Archive for May, 2009
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
The Collaborative Forums In Mental Health is brought to you by the Canadian Psychiatric Association and supported by the College of Family Physicians of Canada."A unique opportunity for family physicians and psychiatrists to network, dialogue and establish collaborative working relationships in an educational environment.An intensive, practical one-day update covering a ...
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009
Quebec leads fight against homophobia - The Gazette.Today is the International Day Against Homophobia which was started by a Quebec organization.Is homophobia a form of denial?Research on heterosexual men has shown that homophobic men are aroused by male homosexual videos whereas non-homophobic men are not.Is homophobia associated with homosexual arousal?Journal ...
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Thursday, May 14th, 2009
The province of Quebec is preparing a law to allow it to sue tobacco companies. Smoking in the province is estimated to cost $4 billion dollars a year. [Montreal Gazette, May 13, 2009]A Quebec government tobacco tax was used to help pay for Montreal's Olympic Stadium. [CTV.ca]Why don't governments just ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg First to Decode Genetic Makeup of Mexican and Canadian H1N1 Flu Viruses - Public Health Agency of Canada.
Canadian scientists have decoded the genetic makeup of the influenza A, H1N1 virus. The virus in Mexico and the virus in Canada are ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Telus, Microsoft hope Canada will buy into patient-centred e-health records [CBCnews.ca]"Under the proposed Telus system, if patients consent, they could have information from electronic systems belonging to their health-care providers imported into their personal health space."And if doctors consent, the proposed Telus system should be open-source and non-proprietary.Related Link:Telus Healthcare ...
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Monday, May 4th, 2009
A group of 25 students from Montreal are quarantined in a hotel in northern China because of the fear of swine flu. They went to China to learn Mandarin. [Radio-Canada.ca]
How to consult a doctor in Mandarin - flu, fever, stomach ache, cough, sore throat...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Qds91gesc[/youtube]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
Confirmed Influenza A(H1N1) (swine flu) cases on Google Maps created by CBC news.
View Confirmed swine flu cases in a larger map
As seen in Google Earth:
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