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CHIS
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With the loss of operating funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, the Consumer Health Information Service (CHIS) located at the Toronto Public Library closed on May 8, 2009. The Toronto Public Library will continue to provide Health & Wellness information to local users. Please visit the Business and Health Sciences centre at the Toronto Reference Library, call the library's centralized phone service at 416-393-7131. The CHIS blog has been renamed to the Health & Wellness Blog. Please update your links and bookmarks.
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Health Canada Media Room
Health Canada Announces Revised Weight Gain Guidelines for Pregnant Women
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Health Canada is replacing the current Canadian weight gain guidelines for pregnant women with the latest recommendations from the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM).
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Health Canada Advises Canadians About Problems with Insulin Product for Dogs and Cats
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Health Canada is alerting veterinarians and pet owners about a possible manufacturing problem with Caninsulin, a drug used to treat diabetes in dogs and cats.
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Government of Canada Supports Initiative to Provide More French-Speaking Health Professionals
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On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today an important investment that will help Francophone students at the Collège Acadie Î.-P.-É. pursue opportunities in the health care field.
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Health Canada Approves a Canadian Unadjuvanted H1N1 Flu Vaccine
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The Government of Canada today announced that Health Canada has approved an unadjuvanted H1N1 flu vaccine for protection against the H1N1 flu virus.
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Behind the Headlines (National Health Service, UK)
This is a service that analyses news stories about health topics that appear in the UK press for accuracy, completeness and quality. At least one new story is analysed daily.
Swine flu latest from the NHS
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Cannibalism clue to brain disease
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Skin grafts from stem cells
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Medline plus (USA)
Teen Health
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Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Coping with Chronic Illness, Teen Health
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Highest Rates of Obesity, Diabetes in the South, Appalachia, and Some Tribal Lands
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Diabetes, Obesity
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Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced By Genes
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Findings may not apply to blacks, researchers note
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Asthma, Genes and Gene Therapy
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New 'Skin' from Stem Cells
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Technique used in mice may offer hope to burn patients awaiting grafts
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Burns, Stem Cells
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Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
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Poor communication causes most mistakes in and out of operating room, VA study shows
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Patient Safety, Surgery, Veterans and Military Health
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