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Number of Canadians living with kidney failure triples over 20 years
Renal transplantation saving millions in dialysis costs January 21, 2011 – The number of Canadians living with kidney failure, otherwise known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD), has been steadily increasing…
New Renal-health Dialysis Unit Opened for Interlake Residents
January 21, 2011 Gimli — A new four-station, $4.8-million renal-health dialysis unit in the Gimli Community Health Centre will begin treating patients next week, Premier Greg Selinger announced here today.…
Check out the new videos produced by the HLN this summer!!!
Take a look at the two documentaries the HLN was hard at work on over the last few months!!! Thanks to a Healthy and Vibrant Communities grant from the Ontario…
Midwives Offer Solution to Rural BC Maternity Care Shortage
Vancouver, Jan. 20 – The Midwives Association of British Columbia (MABC) today called upon the provincial government to use the services of midwives to help address the dire shortage of…
Doctor Shortage Much More Severe In Canada’s North
News Release 11-75 Ottawa, January 20 — Canada’s doctor shortage is far worse in the North than in the South. Where the population-to-physician ratio in the South is usually 400…
Hepatitis A Immunizations Available to First Nations People Living in the Cowichan Valley
January 18, 2011 Cowichan – Hepatitis A has been circulating in the Cowichan Valley over the past several months and First Nations people have been disproportionately affected. Hepatitis A immunizations…
Province Launches Latest Instalment of Youth Anti-smoking Program
Manitoba News Release …………………………………………………… January 19, 2011 Review and Rate VII Gets Underway During National Non-smoking Week Another instalment of the Review and Rate program is being kicked off in…
Government of Canada Celebrates New Canada Research Chair at the University of Winnipeg
Chairs program brings best and brightest researchers to Canada’s universities Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 13, 2011 — The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, today celebrated the awarding of a…
Calling All Youth Videographers!
January 6, 2011 Ontario First Nations Integrated Health Promotion Strategy We are looking for 1-3 minute videos focusing on any of the 3 areas that OFNIHPS targets: Smoke-Free Communities, Nutrition…
Canada’s Health Minister Chooses To Ignore Today’s Real Tobacco Problem
Imperial Tobacco Canada asks the Minister where the proposed health warnings will be on the illegal “baggies” Montreal, Quebec, December 30, 2010 – Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited today lamented the…
