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- 7/6/2011
Researcher points to statins as a cause of type 2 diabetes
Researcher believes relationship to be causal; but benefit is lower mortality - 7/6/2011
Obesity: a growing problem in Canada
About 25% of Canadian adults and 8.6% of children and youth (ages 6 to 17) are obese, according to a joint report issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information. From 1981 to 2007/09, obesity rates approximately doubled among male and female adults and youth. In addition, fitness levels are declining. - 7/5/2011
Union says 'tsunami' of boomers forcing up demand and cost of Alberta's seniors residences
Comments follow eviction of residents from an assisted-living home in Calgary. - 7/5/2011
World HAI Forum calls for action to fight antibiotic resistance
Action must be taken to avoid an impending public health catastrophe caused by the emergence and spread of bacteria that are resistant to all antibiotics, according to participants at the third World HAI Forum on healthcare-associated infections. - 7/5/2011
Toolkit developed to tackle First Nations elder abuse
A new toolkit developed by Vancouver Coastal Health with funding from Health Canada aims to break the cycle of elder abuse in First Nations communities across Canada. - 7/4/2011
Soaring rates of MRI and CT scans raising concerns
Health Council of Canada among those who suspect excessive ordering of tests - 7/4/2011
McGill, Montreal Children’s Hospital provide emergency medicine nursing course in French and English
The project oversaw the translationof the Emergency Nursing Pediatrics Course from English to French. - 7/4/2011
B.C. nurses to support young moms
- 7/4/2011
Bloomberg nurse researcher named one of Canada’s Rising Stars in Global Health
LaRon E. Nelson will use award to fund research to help prevent the spread of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.