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Healthy Tips from Pharmasave: Putting the Cuffs on Hypertension
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Drive Your Car but Park Your Phone
If you’re looking down at your phone, police will be looking for you. February’s traffic safety focus is distracted driving. Research indicates that driver distractions contribute to 20 per cent to 30 per cent of all collisions and that distracted drivers are three times more likely to be involved in a collision than attentive…
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United Nurses of Alberta proud to support #HaveAHeartDay
United Nurses of Alberta First Vice-President Jane Sustrik signed a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (yesterday) calling on the federal government to improve services for First Nations children and youth in Canada. The letter is an initiative of Have a Heart Day, a national child and youth-led reconciliation campaign aimed at bringing together caring Canadians…
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Call for True Awards Nominations
Recognizing Albertans leading the way in mental health and addiction programs and services Nominations are now open for the 2016 True Awards from the Lieutenant Governor’s Circle on Mental Health and Addiction. The awards honour successful efforts to reduce stigma, encourage recovery and strengthen programs and services in the area of mental health and addiction.…
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AHS Weekly Wellness News: Battling the Winter Blues
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a subtype of clinical depression that occurs during the same season each year. You may have SAD if you had symptoms of depression during the last two winters but felt much better in spring and summer. SAD is sometimes called winter depression or seasonal depression. Experts aren’t sure…
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Foothills SNAPS 1st R.E.D. Identity Card Program
Foothills Special Needs Association for Parents and Siblings (SNAPS) has undertaken the 1st R.E.D. initiative in High River, the M.D.’s of Foothills and Willow Creek to provide Identification Cards to persons with visible and hidden special needs including seniors, adults, youth and children and community as a whole. This project is being funded by the…
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Global Trends in Human Infectious Disease: Rising Number of Outbreaks, Fewer Per-Capita Cases
By Natasha Sokol and Denise-Marie Ordway The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa dramatically raised awareness of the global burden of infectious disease and raised questions about the preparedness of public health systems. In February 2016, the public scrambled to understand the implications of the Zika virus after the World Health Organization designated it as an international public health emergency because…
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Can Fish Oil Help Beat Cancer?
Omega-3 fatty acids could boost the impact of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients By Amie Filkow for Thought Box, University of Alberta What if eating simple fish oil could boost the power of chemotherapy drugs to kill cancer cells? It’s no longer a “what if” question. UAlberta nutritional scientist Catherine Field, ’88 PhD, has found…
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Statement from Health Minister on World Cancer Day
Alberta’s Deputy Premier and Health Minister Sarah Hoffman issued the following statement on World Cancer Day: “Today is World Cancer Day, and Alberta stands with the rest of the world to acknowledge the work being done around the globe to address this devastating disease. “With the theme ‘We Can, I Can,’ this year’s event is…
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Precautions advised to reduce risk of exposure to E. coli.
Outbreak investigation underway in the Calgary Zone of AHS CALGARY – Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 cases in the Calgary Zone of AHS. As of Feb. 2, this outbreak includes 14 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7. Though the ongoing investigation has not yet confirmed a single…
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Employer Sentenced to Community Service in OHS Case
For the first time in Alberta, an employer has been sentenced to serve community service for violating theOccupational Health and Safety Act. The sentence resulted from a 2012 case where a worker was paralyzed when he fell into a floor opening at a work site. The employer pleaded guilty to a charge of failing…
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Road Icing: Safety Tips to Remember
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Confirmed Case of Measles Prompts Public Alert to Potential Exposures
CALGARY – British Columbia health officials have advised Alberta Health Services (AHS) that an individual with lab-confirmed measles visited Calgary, while infectious. Individuals who were in the below-noted locations on the dates and in the time-periods specified, may have been exposed to measles: Date(s): Exposure Location: Exposure Time Period: January 15, 2016 Forbidden City Dim…
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AHS Weekly Wellness News: Alberta Prevents Cancer – World Cancer Day
Cancer affects most of us, either personally or through someone we know. Thursday, Feb 4 marks World Cancer Day; a global effort to raise the awareness of cancer and to encourage prevention, detection and treatment. This year’s theme ‘WE CAN I CAN’, encourages everyone to be a part of working together for increased impact…
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The Best Fruits and Vegetables to Eat This Winter
Sparkly snowflakes, cozy blankets, rich hot chocolate… Winter has a lot going for it, but fresh produce is usually not on that list. In colder climates, eating locally through the winter can be downright challenging. But we’re here with some good news: Every meal doesn’t have to revolve around potatoes and onions until April. With…
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