Page 6 - Canada Health News, Events and Opinion on Allvoices
Front Page

Canada Health News

 
Source: Vancouver Sun

Vancouver :: Canada | updated 2013-05-08 11:05:15 -0700 | health-news

NDP leader Adrian Dix is concerned about the influence big pharmaceutical companies have had on the independent testing of prescription drugs in B.C. That is one reason why, he said, an NDP government would reinstate the University of B.C.-based Therapeutics...
Credibility Views: 0 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Star Phoenix

Saskatoon :: Canada | updated 2013-05-08 08:56:54 -0700 | health-news

Several Saskatchewan government ministries are teaming up to address the complex and often connected issues of mental health and addictions. Health Minister Dustin Duncan announced Tuesday that the ministries of health, social services, education, corrections and policing and justice will...
Credibility Views: 6 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: The Motley Fool

Saint Paul :: Canada | updated 2013-05-08 07:07:57 -0700 | health-news

In 2013, more than 4.5 million Americans will require a blood transfusion, making year-round blood donation a critical way to give back to your community. The Nexcare give Program encourages people nationwide to roll up a sleeve anytime of the...
Credibility Views: 1 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: The Motley Fool

Saint Paul :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 09:19:06 -0700 | health-news

Jude Medical Announces CE Mark Approval of Next-Generation Ellipse and SJM Assura High Voltage Devices Next-generation implantable defibrillators feature additional safety features to elevate the standard of care ST...STJ     ) , a global medical device company, today announced...
Credibility Views: 0 |  News Stories: 1 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: United Press International

Vancouver :: Canada | updated 2013-05-07 23:27:01 -0700 | health-news

Girls who received two doses of human papillomavirus vaccine had immune responses not worse than those who had three doses, Canadian researchers say...Dobson of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, and colleagues conducted a study to determine whether average antibody...
Credibility Views: 1 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: The Globe and Mail

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 05:00:54 -0700 | health-news

EDT (Thinkstock) An Ontario pharmacy assistant who discovered that chemotherapy drugs administered to more than 1,200 cancer patients in Ontario and New Brunswick were diluted says he doesn't consider himself a hero. It's just part of the process, it's part...
Credibility Views: 1 |  News Stories: 1 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Vancouver Sun

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-07 09:53:28 -0700 | health-news

Patients and radiologists at Vancouver General Hospital are the first in North America to test an ozone/oxygen injection treatment to alleviate the pain from herniated discs in the lower back, a condition affecting at least five per cent of adults....
Credibility Views: 1 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Canadian Free Press

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-07 09:53:23 -0700 | health-news

Older people who get sick a lot drain the system of resources, and when everyone is herded into a system, those who don't avail themselves of the benefits are absolutely essential. If they actually figure out it's not in their...
Credibility Views: 2 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Posted by: MichaelTsoukas

Montreal :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 01:17:55 -0700 | health-news

Michael Tsoukas has always looked for opportunities to be of help to people who are in need. When trying to choose a career path, Michael Tsoukas took his love of human physiology into account, and combined it with helping people,...
Credibility | Reach Views: 4 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Pharmaceutical Industry News

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-07 03:32:25 -0700 | health-news

The program is focused on small molecules that prevent a receptor called CSF-1R or cFMS in the body that plays a major role in the immune response to cancer. As per the license agreement, Redx follows a research, development and...
Credibility Views: 1 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: The Globe & Mail

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-06 20:39:26 -0700 | health-news

EDT Executives of a private outfit that co-ordinates bulk sales of drugs to hospitals has laid the blame for diluted chemotherapy treatments reaching 1,200 cancer patients squarely on the company that made and supplied the intravenous solution. Testifying before a...
Credibility Views: 0 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Leader Post Online

Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-05-06 14:16:53 -0700 | health-news

Figuring out the proper dose of liquid fever medication for a young child can be trying for parents when doctors prescribe in milligrams and the bottle comes in millilitres. But a Toronto pediatrician and two self-described computer techies hope to...
Credibility Views: 0 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 05:16:01 -0700 | health-news

Two Edmonton hospitals will be the first in the province to provide so-called "angel cradles," where unwanted newborns can be safely and anonymously dropped off. Officials hope the drop-off points at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital and the Misericoridia Community...
Credibility Views: 7 |  News Stories: 1 | Blog Posts: 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Canadian Free Press

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-06 09:29:44 -0700 | health-news

Liberals discover three new' facts about the Tea Party If you're a liberal, nothing becomes real until someone tells you what to think about it.  Usually, this is the Democrat leadership, citing a big, expensive study.  Once someone has spent...
Credibility Views: 0 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 
Source: Leader Post Online

Regina :: Canada | updated 2013-05-06 08:07:06 -0700 | health-news

A new study suggests getting a flu shot doesn't exacerbate inflammatory bowel disease in children and teens and may even protect them from flare-ups. Children who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease are encouraged to get flu shots every year, because...
Credibility Views: 0 |  News Stories: 0 | Blog Posts: 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Subscribe to the Daily Voice email newsletter for the latest news

Tap_logo_300
 
 

Build Your Allvoices Brand. Gain Influence. Make Money.

Join the Build Your Allvoices Brand Incentive Program

Canada on Twitter

The latest Tweets about Canada



Use of this site is governed by our Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

© Allvoices, Inc 2008-2013. All rights reserved.