Primary Care Network visit council
Whitecourt Town council received a delegation from Whitecourt’s Primary Care Network (PCN) at the scheduled council meeting on Oct.
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Health Primary Care Network visit Whitecourt council
Whitecourt Town council received a delegation from the McLeod River Primary Care Network (PCN) at the scheduled council meeting on Oct. -
Local News Sudbury backs fighter battling breast cancer for fourth time
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Health Jones: Natural remedies and illogical attacks
Break a law and you end up in jail. “Ignorance of the law is no excuse” it’s said. So should ignorance of medical facts excuse anyone? Time and time again ... -
Local News AHS set to kick off flu immunization campaign
This year, their annual flu shot campaign starts on Oct. 15 and is once more free for Albertans. -
Local News AHS set to kick off flu immunization campaign
This year, their annual flu shot campaign starts on Oct. 15 and is once more free for Albertans. -
Health E-Cigarettes and vaping -- Health Matters
When e-cigarettes became available in 2004, it made sense they would be less dangerous than smoking combustible or traditional tobacco-based cigarettes, both for smokers and those around them. -
Health It’s a marathon, not a race
“This is called tall standing protocol.”I remember it like it was yesterday, though it was some 10 months ago now.
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Health Health Unit plans to reduce harms form legalized cannabis
Cannabis will become legal in Canada on October 17, 2018. This includes the legal use of non-medicinal cannabis. -
Provincial Alberta Health says stay hydrated!
Submitted by Alberta Health Services Your mouth is dry. Your throat is parched. Maybe you lick your lips. -
Provincial Fire Safety Week message
Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere! October 7, 2018, marks the beginning of this year’s Fire Prevention Week. -
Canada Too much sleep as harmful as too little: Western University mega-study
Researchers at Western University found getting too much shut-eye and sleeping too little equally impair brain-power and cognition – preliminary results from the largest sleep study of its kind launched ... -
Canada Former CAMH psychologist defends his work at youth gender identity clinic
TORONTO — The former head of a youth gender identity clinic at Canada’s largest mental health centre is defending the work he performed at the now-shuttered facility, including encouraging patients ... -
Local News Sudbury researchers at Laurentian receive $1.4 million
Laurentian University researchers have received $1.4 million from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to fund 10 research projects. -
Canada OMA president takes back comments that recreational cannabis is a ’gateway drug’
LONDON, Ont. — The president of the Ontario Medical Association is taking back her comments that recreational cannabis is a “gateway drug” to harder substances. -
Canada No change to Canada’s climate plans as UN report warns of losing battle
OTTAWA — The world is going to blow past its most stringent climate goal in less than a quarter century unless the political will erupts to act faster and more ...
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Local News AHS influenza immunization program begins Monday
AHS influenza immunization program begins Monday Alberta Health Services Starting Monday (Oct. 15), Albertans have the opportunity to protect themselves and others against influenza through Alberta’s annual influenza immunization program. -
Editorial Safety editorial
I need to make a simple request of drivers out there. I realize the weather for bicycles is getting sketchy, but there are going to be at least a few ... -
Local News Batteries can explode in flames
Dennis Lang of the Regional Land Fill informed the Post of a small fire they had caused by Lithium batteries in an electronic device run over by the landfill compactor. -
Health Gallstones: For surgery or the crematorium?
What should you do if you are diagnosed with gallstones? Today, 10 per cent of North Americans share this medical problem. -
Canada Walmart says third-party bathing suit ad ’for fat girls’ was a translation error
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Walmart Canada is apologizing for a now-removed advertisement promoting an item with the term “fat women swimsuit” in the title. -
Health Change is hard, but sometimes necessary
Editor’s note: The Whig-Standard today introduces a monthly column by Kingston-based life coach Susan Young. -
Local News October is Child Abuse Awareness Month
October is Child Abuse Prevention Month in Canada and investigators want to take the opportunity to remind the public that offences related to child pornography are not victimless crimes. -
Health Covenant Health notifying the public of air quality issue
Canada’s largest Catholic healthcare provider is warning surgery patients that they may have been at increased risk of infection after an air quality issue at Misericordia Community Hospital. -
Health Covenant Health notifying the public of air quality issue
Canada’s largest Catholic healthcare provider is warning surgery patients that they may have been at increased risk of infection after an air quality issue at Misericordia Community Hospital. -
Local News New clinic in Sudbury helps patients ease chronic pain
The pain got the point where Dan Newell could no longer enjoy the simple pleasures of golfing and swimming.
