Realignments in the Welfare State: Health Policy in the United States, Britain and Canada
Growing Your Baby - Parenthood from Pregnancy to... (Free subscription) | yesterday
Health Canada has recalled approximately 26,290 Melissa and Doug toys because testing has revealed that the surface paint on the toys contains barium in excess of the allowable limit.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Vancouver Career College introduces stop smoking campaign at Surrey campus/I/P PSurrey, BC (Vocus) November 21, 2009 -- According to Health Canada, over 37,000 people will die this year in Canada because of smoking. While the percentage of smokers in Canada has decreased greatly in rece...
eFoodAlert.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Majesty Brand Cantaloupes Recalled In USA Here is today's list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals and allergy alerts. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert. United States Allergy Alert: Unilever United States, Inc. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ) recalls certain Shedd’s Country...
Theo Spark (Free subscription) | yesterday
VERY IMPORTANT TO READ FOR THOSE WHO TAKE MEDICATIONS (especially as we age) Most people know not to mix certain medicines without consulting their doctors. Some medicines cannot be mixed with certain foods and certainly most of us know not to mix certain medicines with alcohol although, some people think that mixing alcohol and medicine is harmless. As a public service the AMA and Health Canada have...
CBC.ca (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Health Canada is formally replacing its guidelines on weight gain during pregnancy to match new U.S. recommendations.
eFoodAlert.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Here is today's list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals and allergy alerts. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert. United States Allergy Alert: HP Hood, the manufacturer of Hannaford Eggnog , directs Hannaford Supermarkets to remove certain containers of the half-gallon size...
Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
November 19, 2009 (FinancialWire) IsoRay, Inc. (AMEX: ISR) said it has signed a distribution agreement with Inter V Medical of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Under the deal, Inter V Medical will have exclusive rights to sell Cesium-131 Brachytherapy seeds in Canada, which have been previously approved by Health Canada. Washington-based IsoRay is the sole producer of the Cesium-131 brachytherapy seed. According...
Leftnews.org (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
“Nine rooms in the Stanley School Complex have tested positive for radon levels higher than what’s considered acceptable by Health Canada. “There are no immediate health concerns related to this,” said Wanda Bauer, District 18’s director of administration and finance. “It simply means those rooms will have to be ventilated within the next 24 months.”"...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announces that Toctino® (alitretinoin), a new once-daily oral treatment for adults with severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) unresponsive to potent topical corticosteroids, has obtained regulatory approval from Health Canada.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
RICHLAND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IsoRay, Inc. (Amex: ISR) announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Inter V Medical of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Inter V Medical will have exclusive rights to sell Cesium-131 Brachytherapy seeds in Canada, which have been previously approved by Health Canada. Inter V Medical has been bringing new medical technologies, including brachytherapy and...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd., the Basel drugmaker, said on Wednesday that Health Canada cleared the company to market Toctino, generically alitretinoin, to treat adults with severe chronic hand eczema whose condition hadn't responded to topical corticosteroids. Basilea is marketing the drug in Denmark, Germany and the UK and recently launched it in France. The drug has marketing...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
BASEL, SWITZERLAND (MARKET WIRE) Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announces that Toctino(R) (alitretinoin), a new once-daily oral treatment for adults with severe chronic hand eczema (CHE) unresponsive to potent topical corticosteroids, has obtained regulatory approval from Health Canada.
Growing Your Baby - Parenthood from Pregnancy to... (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Health Canada issued a recall of two types of Natursutten baby teethers yesterday after tests showed the liquid inside might be contaminated by bacteria.
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
# 4031 Earlier today Dr. David Butler-Jones , Chief Public Health Officer in Canada, held a press conference where he described the number of adverse side effects from the pandemic vaccine as being less than normally seen with seasonal flu vaccines (see Canada Reports On H1N1 Vaccine Safety ). Tonight, the Public Health Agency of Canada has put up a detailed report on their vaccine surveillance efforts...
Vive le Canada (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Note that the manufacturer takes no legal responsibility should any adverse reaction happen to you or your dear ones taking this vaccine. Furthermore, because Health Canada approved the sale of this vaccine, under presumed occurrence of H1N1 ”pandemic”, the government is also not responsible. Also, because everything is declared on the label the expectation is that only you and your dear...
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