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Maple Leaf Foods may have found likely source of listeriosis outbreak - The Canadian Press

Canada.com

Maple Leaf Foods may have found likely source of listeriosis outbreak
The Canadian Press - 18 minutes ago
TORONTO - Bacteria embedded deep inside slicing equipment at Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) may be to blame for the deadly listeriosis outbreak that caused 13 deaths, CEO Michael McCain said Friday night at a hastily-scheduled news conference.
Contaminated slicing machines likely led to listeriosis outbreak: CEO CBC.ca
Maple Leaf finds likely source of contamination Canada.com
CityNews - 660 News - FOXBusiness
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Research study raises possibility of testing live cattle for mad ... - The Canadian Press

Mirror.co.uk

Research study raises possibility of testing live cattle for mad ...
The Canadian Press - 3 hours ago
WINNIPEG - The discovery of elevated protein levels in the urine of some cattle infected with mad cow disease raises the possibility that animals could eventually be screened using a test similar to a home pregnancy kit.
Urine Has Clue That May Lead to Mad Cow Test, Scientists Say Bloomberg
Breakthrough on mad-cow testing? Winnipeg Free Press
Reuters UK - Brandon Sun - CattleNetwork.com - EurekAlert (press release)
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Miller backs city plan over Metrolinx draft - Globe and Mail

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Miller backs city plan over Metrolinx draft
Globe and Mail - 4 Sep 2008
Mayor David Miller defended his proposed Transit City light-rail network yesterday, responding to word that a draft transportation plan from the provincial agency Metrolinx would rewrite his scheme and call for a more expensive subway-like rail line ...
LRT 'sweet spot' sought Toronto Sun
LRT construction will be a big dig Toronto Town Crier Newspapers
AOL Canada - blogTO - YorkRegion.com - Mississauga
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Local Terry Fox Run set for Sept. 14 - Peterborough Examiner

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Local Terry Fox Run set for Sept. 14
Peterborough Examiner - 14 hours ago
The Terry Fox Run takes place at Nicholls Oval on Sunday, Sept. 14 from 8 am to noon. For 28 years the run has been held on the second Sunday following Labour Day weekend and has raised more than $400 million across Canada for cancer research in memory ...
Run for a cure Kipling Citizen
Carrying on Terry Fox tradition Surrey Now
Burlington Post - Niagarathisweek.com - Napanee Guide - Burlington Post
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Media check out IPM site - Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre

Media check out IPM site
Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre - 9 hours ago
Over a hundred local politicians, dignitaries, and landowners gathered for the IPM Media Day event yesterday at the farm of Wayne and Wendy McKague in Teeswater.
Organizers show off site to media, others as IPM kickoff nears Owen Sound Sun Times
Bruce County says, "Come Home to the County" The Post
CKNX Radio - St. Thomas Times-Journal - The Post - Bayshore Broadcasting News Centre
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Regina family gets precautionary vaccination after rabid bat found ... - The Canadian Press

Canada.com

Regina family gets precautionary vaccination after rabid bat found ...
The Canadian Press - 44 minutes ago
REGINA - Members of a Regina family are being vaccinated as a precaution after finding a rabid bat in their home. Medical officials say the vaccination doesn't mean anyone in the house was actually bitten by the bat.
Health Region stands by bat warning Canada.com
Rabies Shots For Regina Family 650 CKOM News Talk Radio
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Researchers identify proteins that help resist HIV - Globe and Mail

Researchers identify proteins that help resist HIV
Globe and Mail - 4 Sep 2008
A team of Canadian and Kenyan scientists may have solved one of the mysteries of Africa's HIV and AIDS epidemic: why some sex workers who are routinely exposed to the virus are never infected by it.
U of M team makes headway against AIDS Winnipeg Sun
Canada: Proteins linked to HIV immunity in women Ottawa Citizen
Canada.com - CJOB
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Clement says Ottawa will consider changes after independent ... - The Canadian Press

CTV.ca

Clement says Ottawa will consider changes after independent ...
The Canadian Press - 4 hours ago
QUEBEC - Health Minister Tony Clement says the Conservative government is ready to consider changes to how it responds to epidemic cases following an independent investigation into the listeriosis outbreak involving Maple Leaf Food products.
Put health high on agenda, ministers say Calgary Herald
Dion must rally his troops to stand a chance Canada.com
Market Wire (press release) - Canada.com
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Doaktown boil order lifted - Times and Transcript

Doaktown boil order lifted
Times and Transcript - 17 hours ago
Mayor Charles Stewart said yesterday that the boil water order was lifted in the afternoon. "Everything is under control," he said.
Boil order for Liverpool area water Nova News Now
Doaktown under boil order Miramichi Leader
Enfield Weekly Press
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Advertisements for drugs may not work - maybe - Canada.com

