Health & Safety

Health Minister Orders Quebec Schools to Surrender Masks and PPE Supplies

The minister's order includes personal protection equipment such as gloves, surgical masks, gowns, visors. (Image: Tumisu / Pixabay) Quebec schools…

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MGH Dialysis Clinic Nurses Say They Were Told to Lie to Hospital Security About Possible COVID-19 Exposure

“They are basically asking us to withhold information from security and potentially put our health and the health of others,…

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Government Launches Online COVID-19 Symptoms Self-Assessment Tool for Canadians

The self-assessment tool will, in the security of your home ask you a series of questions regarding your symptoms. (Photo:…

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CISSS-Laval Opened COVID-19 Testing Clinic Exclusively for Staff, Volunteers and Doctors

Last Friday the Laval Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS de Laval) medical setup a COVID-19 screening clinic exclusively…

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Canada’s Top Doctor Recommends These Four Social Distancing Measures to Fight COVID-19

(Credit: Daria Shevtsova / Pexels) At a press conference this morning, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam asked Canadians…

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Montreal’s Dr. Schwarcz Coronavirus Facts Video, Extracts Reason Amidst the “Quackery”

https://youtu.be/K9CS91huxHg One of Montreal's most popular doctors, Dr. Joe Schwarcz, in his YouTube video 'Coronavirus Just the Facts, Please' encourages…

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Coronavirus: Research Shows Proper Hand Drying is as Vital as Washing – Particularly in Hospitals

Properly drying your hands it not just as simple as drying your hands off in any old way, because how…

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Journalist Who Lived Through SARS and Reported on Ebola Lists the Questions We Should Be Asking About COVID-19

(Credit: Pablo Cordero / Pexels) For concerned civilians and journalists covering the coronavirus, the figures and projections can be overwhelming,…

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UK Researchers Report Coronavirus Can Survive on Phone Surfaces for Almost a Week

(Credit: bongkarn thanyakij / Pexels) While the risk of catching coronavirus from using your phone is low. Researchers allege the…

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MUHC Researchers Develope New Quick and Effective Concussion Test for Hockey Players

According to Health Canada, concussions are the most common injury for boys aged 5 to 14 who play hockey. (…

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Health Canada Recalls Diabetes Drugs Over Cancer Concerns

This Wednesday, Health Canada expanded a national recall for specific type 2 diabetes medications due to concerns that an impurity…

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The Enormous Toll of Laser Surgery on the Patients It Fails

Laser surgery is performed successfully in 95 per cent of cases but the operation can turn into a nightmare requiring…

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Quebec Issues Warning: Ground Beef Sold by Marché Adonis in Laval May Contain E. Coli Bacteria

The ground beef may contain dangerous quantities of E. Coli. Photo: Angele J / Pexels QUEBEC, Feb. 14, 2020. Quebec…

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The Smelly Truth About Romantic Relationships and Health

Many study participants reported they had smelled an absent partner’s clothing because it made them feel relaxed or secure. Photo:…

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23 Health Products Flagged by Health Canada as Unsafe in New Recall and Safety Alert

Photo: freestocks.org / Pexels Health Canada issued a safety alert over 23 unauthorized health products that may pose serious health…

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The N95 Respirator Is a Professional-Grade Mask That Employers Need to Fit Test to the Individual Worker

"For more virulent strains like,... coronavirus, workers must wear the N95 mask, which provides more coverage and has a better…

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Coronavirus Lands in Canada! Enhanced Screening System Fails its First Test

Canada's first positive novel coronavirus 2019 n-CoV patient is a male in his 50s who had travelled to Wuhan, China.…

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Food Recall Warning – Certain Milk Products Sold in Quebec and Ontario May Be Unsafe Due to Presence of Sanitizer

Product photos. Photo: MB The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), January 24, 2020 - Agropur Cooperative is recalling certain milk…

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What Is Novel Coronavirus – Symptoms and How to Reduce Exposure and Transmission

Coronavirus 2019-nCoV has so far killed 41 people in China and infected at least 1280 others forcing the country to…

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Why You Should Zest Only Organic Citrus Fruits

Photo: Steve Buissinne / Pixabay Inspections performed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) found that almost three per cent…

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Medical University Recommends 5 Easy Lifestyle Mods to Improve Your Health and the Environment

Physical activity also improves blood circulation in the body and the brain, which has a direct impact on the responsiveness…

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Popular Dating App Tinder Says “There Are Definitely Registered Sex Offenders on Our Free Products.”

Tinder Allows Known Sex Offenders to use the dating app, and it’s not the only one. Photo: StockSnap / Pixabay…

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New Year’s Anxiety Hangover? Here’s What’s Going on in Your Brain

Alcohol exerts a cocktail of effects on brain function that can be enjoyable at the time, but much less fun…

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The Good: Christmas Has the Lowest Suicide Rate of the Year – The Bad: You Are More Likely to Die of Natural Causes Than at Any Other Time of the Year

The chance of having a heart attack is 37 per cent higher on Christmas Eve, peaking at 10 p.m., according…

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