Does following current Canadian guidelines for daily exercise give any measurable health benefits? How much exercise is required to lose excess abdominal fat and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke?
A three year study from Queen’s University in Kingston will investigate this question.
Queen’s $1.8M study to test Canadian exercise guidelines | qnc.queensu.ca
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H1N1 Flu Vaccine Strains Canada
The H1N1 vaccine race: Can we beat the pandemic? | CMAJ Editorial, 2009-08.
A criticism of Health Canada’s decision to supply the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine to all of the Canadian population, instead of giving priority to the immunization of vulnerable populations, considered to have higher mortality risk.
In the news:
Doctors, Ottawa clash over vaccine | Globe and Mail, 2009-09-02.
New Brunswick euthanizes contract with doctors
New Brunswick has betrayed its doctors – and the public – Globe Life.
The provincial government in New Brunswick passed a draconian law to retroactively impose a contract to cancel a three year wage increase that had been negotiated with the New Brunswick Medical Society.
Swine Flu Vaccine Conspiracy?
H1N1 flu vaccine is a “eugenics weapon”: Quebec ex-MD/conspiracy theorist – Canadian Medicine.
The problem with conspiracy theorists is that they think that someone is in control of what happens on planet Earth.
Maybe it is only the butterfly effect. Continue Reading →
Flying Canadian Pets
First peanuts, now pets!
Lung Association dismayed that pets allowed in airplane cabins – www.lung.ca
“We are very disappointed by the decision of both Air Canada and WestJet to allow passengers to bring their pets in airplane cabins. This decision, while understandable in its desire to enhance customer service, unnecessarily puts at risk many individuals who suffer from respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD….”
Ponderous Diagnosis
Experts call for simplified diabetes diagnosis – The Globe and Mail.
It seems that a fasting plasma glucose test and the oral glucose tolerance test are ponderous ways to diagnose diabetes. You also need a fasting blood sample for cholesterol, the A1C won’t change that.
ponderous –adjective – Dictionary.com.
1. of great weight; heavy; massive.
2. awkward or unwieldy.
3. dull and labored.
Do-it-yourself Delivery
Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital is promoting the DIY ethic?
First-time father makes delivery – The Gazette
Quick-acting Montreal dad delivers son at hospital when staff fails to show – Yahoo!
“Nary a nurse nor a doctor stepped in to help.”
A Quebec Breast Cancer Study
Breast cancer study misinterpreted: Quebec health minister – cbc.ca.
Breast cancer tests face new controls – The Gazette.
One in five breast cancer hormone tests in a Quebec study (out of 15 tissue samples) were wrong compared to the results from a reliable lab.Luckily, the Quebec health minister, Yves Bolduc, is a doctor and he has the proper knowledge and vision for fixing these kinds of problems.For example, he wants to use the Toyota production system as a model to improve the quality and efficiency of health care services (Deloitte & Touche).
His response to the study…
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The reports are false, completely false”