Calgary researchers taking part in study that uses Nintendo Wii for stroke rehab A new nationwide study is examining the effectiveness of the Nintendo Wii in rehabilitating stroke patients. Researchers in Calgary are taking part in the study, which looks at how gaming systems could lead to improved outcomes for stroke patients. Art Cunningham, a [...]
What will happen in the wake of Alberta Health Services board firing? Is it possible to be chaotic and paralyzed at the same time? That would appear to be the paradoxical state of Alberta Health Services in the wake of the obviously carefully planned dismissal of the board and its high-profile chair, Stephen Lockwood, by [...]
Shake-up of Alberta Health Services board will mean re-structuring AHS permanently Health Minister Fred Horne terminated the Alberta Health Services board of directors Wednesday morning after the board defied a ministerial directive and awarded over $3 million in bonuses to AHS executives. Horne called the board’s move unacceptable and “out of step with the government’s priorities”. [...]
By Dr. Paul Martiquet By Dr. Paul Martiquet In many ways, Canada is a world leader in effective tobacco control and many jurisdictions are devoting resources in an effort to reduce the high toll of unhealthy eating and a lack of physical activity on morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, far less attention is paid to [...]
Berry blend purchased by Canadians in the U.S. linked to hepatitis A outbreak The Public Health Agency of Canada says about 1,200 Canadians, most of whom live in British Columbia and Alberta, bought a blend of frozen berries that may be associated with a hepatitis A outbreak in the United States. The hepatitis A outbreak made [...]
Vancouver syphilis infection often associated with HIV infection Vancouver syphilis infection rates have risen to alarming levels and health officials are asking gay and bisexual men to be tested for the disease and to take extra precautions. Officials with Vancouver Coastal Health and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control are advising sexually active gay and bisexual males [...]
Health Canada will no longer distribute medical marijuana The federal government has announced Health Canada will no longer produce and distribute medical marijuana. In addition, medical marijuana users will no longer be able to grow the drug themselves. As of April 1, 2014, only licensed providers approved by Health Canada will be allowed to distribute medical marijuana. [...]
Various “poppers” products found at Calgary retailer, according to Health Canada Health Canada is investigating after a Calgary store sold drugs known as “poppers” in the disguise of household products. Health Canada pulled eight products from Saints N Sinners on Centre Street N.W. in Calgary. The products were labelled as leather cleaners but Health Canada alleges they contained alkyl [...]
Alberta doctors approve deal that freezes compensation for three years Alberta doctors have voted in favour of a seven-year deal with the province that freezes compensation for three years. “We are very pleased that physicians voted in favour of this comprehensive agreement,” said Fred Horne, health minister, in a statement. “It marks the start of a [...]
Health Canada recalls drugs over “quality concerns” Health Canada has recalled five prescription drugs from the Canadian market. Four companies, Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, Laboratoire Riva, Mylan Pharmaceuticals and Sanis Health, have voluntarily recalled the drugs. The prescription drugs are amlodipine, ciprofloxacin, lamotrigine, norfloxacin and telmisartan. “The voluntary recall is a precautionary measure due to quality concerns at the manufacturing [...]
