British Columbia
News and Events
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Tremendous news from Nova Scotia
On July 2, 2008 NS became the first Atlantic province and sixth Canadian province to regulate naturopathic doctors (NDs)! The legislation will provide the public with added protection by ensuring that individuals using the title naturopathic doctor or ND have rec... [read more] |
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April 1, 2008 – The Toronto Star reports on a new study done out of Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children regarding health product and drug interactions in children www.thestar.com/living/article/407647
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December 19, 2007 – A recent article in the Globe and Mail looks at a University of Toronto study on insufficient vitamin D levels in non-white Canadians.
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071219.wvitamin19/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home [read more] |
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October 25, 2007 – The Globe and Mail reports that this years flu vaccine will probably not be as effective as hoped
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071025.wlflu25/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home [read more] |
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October 7, 2007 - The Calgary Herald quotes study claiming environmental toxins claim 25,000 Canadian lives per year.
www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html [read more] |
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June 2007 - Gardasil is a vaccination against Human Papillomavirus (HPV) manufactured by Merck & Co. It is marketed as an “Anti-Cancer” vaccine to females 9-26 years of age. www.gardasil.com [read more] |
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May 2007 - Lybrel is a low-dose prescription oral contraceptive marketed as a "no period pill" by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. www.wyeth.com/news [read more] |
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