TORONTO, Sept. 8 /CNW/ – The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario released a set of wide-ranging recommendations to target the opioid public health crisis. The College is responsible for regulating Ontario’s physicians in the public interest. The report, Avoiding Abuse, Achieving a Balance, responds to growing problems with opioids including an increasing number [...]
Continue reading …Patient self-service kiosk provider HealthAsyst and Salumatics form strategic partnership for Canada
September 8, 2010 No CommentMISSISSAUGA, ON, Sept. 8 /CNW/ – Salumatics Inc. and HealthAsyst Pvt Ltd today announce a strategic partnership agreement in which Salumatics will be a value-added reseller of the HealthAsyst patient self-service kiosks in Canada. As part of this agreement Salumatics will leverage their local presence and industry expertise to market the kiosks and provide technical [...]
Continue reading …Medicago announces a single low dose of its H5 VLP Vaccine achieves 100% cross-protection in lethal challenge study in ferrets
September 7, 2010 No CommentQUEBEC CITY, Sept. 8 /CNW/ – Medicago Inc. (TSX: MDG), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), today announced that a single low dose of its pandemic vaccine formulated for the H5N1 Indonesia strain of Avian flu provided 100% cross-protection in [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: A Munich, Germany company has been able to find a way to produce milk with a high level of melatonin after five years of research. The cows night-time milking contains 100 times the normal melatonin as normal milk. The cows that are used have been given special herbs in their diet and are [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: Uncontrolled asthma patients in Japan and the United States report that their quality of life has worsened and they have to make use of healthcare resources more often according to the National Health and Wellness Survey, conducted by Kantar Health. Over 300 million people are affected by asthma worldwide. According to Marco DiBonaventura, [...]
Continue reading …Geneva Centre Presents Vital Information Patrick Connors-Toronto: The Training Institute Facility of the Geneva Centre for Autism, located at 112 Merton Street in Toronto, offers its Introduction to Asperger Syndrome program to the general public. Mostly attended by teachers, care workers, and members of families living with Asperger’s, there is also a “webinar” for some [...]
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KJ Mullins: World Vision is warning that infants affected by the flooding in Pakistan need immediate and significant aid if they are to survive. Dave Toycen, President & CEO of World Vision Canada has just arrived in Sindh Province where hundreds of thousands displaced children and their families have settled in Sukkur. According to a [...]
Continue reading …KJ Mullins: Leaders in Canada’s health research field are warning that the decision by the Federal Government to cancel mandatory long form census will hurt Canadian’s health. Today across Canada Medical Officers of Health, nurses, epidemiologists, community health centres, hospitals and faculties of medicine spoke out at hospitals and health centers about the impact that [...]
Continue reading …The Terry Fox Foundation Calls on Canadians to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Marathon of Hope
September 2, 2010 No Comment
TORONTO, Sept. 2 /CNW/ – The Terry Fox Foundation today announced plans for a commemorative on-line auction offering Canadians the chance to bid on one of 30 pairs of “Medallist Edition” Replica Shoes, signed by medal-winning Canadian Olympians and Paralympians from the Vancouver Winter Games. The shoes will be available for auction on eBay starting [...]
Continue reading …Canadian Cancer Society offers several services to help Ontarians quit smoking this fall
September 2, 2010 No Comment
HAMILTON, ON, Sept. 2 /CNW/ – The Canadian Cancer Society is equipping Ontarians with free tools to help them quit smoking with the aid of many services offered by Smokers’ Helpline. As fall brings changing leaves and the return of students to school, many people think of changing their routines and making healthy choices. Quitting [...]
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