Tommy Chong Says He's 'Cancer-Free'
Source: Hollywood Reporter Film
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2013-05-10 20:39:02 -0700 | health-news
Jason Merritt/Getty Images Tommy Chong, left, and Cheech Marin The Cheech and Chong comedian credits his Canadian doctor and marijuana use with beating the disease. Tommy Chong has beaten prostate cancer, the comedian announced in a post on CelebStoner earlier...
B.C. families call for better health care for kids in crisis
Source: Vancouver Sun
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2013-04-02 21:00:25 -0700 | health-news
A group of British Columbia parents is calling on the provincial government to provide better emergency care for children in crisis. One of those who met with Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid at the provincial legislature was Carol Todd, Amanda Todd's...
Discovery of arsenic shuts down campground, marina near Ucluelet
Source: Vancouver Sun
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2013-03-21 21:51:32 -0700 | health-news
The British Columbia government has shut down a marina and campground near Ucluelet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, after the discovery of high levels of arsenic, selenium and cobalt. Health officials say they are most concerned about arsenic...
B.C.'s air ambulances not doing enough to improve service: auditor general
Source: Vancouver Sun
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2013-03-21 18:55:44 -0700 | health-news
British Columbia's air ambulance provider seems to have its head in the clouds when it comes to tracking its own performance and looking for ways to improve, findings the auditor general warns could be putting patients at risk. John Doyle's...
Canada: Provincial premiers and territorial leaders meet to discuss future of health care
Posted by: northsunm32
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2012-11-02 14:02:17 -0700 | health-news
At a meeting in Victoria B.C. Canada's premiers and territorial leaders are trying to hammer out a common policy on health care. The Conservative federal government has announced that it will guarantee health-care funding increases right up to the 2016,2017...
12-year old boy delivers his baby brother
Posted by: prabirghose
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2012-07-27 18:39:49 -0700 | health-news
It was an unthinkable situation that a 12-year old boy turned out to be a midwife to his own mother and helped her delver the baby at home at 2 am. Gaelan Edwards of Victoria in B. C. has performed...
Victoria bars under-18s from tanning salons
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Vancouver :: Canada | updated 2011-03-13 19:47:11 -0700 | sports-news
PT Victoria and other adjoining Vancouver Island municipalities have banned tanning salon use by anyone under 18 years of age. (CBC) The City of Victoria and surrounding municipalities have become the first jurisdictions in Canada to bar people under the...
Tanning bed banned in Canada ?
Posted by: Tony Penner
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2012-01-10 20:13:13 -0800 | health-news
Victoria, British Columbia & its neighbouring municipalities, may become the first in Canada to ban teenagers from using indoor salon tanning beds. Victoria & 12 adjoining communities in the Capital Regional District & surrounding communities on southern Vancouver Island -...
NEW FREE Download On Solving Problems In Marriage From Book
Posted by: Daniel Keeran, MSW
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2011-07-19 20:23:10 -0700 | health-news
This new practical article "Common Issues in Marriage Counseling" is available as a free download at www.thecounsellors.com describing issues frequently presented in marriage counseling and best approaches to solving these common problems. To download the free article now, copy and...
New Grief Counseling Theory and Skills Course Online
Posted by: Daniel Keeran, MSW
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2011-07-19 20:50:57 -0700 | health-news
The College of Professional Counseling and Therapy is pleased to announce the offering of the Grief Counseling Theory and Skills Course online. All assignments are completed and submitted by email, and the course text is included in tuition. The course...
Baby- Boomers to Be the Next Target of Discrimination
Posted by: anonymous
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2013-03-24 06:25:04 -0700 | health-news
Opinion This morning I heard yet another propaganda piece on the TV news. The talking heads were reporting that the baby-boomers(those people born shortly after WW2) would be responsible for the collapse of our health care system. They referred to...
Registration Now Accepted for Fall Enrollment in the Counseling Skills Course
Posted by: Daniel Keeran, MSW
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2011-07-19 22:19:39 -0700 | health-news
At the College of Mental Health Counseling http://www.ctihalifax.com Pre-Registration is now accepted for Fall enrollment in the online Counseling Skills Course. Graduates can get support for finding employment or starting a successful counseling practice in your city or community. The...
Toes - An Original Story
Posted by: Jacklin Henneberry
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2011-03-19 12:29:11 -0700 | health-news
I hate hospitals. I hate the depressing, dark rooms, the revolting food, and the people who gawk at you with wide, round eyes whenever they walk past. I wanted to go home, and just do whatever my heart desired. I...
New Free Counseling Skills Book Download
Posted by: Daniel Keeran, MSW
Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2011-07-19 22:26:39 -0700 | health-news
The College of Mental Health Counseling at http://www.collegemhc.com offers a free download of the new book Loss and Grief Counseling Skills adapted from their primary training manual Effective Counseling Skills: the practical wording of therpaeutic statements and processes available on...
Women go nude for a cause
Posted by: prabirghose
Victoria :: Canada | updated 2012-07-27 21:40:15 -0700 | health-news
There are 12 women from different strata of society – they have all got themselves to be photographed in the nude. These photos make up the 12 pages of a yet-to-be-released calendar. Tentatively priced at $20 each, the 1250 pieces...
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