Valerian will help you avoid sleepless nights
Source: Natural News
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-17 03:14:11 -0700 | health-news
The valerian plant, part of the valerianaceae family, is an indigenous species native to Europe and Asia but it has been naturalized in America thanks to its now well recognized tranquilizing, relaxing and sedative properties which are of great assistance...
Quebec tables euthanasia bill
Source: The Globe and Mail
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-12 20:48:55 -0700 | health-news
Story video The bill, which appears to have bipartisan support, attempts to detour around the federal Criminal Code prohibition against aiding a suicide by focusing exclusively on health care and the administration of justice, which are provincial responsibilities.
Quebec to table bill legalizing medically supervised euthanasia
Source: The Globe & Mail
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-12 11:39:12 -0700 | health-news
Watch Watch Watch The proposal was the centrepiece of a report entitled Dying with Dignity that was tabled in March, 2012. It was prepared by a non-partisan select committee that consulted widely on the issue. The opposition Liberal Party has...
Health, age, cost: At least Quebec's asking
Source: The Globe and Mail
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-12 03:14:31 -0700 | health-news
Video for The Globe and Mail Editorial cartoon That's the pertinent and brave question being asked by Parti Quebecois Health Minister Rejean Hebert, himself a physician. A variation of that question should be asked all across Canada. Mr. Hebert's...
Canadian research suggests drug options to mitigate symptoms of deadly Tay-Sachs
Source: Leader Post Online
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-07 07:36:32 -0700 | health-news
New research from McMaster University may offer some hope for the parents of children with fatal Tay-Sachs disease. The work points to drugs that may help mitigate the symptoms of the genetic condition, which kills sufferers while they are still...
Gyrostim and the Infrastructure of Quackery
Source: Science-Based Medicine
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-05 06:46:28 -0700 | health-news
Jun 05 2013 It's frustrating to read yet another story of the process of developing a potential new medical treatment derailed by the current infrastructure of quackery that we have in this and other countries. This is one of the...
Canadian province seeks to attract European investors
Source: NewKerala
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-04 22:08:10 -0700 | health-news
The Canadian province is focusing on agribusiness, infrastructure, information technology, especially mobile applications, and health care, Investissement Quebec European business development chief Hugo T. Lacroix told EFE. "Spain has companies with much value added, experience and potential...
Brain surgery is an option for patients with severe OCD, study suggests
Source: Fox News
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-06-04 05:48:42 -0700 | health-news
Published June 04, 2013 LiveScience A type of brain surgery appears to be a relatively effective treatment for people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) who have not responded to other treatments, a new study suggests. In the study, nearly...
Bulk drug buys could be bad for health, study says
Source: The Globe and Mail
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-05-09 08:35:07 -0700 | health-news
Months after Canadian provinces and territories agreed to buy six widely prescribed generic drugs in bulk with an eye toward saving $100-million, a new study warns that bulk purchasing of pharmaceuticals can result in poorer health outcomes. Researchers at the...
Babies deserve better than Canada's lamentable screening record
Source: The Globe & Mail
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-05-08 16:55:47 -0700 | health-news
EDT Canada is the only country in the western world where newborn screening is not a universal standard of care, says Maureen Adamson, president and CEO of Cystic Fibrosis Canada...In fact, we should be ashamed of the contempt we show...
Cancer drug avastin linked to 2 cases of flesh-eating disease: Health Canada
Source: Leader Post Online
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-05-02 09:36:56 -0700 | health-news
Health Canada is warning that the cancer drug Avastin has been linked in rare cases to necrotizing fasciitis, the so-called flesh eating disease. The agency says in Canada, two cases of necrotizing fasciitis have been seen in people using Avastin...
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Source: WebMD
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-05-01 15:46:26 -0700 | health-news
Men at high risk for heart disease might reduce their "bad" cholesterol by eating a heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, even if they don't lose weight, a small new study suggests. The study included 19 men, aged 24 to 62, with metabolic...
Work needed to improve end-of-life care, report suggests
Source: The Globe & Mail
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-04-30 15:16:58 -0700 | health-news
The Globe and Mail Last updated Tuesday, Apr. 30 2013, 5:52 PM EDT (Design Pics/Thinkstock) When it became clear that Mary Carroll had only a few days to live, she was transferred from a sprawling hospital to a nine-bed palliative-care...
What you should know about cinnamon and how it can help you
Source: Natural News
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2013-04-24 02:28:22 -0700 | health-news
Cinnamon, which is generally an appreciated spice for its good taste when added to certain foods, definitely seems to have much more going in its favor than simply pleasing your taste buds. It's a potent anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medicinal herb...
State inks pact with Quebec govt, looks at he...
Source: Indian Express
Quebec :: Canada | updated 2012-03-31 02:53:14 -0700 | political-news
State inks pact with Quebec govt, looks at healthcare tie-ups '+google_ads[i].line2 +' '+google_ads[i].line3 + ' After almost five years of discussion to build a bilateral relationship, the state health department on Monday entered into an official agreement with the privincial...
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