Tag: Health

  • Doc’s Nurse-for-a-Day Stint takes Facebook by Storm

    Doc’s Nurse-for-a-Day Stint takes Facebook by Storm

    Dr. Laurance Lequier and nurse Brittany Collins on their 12-hour shift Story by: Sharman Hnatiuk In less than four days, a photo of Dr. Laurance Lequier, Medical Director of the Stollery Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), who worked as a registered nurse for the day, spread to more than 250,000 Facebook users. The annual fundraiser…

  • Study Shows Tooth Decay Worsened in Calgary Children after Fluoride Removal

    Study Shows Tooth Decay Worsened in Calgary Children after Fluoride Removal

    Cumming researcher Lindsay McLaren finds fluoridation is a public health measure worth maintaining February, 2016 A newly published study compared Grade two students in both Edmonton and Calgary, and found that fluoride cessation in Calgary has had a negative impact on children’s health. In primary teeth, known more commonly as baby teeth, there was a…

  • Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    Dentistry Students Raise $60,000 for Local Charity

    (School of Dentistry) Funds to help provide dental care in remote areas and countries By Tarwinder Rai, University of Alberta First year School of Dentistry students Nicholas Churchill, Brenda Pham and Emily Ervin present a $60,000 cheque to Kindness in Action vice-president Dave Maskell. The dental students at the University of Alberta are proving to…

  • BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada Stress Need for Safety

    BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada Stress Need for Safety

      February, 2016, Revelstoke, BC: In the wake of the deaths of five persons in an avalanche near McBride on Jan. 29, 2016, the BC Coroners Service and Avalanche Canada are joining to stress the need for preparedness for those heading into the backcountry this winter. A total of 17 snowmobilers were in the Mount…

  • AHS EMS Slowing Down to Save Lives

    AHS EMS Slowing Down to Save Lives

    When it comes to responding to emergency calls, Alberta Health Services EMS’s primary responsibility is to deliver safe and effective patient care. This includes responding to calls and getting patients to hospital safely, while at the same time ensuring the safety of other motorists and EMS staff. A report in Calgary’s Metro newspaper (Tuesday) suggested that…

  • Alberta Health Increases Access to Kits that Reverse Fentanyl Overdoses

    Alberta Health Increases Access to Kits that Reverse Fentanyl Overdoses

      Pharmacies across the province are now providing take-home naloxone kits free-of-charge to Albertans with a prescription. “This is just one of the steps our government is taking to address the devastating impact fentanyl is having in our province. The highly toxic drug is being used by people from many different age groups and from…

  • 5 Ways to Ensure a Healthier Heart

    5 Ways to Ensure a Healthier Heart

    Heart failure is a growing epidemic in Canada, according to a new report from the Heart and Stroke Foundation. This debilitating condition, which has no cure, is the end result of most heart disease. About 50,000 new cases of heart failure are diagnosed in Canada each year. Because heart failure results from the damage caused…

  • High River Community Cancer Centre Expansion

    High River Community Cancer Centre Expansion

    Story by Kerri Robins; Photo by Lisa Sutherland When 63-year-old high school teacher Scott Forbes learned he had incurable stage four colon cancer in April 2011, he buckled down with a ‘can do’ attitude and faced his impending treatment full on. “It’s really just the power of positive thinking to get through this,” says Forbes.…

  • AHS Weekly Wellness News: Ready or Not, it’s Healthy to Have a Plan

    AHS Weekly Wellness News: Ready or Not, it’s Healthy to Have a Plan

      Whether you’re ready to start trying for a baby, or not ready to start trying, it’s healthy to have a plan. Alberta Health Services is sharing this message with all Albertans of reproductive age, through a new website: www.readyornotalberta.ca. Launched January 18, www.readyornotalberta.ca provides helpful tips, tools and to-do lists for Albertans who are…

  • New Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team to Fight Brain Cancer in Children and Adults

    New Cancer Stem Cell Dream Team to Fight Brain Cancer in Children and Adults

    Canada-wide team of researchers to use genomics to develop safe and effective brain cancer treatments Toronto, Ontario – Canada has a brand new team of researchers working to develop novel treatments for brain cancers in children and adults. Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science, was at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in…

  • How Will the Needs of Seniors with Dementia Who are at Risk of Becoming Homeless be Met?

    How Will the Needs of Seniors with Dementia Who are at Risk of Becoming Homeless be Met?

    By Emma Woolley, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness/Homeless Hub: York University This question came from Glenda L. via our latest website survey: “How will the needs of seniors with dementia who are at risk of becoming homeless be effectively met? These are vulnerable individuals who may need a high level of support to obtain and retain housing.” Many…

  • Study Shows Almost Half of Cancers are Preventable

    Study Shows Almost Half of Cancers are Preventable

    More than 6,700 cancer cases in Alberta can be avoided per year CALGARY – About 45 per cent of cancer cases in Alberta are linked to a handful of modifiable factors, according to new statistics from Alberta Health Services (AHS). While it’s no surprise that tobacco remains the leading cause, a significant number of cancer…

  • Local Musicians play Inglewood’s Ironwood Stage for Easter Seals Alberta

    Local Musicians play Inglewood’s Ironwood Stage for Easter Seals Alberta

    6th Annual Give a Kid a Lift Fundraising Concert Calgary, AB – Join us on Sunday, March 20, 2016, from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Ironwood Stage and Grill for the 6th Annual Give a Kid a Lift Fundraising Concert helping provide a residential elevator in the home of a local family with a…

  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada marks the 2016 International Year of Pulses

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada marks the 2016 International Year of Pulses

    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is joining other organizations worldwide to celebrate the 2016 International Year of Pulses and raise public awareness about the importance of pulses in our daily lives. Pulses are the edible dry seeds of plants in the legume family and include dry beans, dry peas, lentils and chickpeas: Pulses are a…

  • Unsanitary Home-Based Tattoo Operation in Calgary Ordered to Close

    Unsanitary Home-Based Tattoo Operation in Calgary Ordered to Close

    Followup testing recommended for customers CALGARY– Alberta Health Services (AHS) is advising all individuals who received tattoo services at a residential tattoo operation advertised as Discount Tattoo (224 7A St. N.E., Calgary), and/or by the operator of Discount Tattoo, Ryan Kinsella, to be tested for viruses that can be spread through unsanitary tattoo procedures. “To…