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		Registered Nurses Respond to Alberta Health Services Budget
Publish your news! Write to us at: news@chrgonline.com		Edmonton, July 3, 2009 - The Alberta Health Services budget announced on June 30 has serious implications for the care Albertans will be able to receive from their health care system, according to the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta. "Alberta . . . [click here for more]

Alberta Health Services Board approves 2009/10 budget		Lloydminster Hospital Joins Provincial System That Will Improve Access to Digital Imaging Services
Calgary, July 3, 2009 - The Board of Alberta Health Services approved a 2009/10 budget on June 30 aimed at ensuring access, quality and sustainability of health care services for Albertans within the context of escalating health costs. The . . . . . . [more]		Saskatchewan, July 2, 2009 - Patients in Prairie North Health Region will benefit from reduced waits and improved service with the establishment of a secure computer system for the storage, retrieval and display of diagnostic images such as X-rays and CT . . . [more]

Intelligent Hospital Systems Receives International Award for Innovative Technology Benefiting Society		Towards an action plan to build capacity for nursing and midwifery education in the CARICOM region
Winnipeg, July 2, 2009 - Winnipeg-based medical device company Intelligent Hospital Systems (IH Systems) was awarded the 21st Century Achievement Award during the Computerworld Honors Program Awards Gala on June 1, 2009 in Washington D.C. IH Systems . . . . . . [more]		Ottawa, July 2, 2009 - The Nursing and Midwifery workforce represents a vital component of the global health workforce, and its sustainability is a critical issue. To address this issue, nursing and midwifery education plays a key role in mentoring . . . [more]

MaRS Innovation selects Diabetic Wound Healing Technology from The University of Toronto as its second commercialization opportunity		Medicago's vaccine candidate against novel influenza A (H1N1) virus immunogenic in mice
Toronto, July 2, 2009 - MaRS Innovation and The University of Toronto (U of T) are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to collaboratively commercialize a novel sustained release formulation of nitric oxide (NO) for applications . . . . . . [more]		Quebec City, July 2, 2009 - Medicago Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing highly effective and affordable vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles (VLPs), announced on June 30 that it has received . . . [more]

Dawson revisited: scientists present groundbreaking study on psychological impact of school shooting		The Dawson College tradegy: www.info-trauma.org launched to help trauma victims
New York, June 30, 2009 - Less than two percent of the community were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, and seven percent report post-traumatic stress symptoms, as a result of the shooting at Dawson College on September 13, 2006. However, over 80 . . . . . . [more]		Montreal, June 30, 2009 - A study conducted at H�pital Louis-H Lafontaine's Fernand-Seguin Research Centre and at the McGill University Health Centre has revealed that 14% of Dawson College students and staff turned to the Internet for psychological support . . . [more]

$5 million donation helps CAMH reach more vulnerable youth First inpatient centre in Canada for youth with co-occurring addiction and mental illness		CRH Medical introduces non surgical hemorroid removal to Gastroenterology Fellowship program
Toronto, June 30, 2009 - Vulnerable youth facing mental illness and addiction -- whose needs now go unmet -- will soon benefit from expanded services in new facilities, thanks to the support of a generous donation of $5 million from the estates of Ken . . . . . . [more]		Vancouver, June 30, 2009 - CRH Medical Corporation announced on June 29 that the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile Alabama has completed a training program involving its Teaching Faculty and Gastroenterology Fellows on the non surgical . . . [more]

MaRS Innovation selects umbilical cord stem cell technology from Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital as its first commercialization opportunity		The green light given to a major project aimed at expanding the Montreal Heart Institute's Research Centre
Toronto, June 30, 2009 - MaRS Innovation and the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to collaboratively initiate commercialization of an umbilical cord stem cell . . . . . . [more]		Montreal, June 29, 2009 - In a press conference held on June 26, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Yves Bolduc, confirmed that the Montreal Heart Institute has been given the authorization to expand its Research Centre at a cost of $33,915,000. In . . . [more]

