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Alberta prepared for second wave of H1N1 Vaccine will be available to Albertans starting October 26

October 21, 2009 Edmonton… Alberta will begin rolling out the H1N1 vaccine following today’s announcement by the Public Health Agency of Canada that the H1N1 vaccine is safe, effective and…

Ontario Will Offer H1N1 Vaccine On October 26

October 21, 2009 2:45 PM Province Will Offer Vaccine To All Ontarians Beginning the week of Oct. 26, adjuvanted H1N1 flu vaccine will be offered to all Ontarians that need…

PEI Announces Rollout of H1N1 Vaccine Campaign

October 21, 2009 For immediate release Health The province has announced the rollout of its H1N1 Influenza Vaccine campaign following an announcement made today by Health Canada that regulatory approval…

Health Canada Approves Pandemic H1N1 Flu Vaccine for Canadians

October 21, 2009 For immediate release OTTAWA – Minister of Health Leona Aglukkaq today announced that Health Canada has approved AREPANRIX, a vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 flu virus.This means…

NL & Labrador – Province to Start Vaccine Program Next Week

Health and Community Services October 21, 2009 The Provincial Government confirmed today that the province will begin administering the H1N1 influenza vaccine starting the week of October 26. The Honourable…

Cancer among Aboriginal people living on reserves and in Northern villages in Québec, 1984-2004 – Incidence and mortality

Cancer among Aboriginal people living on reserves and in Northern villages in Québec, 1984-2004 INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY FOREWORD Cancer incidences and cancer deaths are increasing very rapidly among the Aboriginal…

Lack of awareness around calcium overuse spurs CKD patients into action

New coalition advocates for calcium safety in the CKD community TORONTO, Oct. 20 – If you were asked whether calcium is healthy for you, the answer would likely be “yes.”…

Saskatchewan H1N1 Influenza Update – Province Outlines Immunization Plans

News Release – October 20, 2009 Saskatchewan has announced details of how the H1N1 vaccine will be made available across the province. It’s expected the vaccine will begin arriving in…

Government Supporting National Conference in Brandon: Irvin-Ross

October 20, 2009 The province is providing $35,000 to support the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention national conference, underway from today until Thursday in Brandon, Healthy Living Minister Kerri Irvin-Ross…

Local control over Aboriginal health care improves outcomes, study indicates

Early release, published at www.cmaj.ca on October 19, 2009. Subject to revision. As officials scramble to explain why Canadian Aboriginal people are especially vulnerable to pandemic (H1N1) 2009, health scientists…

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