Ottawa – April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month – a time dedicated to raising awareness and to show our support for Canadians who live with Parkinson’s disease and their families and caregivers. Manon Day is one of more than 100,000 Canadians living with Parkinson’s. Manon, who lives in Montreal, was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s in 2011 at the age of 27 after …
London – Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that is spread to humans through the bite of an infected tick. This bacteria is called Borrelia burgdorferi, and it is typically found in deer ticks, also known as black-legged ticks. Diagnosing Lyme disease can be hard because the symptoms can look like other illnesses. Treatment for Lyme disease typically involves a course …
Ottawa – To help support the response to the overdose crisis and address harms related to substance use and the toxic illegal drug supply, the Government of Canada has announced over $37 million in funding for 42 innovative community-led projects across Canada. With this funding, these projects will help improve health outcomes for people who are at risk of experiencing …
Ghana – Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a new Oxford University`s mosquito-borne disease vaccine for malaria for children under the age of three in line to benefit, although it is unclear when the rollout will begin. It kills more than 600,000 people each year, mostly children in Africa.
London – Colorectal cancer begins in the rectum or colon, and is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. Most of the time it develops from polyps that grow on inner lining of the colon or rectum. Though various treatments are available for it, certain tumor cells are therapy-resistant. Now, research suggests …
Bridgewater – Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, highlighted Budget 2023’s investments in public health care while visiting the Nova Scotia Community College’s Lunenburg Campus in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. Gudie Hutchings said: “Budget 2023 is our plan to make life more affordable, strengthen public health care, and build a stronger, more sustainable and more secure Canadian economy—for everyone. These investments …
Washington – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a neurodevelopmental disorder affects people of all ages. Individuals face difficulties in maintaining attention, suffer from impulsive behaviour, and hyperactivity. Doctors can choose from many types of drugs to control symptoms of the disorder. Medications may not work for all ADHD patients or have same effect on everyone. A combination of medication, therapy, …
Washington – Dr Paul Burton of Moderna has said his firm will be able to offer treatments for all sorts of disease areas in as little as five years, Dr Richard Hackett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI) said: “The biggest impact of the pandemic had been the shortening of development timelines for many previously unvalidated …
Boosters for high-risk individuals help protect against severe outcomes from COVID-19 TORONTO — Based on guidance from Health Canada and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is recommending high-risk individuals receive their next COVID-19 booster dose this spring. “Staying up to date with vaccinations continues to be our best defense against COVID-19 and I’m …
LA – Researchers of the new study have discovered a dramatic increase from 16% to about 60% in the number of low-risk prostate cancer patients who have chosen active surveillance over rapid treatment since 2010. First signs of prostate cancer Urinary problems: Increased frequency of urination, especially at night; difficulty starting or stopping urine flow; weak or interrupted urine flow; …
