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• Health official apologizes to dead man's kin - The Province

  Health official apologizes to dead man's kin The Province - 6 hours ago KELOWNA -- The Interior Health Authority has accepted the blame and vowed to change its policies after a Kelowna man's family wasn't notified he'd died until five days after his death. Hospital error blamed in 5-day delay in patient death notification AOL Canada Interior Health promises better communication BCLocalNews CKFR all 6 news articles




• Support never grows old for Terry Fox effort - Jasper Booster

  Prince Albert Daily Herald

  Support never grows old for Terry Fox effort Jasper Booster - 18 hours ago Terry Fox Foundation supporters are encouraged to get creative when it comes to boosting the Canadian icon?s legacy next month. Rhonda Risebrough, the foundation?s provincial director for Alberta, North West Territories and Nunavut, was in Jasper ... His legacy lives on Daily Gleaner Terry Fox Run seeks volunteers Prince Albert Daily Herald Moose Jaw Times-Herald all 4 news articles




• Keeping children active improves academic performance - Lake Country Calendar

  Keeping children active improves academic performance Lake Country Calendar - 20 hours ago (NC)-With the end of summer looming, parents may consider decreasing the number of activities their child participates in to ensure their child can focus on academics. Parents give more reliable assessment of children's activity than ... CBC.ca Parents hold key to language development Kingston This Week all 4 news articles




• 10 more cancer patients' results sent for retesting, Eastern ... - CBC.ca

  10 more cancer patients' results sent for retesting, Eastern ... CBC.ca - 19 Aug 2008 Eastern Health, the largest health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador, announced Tuesday that it has discovered 10 additional breast cancer patients whose hormone receptor tests were sent for retesting, and that three of those patients had their ... NL health corp. admits more patients got incorrect cancer tests Canada.com NL health authority revises number of patients retested for breast ... The Canadian Press all 7 news articles




• Research hospitals awarded millions - Globe and Mail

  Research hospitals awarded millions Globe and Mail - 6 hours ago TORONTO -- The Canada Foundation for Innovation doled out millions of dollars yesterday to some of the top research-intensive hospitals in Toronto and Montreal that officials say will help bolster the country's ability to retain and recruit talent. Side-effects feared over hospital grant The Gazette (Montreal) MUHC gets millions for research facilities CJAD McGill University Health Center all 7 news articles  Langue : Français




• Dix seeks diabetes funding - 24 Hours Vancouver

  Dix seeks diabetes funding 24 Hours Vancouver - 4 hours ago By BEN NGAI, 24 HOURS NDP health critic Adrian Dix is calling for the province to foot the bill for medical equipment for British Columbians with Type 1 diabetes. Mother calls on province to fund insulin pumps Globe and Mail Help all young Type 1 diabetics, pleads mom The Province all 5 news articles




• Blue-Green Algae - Saskatoonhomepage.ca

  Blue-Green Algae Saskatoonhomepage.ca - 18 Aug 2008 With the recent warm temperatures, the health ministry advises to watch out for blue-green algae. The algae thrives in hot weather and on calm areas of lakes and resevoirs. Gov't warns residents to avoid algae-infested water Star Phoenix Blue-green algae warning issued in Sask Grainews Leader Post all 8 news articles




• New Reasons to Avoid Mixing Juice and Medicine - New York Times

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  New Reasons to Avoid Mixing Juice and Medicine New York Times - 20 Aug 2008 Patients often are warned against taking certain pills with grapefruit juice, which can turn normal doses of a drug into a toxic overdose. Fruit juice 'could affect drugs' BBC News Juices may wash out drug effects London Free Press Times of India - CBC.ca - The Canadian Press - CTV.ca all 303 news articles  Langue : Français




• Partnership to improve health care - Regina Leader-Post

  Partnership to improve health care Regina Leader-Post - 20 Aug 2008 FORT QU'APPELLE -- Tuesday's signing of a tripartite memorandum of understanding on First Nations health and well-being is the first step towards improving the delivery of health services, says Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) ... New agreement intended to improve aboriginal health care in ... The Canadian Press Federal, provincial governments sign health care deal with FSIN Canada.com Market Wire (press release) - Canada.com all 19 news articles




• Teens say they have less sex - Toronto Sun

  Canada.com

  Teens say they have less sex Toronto Sun - 6 hours ago By LAUREN LA ROSE, THE CANADIAN PRESS Fewer Canadian teens are reporting having sexual intercourse, and the decline appears to be greater among young women than young men, a new study says. Teenagers' sex habits changing: StatsCan Calgary Herald More teen girls saying no to sex The Gazette (Montreal) The Canadian Press - Times and Transcript - CTV.ca - CBC.ca all 90 news articles




• Town to pursue nuisance charge against Ethanol - Alliston Herald

  Town to pursue nuisance charge against Ethanol Alliston Herald - 17 hours ago Collingwood council wants compliance from Collingwood Ethanol, even if they have to go through the court system to get it. On Tuesday, Mayor Chris Carrier announced that council has decided to pursue a public nuisance charge against Collingwood Ethanol ... Mayor off the mark on ethanol: reader Blue Mountains Courier-Herald Collingwood officials and MOE demand remedy for stench Orillia Packet & Times Collingwood Wasaga Beach - Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin - Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre all 10 news articles




• Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ - WebMD

  Sydney Morning Herald

  Christina Applegate's Mastectomy: FAQ WebMD - 17 hours ago By Miranda Hitti Aug. 20, 2008 -- Actress Christina Applegate recently had both breasts removed in an effort to prevent her breast cancer from returning and said that she will get breast reconstruction. Health Buzz: Applegate's Breast Reconstruction Surgery and Other ... U.S. News & World Report Christina Applegate cancer free after double mastectomy Reuters New York Times - The Associated Press - China Daily - eFluxMedia all 1,077 news articles  Langue : Français




• Stress of war on mothers linked to risk of schizophrenia - CBC.ca

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  Stress of war on mothers linked to risk of schizophrenia CBC.ca - 14 hours ago Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone may be more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, psychiatry researchers say. Acute stress in pregnancy can pass on schizophrenia: study AFP Stress from terror attacks linked to schizophrenia Telegraph.co.uk New Scientist (subscription) - Irish Health - Science Daily (press release) - NEWS.com.au all 65 news articles  Langue : Français

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