Crackdown on factory farm drug use urged
The federal government must crackdown on the use of antibiotics such as cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones within the nation’s meat industry because of the threat that antibiotic resistance poses to public …
The federal government must crackdown on the use of antibiotics such as cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones within the nation’s meat industry because of the threat that antibiotic resistance poses to public …
Critics say One of the architects of Canada’s ehealth strategy says it entirely missed the boat because of an excessive focus on developing massive centralized data systems rather than directly …
“Ottawa’s new approach is to criminalize what should still be seen as a health issue,” says Cathy McIsaac, executive director of Direction 180, a methadone clinic in Halifax, Nova Scotia. …
The federal government promised to give every Canadian an electronic health record. Eleven years and $2 billion later, we’re still waiting. Lives are hanging in the balance.
World Health Organization Director Dr. Margaret Chan drew the line firmly in the sand. “I call on heads of state and heads of government to stand rock-hard against the despicable …
As negotiators worked to finalize some manner of formal action plan for debate and ratification at the United Nations summit on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), Canada appears to have been a …