The Money Times

Advertisements for drugs may not work - maybe
Canada.com - 2 Sep 2008
In an intriguing study, researchers from the University of Alberta compared the number of prescriptions written for 3 newly-introduced drugs in English-speaking Canada with the use of these drugs in Quebec, where the majority of the population speaks ...
Study says direct-to-consumer drug advertising notl that effective The Canadian Press
Study Casts Doubt on Value of DTC Ads AdAge.com (subscription)
Science Daily (press release) - Washington Post - Reuters - MedPage Today
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Federal government urged to adopt national strategy on suicide ... - The Canadian Press

Federal government urged to adopt national strategy on suicide ...
The Canadian Press - 3 hours ago
WINNIPEG - A national suicide prevention group wants the federal government to develop a countrywide strategy that could help save lives.
Breaking the silence on suicide London Free Press
CASP Urges Immediate Action on National Suicide Prevention Strategy MarketWatch
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Alzheimer fundraiser set for Sept. 18 - Times and Transcript

Alzheimer fundraiser set for Sept. 18
Times and Transcript - 17 hours ago
Money raised with this month's Coffee Break fundraising for the Alzheimer Society of Canada will be used to assist support programs for people with Alzheimer's and their families, and to raise greater awareness of the organization and its efforts, ...
Take a ‘Coffee Break' for Alzheimer's Bugle-Observer
Workshop offers brain health advice Vernon Morning Star
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Too Much Thinking May Cause Obesity - Inventorspot

Inventorspot

Too Much Thinking May Cause Obesity
Inventorspot - 11 hours ago
At Universite Laval in Quebec City, researchers found that the stress of thinking showed a raise in calorie intake, thereby potentially causing obesity.
Brainy work makes people hungrier Times of India
Why Working Can Make You Fat OfficialWire
Times of India
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Ahead of Games, city reaches out to Vancouver homeless - Globe and Mail

Ahead of Games, city reaches out to Vancouver homeless
Globe and Mail - 18 hours ago
VANCOUVER -- As many as 300 homeless people, largely from the Downtown Eastside, are to be moved off the streets and into housing next summer as part of a project by the Mental Health Commission of Canada that will have the side effect of helping clear ...
Vancouver To Clear City Of Homeless AHN
Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia Collaborate ... MarketWatch
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Emergency room continues to dominate Port, Wainfleet agendas - Welland Tribune

Emergency room continues to dominate Port, Wainfleet agendas
Welland Tribune - 14 hours ago
Although restructuring, renovations and grants were a positive topic of discussion, Niagara Health System's controversial plan to close Port Colborne's emergency room was the hot topic during the mayor's breakfast yesterday.
NHS plan will adversely affect care: Pediatricians Niagara Falls Review
Public voices to be sought on health-care restructuring St. Catharines Standard
Welland Tribune - Welland Tribune
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Province told NL cancer society to back off, director says - CBC.ca

CBC.ca

Province told NL cancer society to back off, director says
CBC.ca - 3 Sep 2008
The head of the Canadian Cancer Society in Newfoundland and Labrador says senior provincial government officials tried to silence him on the faulty breast cancer test controversy, now at the heart of a public inquiry.
NL cancer inquiry hears of soured relationship with advocacy group Canada.com
Cancer society exec advised to tone down talk, he says St. John's Telegram
VOCM - CBC.ca - St. John's Telegram - Canada.com
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Infection limits hospital access - Owen Sound Sun Times

Infection limits hospital access
Owen Sound Sun Times - 40 minutes ago
Officials have limited access to the women and child unit at the Owen Sound hospital after a higher than normal number of newborn babies were found to have contracted a skin infection called MRSA, a type of staphylococcus that is resistant to the ...
Greymouth hospital superbug appears contained Stuff.co.nz
Superbug scare at hospital New Zealand Herald
Radio New Zealand - Stuff.co.nz
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Binge drinking linked to unsafe sex - Times of India

Binge drinking linked to unsafe sex
Times of India - 11 hours ago
Women, who binge drink are more likely to indulge in unsafe sexual practices, and so are at an increased risk of having sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to a new study.

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Advance on deadly cancers - Financial Times

Voice of America

Advance on deadly cancers
Financial Times - 2 hours ago
By Emma Byrne Effective treatments for two cancers may be a step closer thanks to studies of their genetic blueprints. The results of analyses of pancreatic and brain tumours are reported in two papers published online today by the journal Science.
'Pathways' may lead to shift in cancer treatment CTV.ca
New hope in fight against deadly cancers Telegraph.co.uk
Reuters - Hamilton Spectator - U.S. News & World Report - The Associated Press
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Older Vietnamese Americans suffer higher rate of mental health ... - Los Angeles Times

Older Vietnamese Americans suffer higher rate of mental health ...
Los Angeles Times - 19 hours ago
Those 55 and older who came to the United States as refugees were twice as likely to report needing care, a UC Irvine study says. By My-Thuan Tran, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Vietnamese Americans who came to the United States as political refugees ...
Older Vietnamese report more mental health problems Eureka! Science News
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