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Progress Report 2013: Healthcare renewal in Canada

Progress Report 2013: Health care renewal in Canada

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Health care reforms not keeping pace with needs of Canadians, says report

The Health Council of Canada releases annual report on health care renewal Saskatoon, SK (May 23, 2013) – Today, the Health Council of Canada releases Progress Report 2013: Health care renewal in Canada, highlighting the progress achieved by governments in five key areas: wait times, primary health care and electronic health records, pharmaceuticals management, disease prevention/health promotion and […]

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The Obesity Society (TOS): Guidelines for Accepting Funds from External Sources

Adopted by unanimous vote by TOS Council – 01/17/2013 Published by Longwoods as a public service. Comments can be sent to ahart@longwoods.com This policy stipulates the conditions for accepting financial support from all entities external to The Obesity Society (TOS) and includes but is not limited to corporate, philanthropic or individual (henceforth referred to as […]

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Steve Jobs

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs We used to dream about this stuff. Now, we get to build it. It’s pretty neat. Steven Paul Jobs (24 February 1955 – 5 October 2011) was the Chairman and CEO of Apple Inc., a company he founded with Steve Wozniak in 1976. He was also the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios until it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company in 2006. Jobs […]

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Within the next 10 years Canada must have a very different health-care system

“Within the next 10 years Canada must have a very different health-care system — one that is much more efficient and delivers higher quality and greater inclusiveness.” It will likely still have the cherished single public payer feature, and indeed that might be extended to some areas like drugs and longer-term care that are now […]

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The law and your body

Does my doctor have the right to tell my parents about my health? The answer from kidshelpphone.ca   Answer: The age at which a young person can access health services confidentially will depend on two things: 1) The age of majority for your province or territory (usually 18 or 19). Most provinces also have a […]

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A safe place online for children with autism and other disabilities

TorontoStar.com For tech-savvy children, teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, the internet can be both a refuge and a peril. It can be a source of fascinating information, escape and entertainment. But it can also lead to social isolation and cyber bullying. Ability Online, a monitored social network, allows young people with disabilities, chronic illnesses or other […]

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The Scoop on Poop: Zoonotic transmission from pets

Public Health A series driven by urban density. More people, more pets, more poop.   Pet roundworms and hookworms: A continuing need for global worming. Parasites & Vectors 2012. This paper is an excellent overview of Roundworms and Hookworms, which the author refers to as “the old fashioned” concern, simply because we have such a […]

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Why Canada’s Health Care System Needs to be Dragged into the 21st Century

This is an excerpt from Penguin.ca $32.00 Jeffrey Simpson  Jeffrey Simpson has beenThe Globe and Mail’s national affairs columnist for more than twenty-five years. He is also an award-winning author of eight previous books—including Discipline of Power, which won a Governor General’s Award—and is an officer of the Order of Canada. He lives in Ottawa with his […]

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A Longwoods series on DNA

Your DNA may carry a ‘memory’ DNA “off switch” may reverse premature aging, say University of Toronto researchers…  Chronic Pain Alters DNA Marking in the Brain Early life adversity affects broad regions of brain DNA More…

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