Fred MacGillivray Elected Chair of Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia		New National Report Shows B.C. is Healthy Living Leader
Halifax, June 29, 2009 - The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia�s Board of Directors elected Fred MacGillivray as Chair of the Board at its annual general meeting on June 25. �With mental health in the spotlight now more than ever before, . . . . . . [more]		Victoria, June 29, 2009 - June 25's release of Statistics Canada�s Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) shows that B.C. is leading or above most Canadian provinces in many healthy living categories, announced Ida Chong, Minister of Healthy Living and . . . [more]

Quebec approves Velcade As First-Line Treatment For Newly-diagnosed Blood Cancer Patients Myeloma Canada, Patients and Professionals Applaud Quebec for its Leadership in Providing Patients with Improved Treatment Access		Alberta health care insurance plan registration services expand to Medicine Hat
Montreal, June 29, 2009 - On June 26, Quebec patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a severely painful and fatal form of blood cancer, are on their way to greater access to VELCADE (bortezomib), the first novel agent used as a first-line treatment . . . . . . [more]		Medicine Hat, June 29, 2009 - Medicine Hat residents will now be able to register for the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan or update their information at a local registry agent. The Licence Place registry agent office, at 132 - 4 Avenue, will provide . . . [more]

New study shows 1 in 25 deaths worldwide attributable to alcohol, but CAMH researcher sees glass as half full		Working to Save Lives and Limbs - New Hope Emerges For Canadians with Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Toronto, June 29, 2009 - Research from Canada's own Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) featured in an edition of The Lancet shows that worldwide, 1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption. This rise since 2000 is mainly . . . . . . [more]		Toronto, June 29, 2009 - In an article in this month's issue of Expert Opinion in Drug Delivery, (Informa UK Ltd) a group of US experts in the management of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) has identified Collatamp G (Theramed Corp, Mississauga) as a promising . . . [more]

North Bay Nurses Choose ONA as Their Union		Positive CHMP Opinion for JAVLOR� in Metastatic Treatment of Bladder Cancer After Failure of a Prior Platinum-Containing Regimen
Toronto, June 29, 2009 - Registered nurses (RNs) with the North Bay Hospital and North Eastern Mental Health Centre have voted to make the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) their union. The RNs overwhelmingly chose ONA after the vote was held . . . . . . [more]		Castres, June 29, 2009 - Laboratoires Pierre Fabre announce on June 26 that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific advisory committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has issued a positive opinion supporting . . . [more]

CareImaging offers a national Canadian solution to the Radioisotope problem by proposing up to 50 mobile cancer diagnostic clinics		The Montreal Heart Institute obtains $ 53 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Government of Quebec
Mississauga, June 29, 2009 - CareImaging Cancer Diagnostic Centres announced the establishment of the "Fix the Radioisotope Program", and is making an offer to hospital administrators across Canada to fulfill the need of Canadian cancer patients for Bones . . . . . . [more]		Montreal, June 26, 2009 - The Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) has distinguished itself by securing $53 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Government of Quebec; with the support of the Universit� de Montr�al and its network, . . . [more]

Neurologist Recognized for Developing Novel Brain Scan to Save Lives Heart and Stroke Foundation Bestows First Ever Distinguished Clinician Scientist Award		Research: Improving treatment of patients with heart attack An MUHC study looks at the best way to treat patients with heart attack
Calgary, June 26, 2009 - Award-winning neurologist Dr. Shelagh Coutts is on the fast track of developing new brain scanning techniques for rapid and effective diagnosis of mini-strokes. To support this leading and innovative research in Alberta, . . . . . . [more]		Montreal, June 26, 2009 - When faced with patients suffering a heart attack, doctors have two choices: inject them with medication to dissolve the blood clot (fibrinolytic therapy) or insert a small balloon to open the blocked artery (primary percutaneous . . . [more]

More than 1000 patients benefit from emergency stroke care		Fighting Cancer Often Involves Battling Treatment Side Effects New study shows EMEND� significantly improved prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, when added to standard therapy
Toronto, June 26, 2009 - Thanks to the existence of a Telestroke program which began in Ontario in 2002, more than 1000 patients who have experienced a stroke have survived its debilitating efforts using this novel treatment model. An emergency . . . . . . [more]		Kirkland, June 26, 2009 - Presented on June 25 in Rome during the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) meeting, a new study showed that EMEND� (aprepitant) in combination with a standard antiemetic regimen of ondansetron and . . . [more]

