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Media Room - Welcome to Health Canada's Media Room, where you will find news releases, media advisories as well as other news-related products and services

If you are a journalist and you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact our media relations team. All questions from the general public should be directed to our general inquiries centre.

For information related to the new Public Health Agency of Canada, consult the Next link will open in a new window Media Room available on their Web site.

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News Releases

Health Canada approves clinical trial for Vancouver AIDS patients
Health Canada has approved a clinical trial protocol that will allow AIDS patients in Vancouver to use the experimental drugs TMC 114 and TMC 125.

Next link will open in a new window First Ever Common Benchmarks Will Allow Canadians to Measure Progress in Reducing Wait Times
Provinces and territories are taking an important step to address how long Canadians wait for health services.

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Advisories, Warnings & Recalls

Health Canada warns consumers not to use White Peony Scar-repairing pills
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the Chinese medicinal product White Peony Scar-repairing pills, manufactured in Hong Kong by White Peony Pharmaceuticals Limited, due to high levels of lead.

The next link will open in a new window. Avian Influenza A (H5N1): Human Case in the Middle East - Update: January 31, 2006
The Public Health Agency of Canada continues to closely monitor occurrences of avian influenza A (H5N1), or "bird flu", in birds and in humans in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

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Last Updated: 2006-02-01 Top