2015年8月20日 星期四

2015-08-21 Canada English Health


The Globe and Mail
   
'Staggering' number of chronic opioid patients dying, according to new study   
The Globe and Mail
More than one in 10 people prescribed an opioid painkiller will remain on the drug for months and a significant number will die from an overdose, new Canadian research reveals. One in 350 men and one in 850 women taking opioids chronically, or for ...
A study suggests men taking opioids for chronic pain are twice as likely as ...   The Province
Prescription to die for: Study finds 'exceptional' death rates among opioid ...   Globalnews.ca
Men more likely to die from high-dose opioid use for chronic pain, study finds   Hamilton Spectator
Sarnia Observer   
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
   
Study challenges status quo in breast cancer treatment   
The San Diego Union-Tribune
A new study of more than 100,000 women suggests that many unnecessarily undergo surgery for “Stage Zero” breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ. While the findings reinforce a growing notion that current treatments for this condition are overly ...

Study raises doubts about early-stage breast cancer treatments   Washington Post
'Stage 0' breast cancer over-treated, suggests new Canadian study   Calgary Herald
Early-stage breast condition may not require cancer cure   Times of India
The Guardian   
KSLA-TV   
Daily Mail   
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Vancouver Sun
   
Don Cayo: Report reveals the real cost of health care in Canada — and it's a ...   
Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — Most aspects of health care in Canada may be free to patients at the point of delivery, but only a naïf would believe they are truly free. Indeed, the ever-higher cost of health care is underlined by the chronic chorus of concern whenever ...

'It's not free': Canadian health care insurance almost doubles in cost during ...   National Post
Average family pays $12Gs/year for public health insurance: Fraser Institute   Toronto Sun
True cost of health care to average family is $11K per year: report   CTV News
Techie News   
Globalnews.ca   
Vancity Buzz   
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CBC.ca
   
Dementia stabilized in Europe, studies suggest   
CBC.ca
Dementia cases seem to be stabilizing in some Western European countries despite population aging, according to researchers who caution against shifting away from prevention. In a policy paper published in Thursday's issue of The Lancet Neurology, ...

Dementia Levels 'Same As 20 Years Ago'   Sky News
Dementia levels 'are stabilising'   BBC News
Dementia may be stabilising in some countries: Study   AsiaOne
Irish Times   
Irish Examiner   
The Guardian   
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Newsweek
   
Jimmy Carter to undergo latest immune treatment for brain cancer   
Washington Post
Jimmy Carter spoke plainly when he said Thursday that doctors had found “four spots of melanoma” on his brain. The 90-year-old former president was relaxed and matter-of-fact as he talked about the uncertainty he faces. “I'm perfectly at ease with ...
New Methods for Cancer May Benefit Jimmy Carter's Fight   New York Times
Former President Jimmy Carter says cancer has spread to his brain   The Age
Cancer has spread to my brain, says Carter   Irish Independent
Newsweek   
Daily News & Analysis   
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
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CTV News
   
Court battle over medical marijuana dispensary gets underway   
CTV News
A legal battle is underway over a medical marijuana dispensary raided by Winnipeg police. Glenn Price made his first court appearance Thursday, fighting charges of drug trafficking and possession and a small crowd was on hand to show its support.
Marijuana dispensary owner, Glenn Price, appears in Winnipeg court   CBC.ca
Pot store cost 'everything,' owner says at first court appearance   Winnipeg Sun
Cannabis Activists Rally To Support One Of Their Own   CJOB
Globalnews.ca   
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CBC.ca
   
As new Shriners Hospital gets set to open, young patient expresses his gratitude   
Montreal Gazette
As he pushed himself in his wheelchair on the fourth floor of the new Shriners Hospital for Children, seven-year-old Kaleb-Wolf De Melo Torres couldn't be any happier. He marvelled at all the shiny new toys in a spacious playroom, stopping to examine a ...

New Montreal Shriners Hospital for Children inaugurated   CBC.ca
New Shriners Hospital officially inaugurated   CJAD
New hospital for Shriners   Westmount Examiner
Globalnews.ca   
Virtual-Strategy Magazine   
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Hindustan Times
   
I can't get no satisfaction: Female Viagra myths busted   
Hindustan Times
Men are happy with the female 'Viagra' for gone are the days of the 'fake headaches' and recurring periods. Women are happy that there's an alternative to oyrsters and champagne. (Shutterstock Photo) ...

Canada's Valeant to buy 'female Viagra' maker Sprout Pharma   Toronto Sun
'Female Viagra' Poses Challenges for Buyer Valeant   New York Times
Valeant and NetApp Are Big Market Movers   ABC News

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Edmonton Journal
   
Preventable deaths in Maskwacis consistent with Statistics Canada findings ...   
Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON - A Maskwacis health official says Statistics Canada finding that there are a disproportionately high number of avoidable deaths among First Nations reflects a long struggle in his community. Statistics Canada published a study Wednesday that ...

Study reveals trend of early and preventable death among First Nations   The Globe and Mail
First Nations adults more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes   CBC.ca
High rate rooted in education disparity   Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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CBC.ca
   
Edmonton Institution inmates hospitalized after drug overdoses   
CBC.ca
Several inmates at Edmonton's maximum security prison were sent to hospital Wednesday with drug overdoses. Acting deputy warden Mark Otto said "a number of overdoses" were discovered during regular security checks in one unit at the Edmonton ...

Edmonton Institution in lockdown after possible fentanyl overdoses   iNews880.com
Edmonton Max Prisoners Overdose, Possibly On Fentanyl   Huffington Post Canada

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