Tag: Health

  • Heroes are Human Resiliency Cross-Canada Tour

    Heroes are Human Resiliency Cross-Canada Tour

    “Taking Care of Yourself While You Take Care of Others” 2016: to date, 12 first responders and 3 military members have died by suicide 2015: 39 first responders and 12 military members have died by suicide. Between April 29 & December 31, 2014:- 27 first responders died by suicide. In 2014: 19 military personnel died…

  • CP Recognizes Rail Safety Week, Asks Everyone to Take the Safe Route Home

    CP Recognizes Rail Safety Week, Asks Everyone to Take the Safe Route Home

    Calgary, AB – Canadian Pacific (CP) and the CP Police Service (CPPS) will be educating the public throughout Rail Safety Week (April 25 – May 1) about the importance of safe, smart decisions in and around railway property, 365 days a year. In conjunction with Operation Lifesaver and other stakeholders, CP is reminding motorists, cyclists and…

  • What Should I Do if I Meet a Service Dog?

    What Should I Do if I Meet a Service Dog?

  • MP John Barlow on Doctor Assisted Dying Bill

    MP John Barlow on Doctor Assisted Dying Bill

    April 2016 Doctor Assisted Dying is one of the most important and difficult issues I have had to address during my time as a Member of Parliament. I have looked to the residents of Foothills for input and direction in dealing with a highly complex and deeply sensitive issue. It was clear at the open…

  • Budget 2016 Invests in Alberta Hospitals to Support Patients and Families

    Budget 2016 Invests in Alberta Hospitals to Support Patients and Families

    Alberta is boosting funding for maintaining and renewing health-care facilities by 16 per cent. The 2016 capital plan includes $759.5 million for maintenance and renewal of the province’s health-care facilities over the next five years, as part of Alberta’s Infrastructure Maintenance Program. This represents an overall increase of about $107 million — or roughly 16…

  • Minister Dion Announces Further Support to Help Address Aftermath of 1986 Chornobyl Nuclear Accident

    Minister Dion Announces Further Support to Help Address Aftermath of 1986 Chornobyl Nuclear Accident

    Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada will continue to support international efforts dealing with the containment and safe storage of radioactive materials resulting from the 1986 accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, in Ukraine, with a contribution of $3.6 million. Canada’s contribution to…

  • Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada and Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health on the first positive case of sexually transmitted Zika Virus

    Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada and Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health on the first positive case of sexually transmitted Zika Virus

    April 25, 2016 – Today, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care are confirming the first positive case of Zika virus transmitted sexually in Canada. Testing at PHAC’s National Microbiology Laboratory confirmed the case. The individual from Ontario is suspected to have contracted the virus from a…

  • Controlling “Bad Cholesterol” Production Could Prevent Growth of Tumours, Study Finds

    Controlling “Bad Cholesterol” Production Could Prevent Growth of Tumours, Study Finds

    U of A researcher found cancerous cells expand by controlling the body’s lipid metabolism By Laura Vega, U of A Several studies have recognized a link between obesity and cancer. Richard Lehner, professor of Pediatrics and investigator at the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, has taken his research further to understand how tumour cells grow…

  • Parkinson Alberta – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Parkinson Alberta – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

    Research & Innovation:  2016 Update Supporting research has always been a core pillar of Parkinson Alberta.  Alberta is home to many talented researchers who are taking on Parkinson disease from a variety of perspectives, all aimed at making a difference in the lives of people affected by Parkinson’s. Over the past seven years Parkinson Alberta…

  • Long Health-care Wait Times Costing Canadians Time and Money

    Long Health-care Wait Times Costing Canadians Time and Money

    Long wait times (and their consequences) shouldn’t be the price we pay for a universal health-care By Bacchus Barua, Senior economist, The Fraser Institute VANCOUVER, B.C. / Troy Media/ – An unfortunate reality of Canadian health care, is that long wait times that have characterized it for years have made us come to accept delayed treatment as…

  • Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Gum Disease

    Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Gum Disease

      7 out of 10 Canadians will develop gum disease at some time in their lives. It is the most common dental problem, and it can progress quite painlessly until you have a real problem. That’s why it is so important to prevent gum disease before it becomes serious. Signs of gum disease include: gums…

  • Wildrose Releases Statement on W-18

    Wildrose Releases Statement on W-18

    EDMONTON, AB (April 20, 2016): Wildrose Shadow Justice Minister Scott Cyr today released the following statement on the rise of W-18, a potentially lethal synthetic opioid in Alberta: “I am extremely concerned by the reported appearance of W-18 in Alberta communities. This very dangerous compound has the potential to kill many Albertans and take our opioid…

  • Register to be an Organ and Tissue Donor

    Register to be an Organ and Tissue Donor

    Join the 230,000 Albertans already registered as organ and tissue donors during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. April 17 – 23 is National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week in Canada. With more than 600 Albertans waiting for an organ transplant, and many more waiting for tissues, increasing the number of Albertans registered…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Loud About Mental Health

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Get Loud About Mental Health

    Mental Health Week, May 2-8, 2016 Each year, more than 500,000 Albertans visit a doctor about their mental health. Taking care of your health means taking care of your mind too. Engaging in physical activity, eating healthy foods, practicing gratitude and having fun are all small steps that can improve your mental health and help…

  • New Simulator an Eye-opening Experience for Residents

    New Simulator an Eye-opening Experience for Residents

    Technology helps to train the next generation of ophthalmologists CALGARY – An eye surgery simulator is allowing local ophthalmology residents to practise performing life-changing eye procedures and prepare them for real-life scenarios. Eyesi is a state-of-the-art virtual reality device that simulates a variety of eye surgery scenarios, including cataract, intraocular and retinal surgeries. It is…