Great Strides walk this Sunday, May 26
Join the fight against cystic fibrosis in one of 60 walks in Canada TORONTO, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ – This Sunday, May 26, more than 12,000 Canadians will take steps to find a cure for cystic fibrosis in 60 locations across Canada in Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s largest annual national fundraiser – the Great Strides™ walk. [...]
Healthcare IT Use Steadily Rises among Canadian Doctors, Accenture Annual Survey Finds
TORONTO, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ – The majority of Canadian doctors (76 per cent) reported actively using electronic medical records (EMR) in an annual survey by Accenture (NYSE: ACN) of 3,700 doctors in eight countries: Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Singapore, Spain and the United States. And, showcasing the growing importance of health information exchange (HIE), nearly half (44 per cent) of Canadian [...]
Changes to blood donor guidelines
Deferral policy for men who have sex with men reduced from indefinite to five years OTTAWA, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ – Canadian Blood Services has received approval from Health Canada to reduce the current men who have sex with men (MSM) deferral period from indefinite to five years from last MSM activity. The change will [...]
Warnings about Baby Slings
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – May 21, 2013) – May 21-27th is Canadian Babywearing Week and today Health Canada and the Baby Carriers Industry Alliance (BCIA) launched “Visible and Kissable,” an educational campaign for parents and caregivers to promote the safe use of baby slings and soft infant carriers. Baby slings and carriers are popular products that [...]
Groundbreaking Research on Bipolar Disorder Highlighted by Canadian Center of Science and Education
The Canadian Center of Science and Education Shares a Breakthrough Research Initiative That Is Taking a Closer Look at Mental Health TORONTO–(Marketwired – May 22, 2013) – The Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE) is an organization that is continually assisting with the funding of research efforts. The CCSE is dedicated to assisting [...]
Are we driving our kids to unhealthy habits?
Active Healthy Kids Canada Releases 2013 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth TORONTO, May 21, 2013 /CNW/ – With a steady rise in the use of the car, and a strong decline in kids getting to and from school and after school activities on their own steam, we have to ask ourselves: [...]
Canada Hosts Panel on Mental Health at the World Health Assembly
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND–(Marketwired – May 20, 2013) -Experts from Canada, the US, Australia, Chile and Ethiopia took part on a panel at the World Health Assembly today to share their experiences and innovative approaches in addressing mental health. Hosted by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, panellists representing sectors both inside and outside of government, [...]
New SARS-Like Coronavirus Suspected at New York Hospital
LONG BEACH, CA–(Marketwired – May 18, 2013) – AvianFluTalk.com, an online discussion forum created in 2005 to track the potential threat of an avian flu pandemic, has been the venue for a serious discussion regarding the new SARS-like coronavirus infecting patients at a New York Hospital leaving several in critical condition and resulting in 3 [...]
Canadian nurse named president of the International Council of Nurses
OTTAWA, May 19, 2013 /CNW/ – The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is proud to announce that past president Judith Shamian has been elected president of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). The results were announced in Melbourne, Australia, at ICN’s quadrennial congress, which was attended by 83 countries. “Words can’t express how honoured and grateful [...]
What a difference a week makes
Last week, the Ontario government celebrated National Nursing Week This week, it is allowing more Registered Nurse cuts SCARBOROUGH, ON, May 17, 2013 /CNW/ – New information about the latest cuts of Registered Nurses (RNs) at The Scarborough Hospital, coming less than a week after National Nursing Week celebrations concluded, is further evidence that the [...]
