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Nurses Disappointed Health Care Not a Priority for First Ministers
MONCTON, NB, Aug. 10 – Premiers cannot continue to ignore health care in their discussions and their actions. Nurses are pressing provincial and federal governments to expand the country’s health…
Manitoba West Nile Virus Update #8
August 9, 2007 The Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health advises that 16 additional positive human test results for West Nile virus have been reported in Manitoba since…
How soon is now? – Premiers, Feds Must Act Now to Improve Health Care for All Generations of Canadians
MONCTON, NB, Aug. 9 – Though health care is not front and centre on the Council of Federation agenda this week, health care experts gathered together at a conference yesterday…
Health Council of Canada Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
TORONTO, Aug. 9 – Dr. Jeanne Besner, Chair of the Health Council of Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Donald W. M. Juzwishin as Chief Executive Officer,…
McGill-led Health Survey Drops Anchor in Far North
8/3/2007 On August 7th, the McGill University Centre for Indigenous Peoples’ Nutrition and Environment (CINE) will embark on the most comprehensive Inuit population health survey ever taken in Canada. Dr.…
West Nile Virus Bulletin #4
Manitoba News Release …………………………………………………… August 4, 2007 The first human death related to a West Nile virus infection of a person in Manitoba in 2007 has been identified. The person,…
Media Advisory – Nurses’ Conference in Moncton to Focus on Health Care
OTTAWA, Aug. 6 – Nurses and health stakeholders from across the country will convene in Moncton, New Brunswick, on August 8 to attend a conference on health care hosted by…
National Aboriginal Diabetes Association Annual General Assembly Scheduled For August 30, 2007 Cancelled
August 2, 2007 Please be advised that the Annual General Assembly of the National Aboriginal Diabetes Association scheduled for 5:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, August 30, 2007 at the Ottawa Congress…
Government Inaction on Contraband Cigarettes Threatens Health
Attention: Health/Medical Editor, News Editor OTTAWA –(Aug. 2, 2007) – Responding to tobacco industry research showing that 16% of Canadian smokers are buying their cigarettes on the black market, Physicians…
Earth, Air, Fire & Water: A Conference on Alternative Healing
SANTA FE, NM–(August 1, 2007) – “Healing Ways,” a four-day conference with 20 experiential workshops, will promote individuals’ inherent abilities to enter into the right relationship with the natural environment.…
