1onebes: septembre 2017

Artist defends eyeball tattoo that left Ottawa woman with partial vision loss

The artist who left an Ottawa woman blinded in one eye after a tattoo injection went wrong is defending his actions, saying he didn't make any mistakes during the procedure.

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Ottawa tracking opioid overdoses on First Nation communities for the 1st time

For the first time, the Canadian government is tracking the number of opioid overdoses on First Nation reserves, but the minister in charge says so far the data is incomplete and a struggle to obtain.

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SECOND OPINION | Blacked-out information reveals secret world of drug prices

What secrets were hiding under thick black lines in a public ruling issued by Canada's drug price watchdog this week?

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Get your flu shots, health officials urge amid concerns about bad season

Health officials brace for a potentially miserable fall and winter.

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U.S. FDA proposes 18-month delay for new nutrition labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to give large food manufacturers until 2020 to comply with new nutrition label requirements on packaged foods.

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Eyeball tattoos could lead to blindness and severe infections, doctors warn

A 24-year-old woman says she has learned the hard way about the risks of tattooing the eyeball.

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Coffee didn't work to treat Parkinson's but may help with prevention

Earlier findings raised hopes that caffeine could be used to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease but didn't pan out. Yet it's clear that non-coffee drinkers are at higher risk of developing the debilitating neurological condition. The question is why.

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Ottawa spent $110K in legal fees fighting First Nations girl over $6K dental procedure

The federal Liberal government spent more than $110,000 fighting a First Nations girl in court in an attempt to block payment for orthodontic treatment, according to documents released under access to information.

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'Temptation has been removed': Colonel Gray axes pop from school

Dispensers at the Charlottetown school have been re-stocked with fruit juice, milk and water in place of carbonated beverages and vitamin water.

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Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen raw breaded poultry products reported in 4 provinces

A news release issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada says the outbreak is a reminder that frozen raw breaded poultry products such as nuggets, strips and burgers should be handled the same as other raw poultry products.

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Is your poop the 'right stuff'? Then this Toronto hospital may want it to fight C. difficile

A Toronto medical team wants help saving C. difficile sufferers' lives, after they've run short on donors in their fecal transplant program.

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Universal pharmacare would save Canadians $4.2B a year, Parliamentary Budget Officer says

Establishing a universal program for prescription medications would amount to about $4.2 billion in savings annually in Canada, the Parliamentary Budget Officer says in a new report.

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Alberta doctors cost province $3.4B last year, up 9% over previous year

Alberta has a growing number of doctors at a cost that is increasing at a pace larger than inflation. The average gross salary of a physician in Alberta is the highest in the country.

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'Their voices haven't been heard': Hospitals are ill-equipped to treat obese patients, experts say

As obesity rates in Canada continue to climb, more people living with obesity will go to hospital for a variety of health conditions. But hospitals and their staff are often ill-equipped to provide appropriate treatment in a timely fashion, experts say.

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Nearly half of abortions worldwide are unsafe, study says

Nearly half of the estimated 56 million abortions performed worldwide every year are unsafe and putting women's lives at risk, according to a study released Wednesday.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals ordered to lower price of Solaris in Canada

Canada's drug price watchdog has ordered Alexion Pharmaceuticals to lower the price of Soliris, one of the world's most expensive drugs.

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Medical marijuana patient wants answers from Greyhound after prescription confiscated

Grace McKenzie Greyhound medical marijuana

A Calgary medical marijuana user is calling for better education around travelling with medication after hers was confiscated by Greyhound.

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Ontario bill would require disclosure of pharmaceutical payments to health professionals

The provincial health minister wants to make information public about how much money healthcare providers receive from pharmaceutical companies, as they do in the United States and Europe.

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'Real combat begins now,' Invictus Games golfer says

Étienne Aubé's golf swing won him a silver medal at the Invictus Games, an accomplishment the Canadian military veteran credits to his state-of-the-art prosthetic leg.

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Ontario poised to reopen shuttered hospital to cope with bed crunch

Overcrowded hospital wards are prompting Ontario's Ministry of Health to consider urgently transforming a mothballed hospital site in Toronto into a temporary source of beds, CBC News has learned.

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'He died a hero': B.C. Transplant says drug overdose organ donors on the rise

"Daniel was treated like a human being ... I never once got the impression from anybody on the transplant team that he was a body on a bed with organs to be harvested."

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Ireland sets timeline for abortion referendum

Ireland plans to hold a referendum next May or June on whether it should loosen some of the strictest abortion laws in the world, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday.

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Medical research may slow with U.S. immigration restrictions

Without foreign medical graduates, the quality of care and research may suffer, some U.S. doctors argue.

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'We're only asking for some time': Lethbridge family battles to keep mother on life support

A family in Lethbridge is fighting to keep their elderly mother on a ventilator but say time is running out before doctors remove her from life support.

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Professor predicts marijuana will become next big food trend

A professor of food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University in Halifax predicts marijuana will be a growing trend in the food industry, and says policy needs to be implemented to minimize risk.

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Sports and energy drinks unhealthy for kids and teens, Canadian pediatricians say

Most children and teens shouldn't consume sports and energy drinks and the products should no longer be marketed to them, the Canadian Paediatric Society says.

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Younger start in football linked to higher risk of behaviour, mood problems

Boys who started playing football before age 12 were at higher risk for behavioural and mood problems later in life compared to peers who took up the sport later, U.S. researchers find.

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Hundreds require medical attention during steamy Montreal half-marathon

Almost 900 people received medical attention as 10-kilometre and half-marathon events took place in Montreal under blazing heat, the event's medical co-ordinator said Sunday.

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1 million people recruited to study how study how genes, habits and environment affect health outcomes

In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact — and to finally customize ways to prevent and treat disease.

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How extreme weather events affect your health

Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey have brought serious health risks. @NightshiftMD examines the medical challenges in the aftermath of extreme weather events.

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Health Canada to launch new campaign warning youth about risks of cannabis use

Health Canada is seeking a contractor to develop a marketing campaign targeting young Canadians about the risks of using Cannabis.

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'I'm sorry to hear that': Why training Siri to be a therapist won't be easy

Apple plans to make Siri, its digital assistant, better at responding to people's mental-health issues. Experts say the ambitious plan faces some big challenges.

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Second Opinion | Are you jealous, or simply envious?

And a behind-the-scenes look at a Canadian study that is challenging dietary dogma around the world.

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Woman who waited 2 months for abortion says plan to provide free pill means shame is over

Melanie Mackenzie waited two months for an abortion four years ago and says the government's plan to remove barriers to abortion will change lives.

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Woman who waited 2 months for abortion says N.S. plan to provide free pill means shame is over

Melanie Mackenzie waited two months for an abortion four years ago and says the government's plan to remove barriers to abortion will change lives.

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Combining art and medicine, play using patients' stories encourages empathy for the dying

The PEACE Project weaves together the experiences of palliative care patients and their families in a theatre production, with every line a direct quote from a patient or caregiver. "It is not just about death," Dr. Brenda Sabo says. "It's about quality of life."

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