Canada's first and only once-a-month treatment for postmenopausal osteoporosis now reimbursed by Ontario's public drug plan		St. John Ambulance ushers in new executive team
Toronto, June 26, 2009 - Ontario patients at high risk of osteoporotic fracture now have access to Actonel 150 mg Once-a-Month now that the Ontario government has recommended the listing of this new formulation on their publicly-funded drug plan. This . . . . . . [more]		Ottawa, June 26, 2009 - On June 25, the Board of Directors of St. John Ambulance Canada was pleased to announce the appointments of F. Richard Bruce, as the new Chancellor and Chairman, Mairi Arthur, as Deputy Chancellor, Brock Cairns, as Vice-Chancellor . . . [more]

Ontario Adding New Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics Ontario Government Issues Call For Eight More NP-Led Clinics		Celebrating new construction at Windsor Regional Hospital
June 26, 2009 - Ontario will be improving access to family health care with the addition of eight Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics. The Ontario government is inviting applications from health care providers and/or community-based groups . . . . . . [more]		Windsor, June 26, 2009 - Dwight Duncan, Minister of Finance and MPP for Windsor-Tecumseh and Bruce Crozier, MPP for Essex joined hospital officials, staff and community members to celebrate the official start of the Windsor Regional Hospital's redevelopment . . . [more]

iCo Therapeutics Positive Oral Amphotericin B Data Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases		OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Completes Amendment to Phase 3 Special Protocol Assessment for Confirming Survival Benefit in Patients Receiving OGX-011 with First-Line Docetaxel for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Vancouver, June 26, 2009 - iCo Therapeutics Inc. is pleased to announce that iCo's oral Amphotericin B (AmpB) oral formulation "iCo-009" has been published in a leading journal, The Journal of Infectious Diseases. The article represents the first ever . . . . . . [more]		Vancouver, June 26, 2009 - OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OGXI) announced that the company has reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) via the special protocol assessment process (SPA) on an amendment to the design . . . [more]

Keep kids from getting hurt this summer - Physiotherapists share latest injury prevention strategies		A Canada-wide technology platform for mapping the human interactome coordinated at the IRCM in Montr�al
Toronto, June 26, 2009 - School's out for the summer and that means it's time to play for hundreds of thousands of Canadian children. All that extra activity also means they may be at increased risk for injury. The Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting . . . . . . [more]		Montreal, June 25, 2009 - On June 18, the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the award of $9.16 million for the creation of a national technology platform aimed at mapping the human interactome. This national platform, headed by Dr. Benoit . . . [more]

Powerful MRI technology could unlock mysteries of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's World-leading research laboratories to collaborate on MRI technology		Staggering Cost of Vision Loss Underscores Urgent Need for National Vision Health Plan, Says Landmark Report
Ottawa, June 25, 2009 - Scientists at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Commissariat � l'�nergie atomique (CEA) are working together to develop innovative technologies that will use high-powered magnets through advanced medical imaging . . . . . . [more]		Toronto, June 25, 2009 - Groundbreaking new research released on June 23 by CNIB and the Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) places the total financial cost of vision loss in Canada at $15.8 billion per year - significantly higher than previously . . . [more]

Ontario Investing In Leading-Edge Research Ontario Government Advances Research In Toronto		Medical Study Establishes First-Ever Long-Term Benefits for Macular Degeneration Sufferers Using Macular Health Vitamin Supplement
Toronto, June 25, 2009 - Ontario is taking a new step in the battle against cancer and creating the jobs of the future, by supporting groundbreaking research in Toronto. The province is investing $42 million to support the work of 15 Toronto-based . . . . . . [more]		Birmingham, June 25, 2009 - According to the World Health Organization (WHO), age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ranks third as a cause of visual impairment. It is the primary cause of visual impairment in industrial countries with a blindness prevalence . . . [more]

