Tag: public health
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Deadly Virus Flew From Canada To China On Commercial Flight
Minister Says He Was Taken Aback After Learning Deadly Viruses Were Shipped From Winnipeg Lab to Wuhan Report first published via friends at The Epoch Times After learning that samples of deadly Ebola and Nipah viruses had been sent from Canada’s top-security lab in Winnipeg to China, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said his reaction…
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Canada’s Changing Climate: What Key Cities Could Look Like With ‘Dune-Ification’
How Climate Change Could Transform Cities into a Dune-Like Landscape Dune’s cinematic and literary success reflects our fascination with desert landscapes. But the vast deserts of Arrakis, the movie’s fictional planet, hold a deeper meaning. They serve as a cautionary tale for our own planet threatened by desertification. A new study by our friends at…
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Why Canadians Must Get More Sunlight
TORONTO – Following restrictive sun exposure advice in countries with low solar intensity like Canada might in fact be harmful to your health, says the co-author of a new study on sunlight and vitamin D. The published study Sunlight and Vitamin D: Necessary for Public Health by Carole Baggerly and several academic researchers, examines how…
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How Cardiovascular Disease Connects To Inflammation
I bet we all have someone near and dear to our heart, who has been touched by cardiovascular disease. Public health and agencies such as Heart and Stroke Society have done an excellent job highlighting some of the key factors that are risk factors to cardiovascular disease. These risk factors can include hypertension, diabetes, high…
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Wildlife Supply Chains for Human Consumption High In Coronaviruses
HA NOI (June, 2020) – A new study found that animals sampled in the wildlife-trade supply chain bound for human consumption had high proportions of coronaviruses, and that the proportion of positives significantly increases as animals travel from traders, to large markets, to restaurants. The study, which appears in the pre-print journal bioRxiv, is by a team of scientists…
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Ontario Enacts Declaration Of Emergency To Protect Public
Significantly enhanced measures will help contain spread of COVID-19 SIMCOE – The Government of Ontario has announced that it is taking decisive action by making an order declaring an emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. In doing so, Ontario is using every power possible to continue to protect the…
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Working Toward Sustainable Health Care System For Ontarians
During meetings, doorknocking and attending community events, I find the provision of health care remains the number one issue for Ontario taxpayers. Access to publicly funded health care is fundamental to our shared understanding of what it means to be an Ontarian and a Canadian. However, there are threats to the long-term sustainability of our…
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Greens: Ontario Has Forgotten Many Residents In Radiation Pill Mail-Out
Arbitrary boundaries put Whitby–Oshawa residents at higher risk from nuclear radiation accident (Whitby-Oshawa): “Does the Liberal government care about the safety of my neighbours in Whitby-Oshawa?” asks GPO candidate Stacey Leadbetter. “So many residents of our community have been left out of the government’s mailing of potassium iodine (KI) pills. These pills protect us from…
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Canada Sent Untested Experimental Ebola Vaccine To WHO
*translated from original Cuban-Spanish article from cubadebate.cu Vacunas-experimentales – ebola Mientras register more infections and deaths from ebola in several countries in Africa – the latest report is in Nigeria – death, Canada sent to the World Health Organization (who) an experimental vaccine being developed against the disease. Gregory Taylor, Deputy Director of public health…