CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Nursing mothers who take codeine medication should be aware that, depending on how quickly they metabolize the drug, their breastfed babies may be at increased risk of morphine overdose, Health Canada warns.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Health Canada is advising the public, especially nursing mothers, about the very rare but serious health risk to breastfed babies posed by codeine use in mothers. Once ingested, codeine is converted by the body into morphine. Some people convert codeine into morphine more rapidly and completely than others. The babies of nursing mothers who rapidly metabolize codeine may...
Market Wire - Government: Local (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Cooked turkey is a central part of many holiday celebrations in Canada - especially Thanksgiving. Health Canada would like to remind all Canadians that there are simple steps they can take to help ensure their turkey feast is a safe one.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
AUSTIN, Texas & TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX), the worldwide leader in multiplexed solutions, today announced that it has received clearance from Health
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Ontario will consider banning the use of tanning beds by minors after a call by the Canadian Cancer Society, Health Minister David Caplan said yesterday.The society renewed its call for the ban after releasing a study indicating that many tanning salons are not following Health Canada's voluntary safety guidelines, including those related to youths.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Celgene International Sarl (NASDAQ: CELG) announced that its oral cancer drug REVLIMID (lenalidomide) has received marketing authorization approval from Health Canada for use in combination with dexamethasone as a treatment for patients with multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior therapy. Multiple myeloma is the second most commonly diagnosed blood cancer worldwide.
TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
(TrendHunter.com) 29,500 Canadian woman sued Health Canada because their silicone in their chests had not been tested. They sued the government agency that is supposed to protect Canadians’ health. If the suit had continued,…
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
MONTREAL, QUEBEC (MARKET WIRE) MethylGene Inc. (TSX: MYG) today announced that Health Canada has approved the Company's clinical trial application (CTA) for MGCD290, a fungal Hos2 histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor to be used in combination with azoles for the treatment of fungal infections.
Canadian Medicine (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
A round-up of Canadian health news, from coast to coast to coast and beyond, for Wednesday, October 1. Health Canada's Physical Activity Guide to Healthy Active Living has zero effect on motivation or behaviour, reported two UBC researchers in Psychology, Health & Medicine 's latest issue. [ Psychology, Health & Medicine ] The Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed two class-action suits against Health...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Two women who say they were permanently disabled by leaky silicone breast implants cannot sue Health Canada for negligence, Ontario's highest court has ruled.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The Public Health Agency of Canada is working with provincial and local health authorities and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate a potential North American gastro-intestinal outbreak of Salmonella Poona. In Canada to date, there have been 6 cases spread across Manitoba, Quebec and Nova Scotia with the same genetic fingerprint, and 14 other suspected cases in Ontario....
UK Against Fluoridation (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
Time to brush up on fluoride risks By Paul Berton Despite the ongoing and often heated debate, it's clear Health Canada is not particularly concerned about fluoride in tap water. Or is it? It commissioned an independent study, which reported in January 2007 that governments should lower the amount of fluoride in water and urge makers of toothpaste and baby formula to reduce it in those products. The...
Toronto Cosmetic Clinic Blog (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
For years, Botox has been used to treat migraines and chronic headaches. Relief from migraines was actually found to be a side effect for people who received Botox injections to get rid of wrinkles. However, this is not an FDA or Health Canada approved indication for the product. That’s why the makers of Botox, Allergan, [...]
The Devout Life (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
I could use some of that. I liked Kathy's idea that all the Canadian conservative bloggers file HRC complaints against each other, and then split the dough. Health Canada scientist gets $4,000 for 'hurt feelings' Don Butler , Canwest News Service OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has awarded a former Health Canada scientist $4,000 for "hurt feelings" after a supervisor's comment that he liked...
HarbourLiving.ca (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Nanaimo: Dr. Steve Dell, DC gives free seminar on Health Canada approval of supplement for a strong immmune system for natural defense against disease and aging.
