2015年9月9日 星期三

2015-09-10 Canada English Health


The Globe and Mail
   
Fewer nursing students are passing the new national licensing exam   
The Globe and Mail
Nursing educators are raising concerns over a new national licensing exam, saying the percentage of students passing the test is lower than under a previous regime and that some students have encountered questions that reflect the American – not ...

Low RN exam pass-rate concerns University of Calgary   MetroNews Canada
University of Calgary concerned with content of new Registered Nursing exam   Digital Journal

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News1130
   
Canadian Cancer Society shutting down some services   
News1130
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The Canadian Cancer Society will no longer be able to arrange for rides to treatment appointments for patients. The charity giving up on its volunteer driver program due to lack of funding, a decrease in ridership and an ...
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY: end of popular volunteer driver service that shuttled ...   Vancouver Sun (blog)
Cancer society ditches free rides for patients   Victoria News
American Cancer Society releases survivorship care guidelines for colorectal ...   Oncology Nurse Advisor

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Montreal Gazette
   
BC moves to recall Smirnoff Ice coolers after Canada-wide warning issued   
Montreal Gazette
VANCOUVER - Three types of Smirnoff Ice coolers have been recalled in British Columbia following a Canada-wide warning about possible glass contamination. Smirnoff's supplier Diageo Canada voluntarily recalled several of the alcoholic drinks last week ...

Smirnoff Ice vodka recalled by BC Liquor amid glass contamination risk   CBC.ca
Smirnoff recall widens   Castanet.net

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CTV News
   
Manitoba authorities warn about rising risk of fentanyl   
CTV News
Authorities in Manitoba have issued a warning about fentanyl and the deadly consequences of abusing the drug. On Wednesday, RCMP and Winnipeg police teamed up with the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority to get the message out. Their concern: fatal ...

Fentanyl a 'real and present danger' in Manitoba, police and health officials warn   CBC.ca
Fentanyl to blame for overdose death in Winnipeg   MetroNews Canada
WRHA Hopes To Give Users Free Medication To Counteract Fentanyl   CJOB
Winnipeg Sun   
Globalnews.ca   
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The Globe and Mail
   
To snip or not to snip? Circumcision advice gets an update   
The Globe and Mail
Put a bunch of parents of young children together and bring up the topic of circumcision and – well, let's just say the discussion is sure to get lively. “It's a very emotionally laden topic,” said Dr. Jeremy Friedman, associate pediatrician-in-chief ...
Canadian Paediatric Society re-affirms position against routine circumcision   CTV News
Benefits Of Circumcision: Canadian Paediatric Society Updates Position On ...   Huffington Post Canada
Canadian Children's Rights Group Questions New Circumcision Policy   Digital Journal

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Brantford Expositor
   
FASD: 'Totally preventable disability'   
Brantford Expositor
Craig Van Manen, a second-year English student at Laurier Brantford, samples a mocktail as he chats with Nicole Schween (left), Nancy Brown Brunton and Flora Ennis on Wednesday in Victoria Park at a display to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum ...

'I'm one of the lucky ones': Alberta woman with FASD   MetroNews Canada
Too many Sask. moms drink during pregnancy   Globalnews.ca
Area hospital hosts walk to raise awareness of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders   WQOW TV News 18
KEVN Black Hills Fox   
West - Welfare Society Territory   
Saskatoonhomepage.ca   
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Northern Californian
   
LSD, magic mushrooms and ecstasy could be used to treat mental health disorders   
Northern Californian
LSD, magic mushrooms and ecstasy are Psychedelic drugs and are usually not linked to medical treatment, but this might change. In a new article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, researchers have examined the therapeutic effects of ...

Talk about a trip to the doctor's office: Psychedelics increasingly used for ...   National Post
Could Psychedelic Drugs Be Used To Treat Anxiety And Addiction?   Immortal News
Psychedelic drugs as treatment for anxiety, addiction   CBS News
Food World News   
Clapway   
Sputnik International   
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CBC.ca
   
Gallant reversal on fee could benefit federal Liberals, prof says   
CBC.ca
A political science professor says the timing of the Gallant government's nursing-home fees reversal could be a political play during the federal election. The controversial policy would have hiked the rates seniors pay to stay in nursing homes. Before ...
NB government drops plan to consider savings in nursing home rates   CTV News
UPDATED: Brian Gallant cancels proposed nursing home fee changes   Globalnews.ca
New Brunswick government drops plan to consider savings in nursing home rates   Brandon Sun

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Niagarathisweek.com
   
Terry Fox store opens its doors in downtown Port Colborne   
Niagarathisweek.com
As the crew behind the Port Colborne Terry Fox Run gears up for the big... SMCommunity_LatestStories_Niagara SEE MORE · United Way prepares for campaign launch · Terry Fox Run just around the corner · Sendzik Invites Niagara Mayors to “Stomp out ...

A cause that connects   www.brantnews.com
35th anniversary Terry Fox run in Almonte, September 20   Millstone News
Marking 20th anniversary of Terry Fox Run in Dresden   Chatham Daily News
The Rocky Mountain Goat   
www.insideottawavalley.com/   
www.muskokaregion.com/   
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CNN International
   
Second death in widespread salmonella outbreak reported in Texas   
Reuters
A second person has died in a widespread salmonella outbreak linked to tainted cucumber imports that has made more than 300 people ill across 30 states, federal and Texas health officials said on Wednesday. The latest fatality, in late August, was a ...
Salmonella-tainted cucumbers kill 2 people and sicken 339 others, CDC says   Los Angeles Times
Salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers contained in AZ   azcentral.com
Cucumber recall expanded to several stores in B.C. and Alberta   The Province
Huffington Post   
West Central Tribune   
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