Collaborating to Save Lives and Improve Health Care: Hamilton Health Sciences Joins the Open Source Order Set Network		Health Canada issues Notice of Compliance (NOC) for the first and only platelet producer indicated for the treatment of immune (idiopathic) thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) Nplate� (romiplostim) is indicated to raise the platelet levels in splenectomized and non-splenectomized adults with chronic ITP
Hamilton, June 25, 2009 - Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) welcomes its newest partner in providing health care solutions, the Open Source Order Set (OSOS) Network. Expanding upon its commitment to improve the quality of patient care, HHS will . . . . . . [more]		Mississauga, June 25, 2009 - Amgen Canada announced on June 23 that Health Canada has issued a Notice of Compliance (NOC) for Nplate� (romiplostim), the first and only platelet producer approved in Canada for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in splenectomized . . . [more]

Groundbreaking Urgent Care Clinic Staffed by Hospital Emergency Physicians brings Much Needed Patient Services to Residents of Vaughan, Ontario		A new weapon in the war against HIV-AIDS: combined antiviral and targeted chemotherapy
Vaughan, June 25, 2009 - MD Health Corporation introduces a health-care facility that is among the first of its kind in Canada. MD Health has recently opened a 7,500-square-foot Urgent Care Clinic, one of the largest in Ontario, capable of delivering . . . . . . [more]	Montreal, June 23, 2009 - A discovery by a team of Canadian and American researchers could provide new ways to fight HIV-AIDS. According to a new study published in Nature Medicine, HIV-AIDS could be treated through a combination of targeted chemotherapy . . . [more]

Ontario Improving Access To Family Health Care Ontario Government Issues Call For 19 Family Health Teams	New online service provides simpler birth registrations for Ottawa parents
Toronto, June 23, 2009 - Ontario is calling for applications for 19 new Family Health Teams (FHTs) as part of the government's commitment to create 50 new FHTs. Applications for Family Heath Teams will be accepted from: Community . . . . . . [more]	Ottawa, June 23, 2009 - Parents of newborn children born within the city of Ottawa can now register the birth of their child directly with the Office of the Registrar General (ORG) through a new provincial online registration service. This fully electronic . . . [more]

Atlantic Cancer Research Institute Hosts Annual Research Symposium	Ten Mental Health Projects Across Nova Scotia Receiving Financial Support
June 23, 2009 - An international symposium held in Moncton June 18th and 19th, attracted participants from throughout Canada, several U.S. states and Europe. Entitled the Atlantic Omics Symposium and Expo, the conference organized by the Atlantic . . . . . . [more]	Halifax, June 23, 2009 - Ten organizations across Nova Scotia will receive grants totaling $75,000 in 2009/10 from the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia to support mental health programs and services in communities across the province. The . . . [more]

Osteoarthritis pain impacts Canadians both physically and emotionally Survey reveals boomers with osteoarthritis experience the blues, but are determined to stay positive	Another Victory for the PROCURE Walk of Courage! - Over 1400 men and their loved ones joined Montreal Mayor G�rald Tremblay and Dickie Moore and raised over a half a million dollars in the fight against prostate cancer
Toronto, June 23, 2009 - Getting older is an inevitable fact of life, but a recent survey reveals that Canadian boomers are feeling more than just the physical aches and pains associated with age - they're also experiencing the emotional effects. Today's . . . . . . [more]	Montreal, June 23, 2009 - Following in the footsteps of Pat Burns (2007), Montr�al Mayor G�rald Tremblay and The "Pocket Rocket" Henri Richard (2008) - The 3rd edition of the PROCURE Walk of Courage claimed another victory in the fight against prostate . . . [more]

Canadian Cancer Society President and CEO, Peter Goodhand, Welcomes Appointment as Chair of Federal Government Expert Review Panel on Isotopes	Trillium Health Centre President and CEO Janet Davidson receives Honorary Doctorate from University of Windsor
Toronto, June 22, 2009 - Natural Resources Canada announced on June 19 that Peter Goodhand, Canadian Cancer Society President and CEO, has been appointed Chair of the Expert Review Panel on Medical Isotope Production. "I welcome this opportunity . . . . . . [more]	Mississauga/West Toronto, June 22, 2009 - Janet Davidson, O.C., president and CEO, Trillium Health Centre received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree on June 19 during Spring Convocation at the University of Windsor. Davidson is an alumna who graduated in 1971 with a . . . [more]