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Oxford Uni Study links economic insecurity with obesity
Oxford researchers compared 11 affluent countries and found that those with a liberal market regime (strong market incentives and relatively weak welfare states) experienced one-third more obesity ...
Women with osteoporosis suffer more if they have previously broken a bone,
A study of more than 60,000 women living in many different countries around the world has increased knowledge about the relationship between osteoporosis and fractures. Osteoporosis is more common ...
Canada works with National and International Partners to Manage the Spread of the H1N1 Flu Virus
In Canada, while new cases of H1N1 flu virus continue to emerge, the majority of cases do not require hospitalization. Preliminary data shows that the majority of those infected with H1N1 are under...
Government of Canada Works with Ontario to Help Prevent Young People from Taking Illicit Drugs
The Canadian government is working with provinces and communities to help prevent the use of drugs among youth. This project will provide public health professionals in Ontario with the tools they ...
Appointment of Dr. Sandy McEwan as Special Advisor to Minister of Health on Medical Isotopes
Canadian Minister of Health, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, has announced the appointment of Dr. Alexander (Sandy) McEwan as Special Advisor on Medical Isotopes to the Minister of Health for the du...
Air Quality Health Index Continues to Expand in British Columbia, Canada
The Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) gives Canadians a personal health protection facility that enables them to better understand the quality of the air they breathe. In British Columbia the AQHI is...
Increased Public Health Response to H1N1 Flu in Victoria, Australia
The Australian Health Protection Committee (AHPC) and Chief Medical Officer, Prof Jim Bishop, have advised increasing the H1N1 pandemic response to a modified SUSTAIN level for Victoria while keepi...
Call for pictorial warnings on tobacco packs
Research shows that even among people who believe tobacco is harmful, few understand its specific health risks. According to the WHO, despite this lack of understanding health warnings on tobacco p...
Gov of Canada Reaches Key Milestone with Chemicals Management Plan
The Canadian Health and Environment Ministers have announced the release of the draft screening assessments and risk management scope documents for 18 substances assessed in Batch 6 of the Chemica...
Update on Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu in New Zealand
No new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) infection in New Zealand reported today. The cumulative total of known past infections remains at 9, with all cases fully recovered. The cumulative total of proba...
Greater Life Expectancy, Reduced Smoking Rates
Health Canada has released a report that builds on past reports by providing Canadians with improved and updated information on issues such as timely access to and quality of health care. The infor...
Canada and Brazil Sign Memorandum of Understanding in Health
Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu - Update
No new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) infections have been reported in New Zealand recently. The number of suspected cases changes as more people with symptoms are assessed (treated and isolated), and...
Excellence in Health Care during National Nursing Week
I am proud to honour Canada's nurses during National Nursing Week 2009 for their dedicated contribution to our health-care system, said Canadian Health Minister Aglukkaq
Canada's National Microbiology Lab First to Decode Genetic Makeup of H1N1 Flu Viruses
Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq and Chief Canadian Public Health Officer Dr. David Butler-Jones today announced that Canadian scientists have completed work on decoding the genetic makeup of the ...
