Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) and the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) were in Spruce Grove, Alta. to announce the installation of five Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre. The government and the HSF are aiming to equip all recreational arenas in Canada with the life-saving devices and provide training to use them. Call 613-957-0200.
The Wendake First Nation and the federal government announced the inauguration of Wendake’s Marie-Paule Sioui-Vincent Health Centre in Wendake, Que. Health Canada provided $3.1 million in funding to support the construction of the new health centre and the facility will be operated by the Wendake First Nation. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200.
Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced that Canada will make available for donation over $2.5 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to the World Health Organization (WHO) to aid in the global response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Recently, the WHO reported a shortage of equipment in the affected countries and has … Read more
Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) along with Inez Jabalpurwala, president and CEO of Brain Canada, announced 32 projects being funded under the Canada Brain Research Fund. The projects announced will accelerate innovative research that will fundamentally change our understanding of nervous system function and dysfunction and their impact on health. The research will advance … Read more
A statement on international regulatory cooperation regarding Ebola is available online.
Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced new labelling requirements for mechanically tenderized beef (MTB) to help consumers know when they are buying MTB products and how to cook them. Starting Aug. 21, all MTB products sold in Canada must be clearly labelled as “mechanically tenderized,” and include instructions for safe cooking. The new labels … Read more
Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) delivered a keynote address at the 147th Canadian Medical Association (CMA), General Council Meeting. During her remarks, the minister affirmed the government’s commitment to continue working with the CMA on issues of importance while highlighting several themes encompassing some of her priorities, such as patient safety, prescription drug abuse, family … Read more
On behalf of Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.), Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) announced $511,053 offederal funding under the Government’s National Anti-Drug Strategy (NADS), for the “C’est mon choix” project that will help prevent illicit drug use and prescription drug abuse among at-risk youth in Niagara, Hamilton, and Burlington regions. This … Read more
Health Minister Rona Ambrose (Edmonton-Spruce Grove, Alta.) announced that the Government of Canada has launched a pilot project targeting patient input from Canadians with rare diseases to help inform future reviews of orphan drugs. As announced in October of 2012, Health Canada has been developing an Orphan Drug Framework to spur innovation and research into new … Read more
Health Canada released the July 2014 issue of the Canadian Adverse Reaction Newsletter (CARN). This issue includes an article on the anti-cancer drug cisplatin and the risk of blockage of the aorta, the body’s main artery. It also includes an article on hydroxychloroquine, a drug used for rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and malaria, and the risk of developing low blood … Read more
