From Fiction in the Cannabis Debate   Huffington Post Canada
Many Anti-Pot Arguments Are Based On Weak Science, Say Researchers   Huffington Post
Daily Caller   
Microfinance Monitor   
NorthumberlandView.ca (press release) (registration) (blog)   
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The Globe and Mail
   
Growers say BC oysters are 'safe to eat raw' despite Vancouver-wide ban   
The Globe and Mail
A Vancouver-wide ban on serving raw oysters harvested in British Columbia due to an outbreak of food poisoning is threatening the industry in a province that produces more of the shellfish than anywhere else in the country, even as the local health ...
Schucks, local raw oysters are off the menu   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Aw Shucks: BC health officials warning not to eat raw oysters   Digital Journal
Raw oysters lead to 31 cases of sickness: health authority   CBC.ca
CTV News   
Food Safety News   
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The Sun (subscription)
   
World's oldest twin brothers say wine is key to a long life   
The Sun (subscription)
THE world's oldest twin brothers have revealed the secret to their long lives – a daily glass of red wine. Belgians Pieter and Paulus Langerock, 102, swear by their alcohol ritual, alongside two other key components to longevity – companionship and ...

World's oldest twins' key to long life: Good wine, no women   Times of India
Wine every day for world's oldest twin brothers   The Star Online
World's oldest twins reveal secrets of living to 102   Telegraph.co.uk
Metro   
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