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Health in the News

Health news released by federal, provincial, territorial and municipal government organizations.

February 14, 2006
HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED TO SUNRISE HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED TO SASKATOON HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED TO REGINA QU'APPELLE HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN PRAIRIE NORTH HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN PRINCE ALBERT PARKLAND HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN MAMAWETAN CHURCHILL RIVER HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN KEEWATIN YATTHÉ HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN KELSEY TRAIL HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN HEARTLAND HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN FIVE HILLS HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN CYPRESS HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

HOME CARE SERVICES INCREASED IN SUN COUNTRY HEALTH REGION
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

February 13, 2006
International team discovers brain pathway linked to addiction
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

LA MINISTRE NATHALIE NORMANDEAU ANNONCE DES TRAVAUX DE 3,5 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS AU CENTRE D'HEBERGEMENT MGR ROSS DU CENTRE DE SANTE ET DE SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA COTE-DE-GASPÉ (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

February 10, 2006
$437,500 investment in diagnostic equipment for Saint-Quentin hospital
Source : New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness

PRAIRIE NORTH REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY MEMBERS NAMED
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

SUN COUNTRY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY MEMBER NAMED
Source: Saskatchewan Department of Health

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DES LAURENTIDES (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA COTE-NORD (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES ONZE PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE MONTRÉAL (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LAVAL (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES ONZE PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE L'ESTRIE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DU BAS-SAINT-LAURENT (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE L'OUTAOUAIS (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES ONZE PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA CAPITALE-NATIONALE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA MAURICIE ET DU CENTRE DU QUÉBEC (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE L'ABITIBI-TEMISCAMINGUE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES ONZE PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DU SAGUENAY-LAC-SAINT-JEAN (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA GASPÉSIE-ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES ONZE PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE CHAUDIERE-APPALACHES (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES DIX PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LANAUDIERE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE MINISTRE PHILIPPE COUILLARD ANNONCE LA NOMINATION DES ONZE PREMIERS MEMBRES DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION DE L'AGENCE DE LA SANTE ET DES SERVICES SOCIAUX DE LA MONTEREGIE (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

LE DEPUTE SAM HAMAD ANNONCE DES TRAVAUX DE 3,1 MILLIONS DE DOLLARS A L'HOPITAL LAVAL (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

February 9, 2006
Research opens door to new drug therapies for diseases like cancer, diabetes and AIDS
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Protein discovery may help damaged hearts (2nd bullet)
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Schechter named Chief Scientific Officer of MSFHR (3rd bullet)
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

New facility fulfils government promise to Kamloops
Source: British Columbia Ministry of Health

McGuinty Government Creates 104 New Spaces For Medical Training
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

February 8, 2006
CIHR is renewing membership for its 13 Institute Advisory Boards (IABs)
Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Province To Fund Diagnostic Testing To Prevent Permanent Vision Loss
Source: Manitoba Health

Ensuring Food Safety at Ontario's Farmers' Markets : Farmers' Markets Feedback Form
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

McGuinty Government Invests in Eating Disorder Treatment Programs
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Le ministre Philippe Couillard annonce une aide financière a l'organisme EKI-LIB Santé Côte-Nord (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

February 7, 2006
Augmentation de 600 000 $ du budget annuel de fonctionnement - Le ministre Philippe Couillard et la députée Diane Leblanc inaugurent le service de résonance magnétique du centre hospitalier Beauce-et-Chemin (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

/R E P R I S E/ Convocation de presse - Inauguration d'un nouvel équipement pour l'hôpital Saint-Georges de Beauce (in French only)
Source: Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec

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Additional health news can be accessed directly through the web sites of the federal, provincial/territorial and municipal government organizations listed below.

Federal Government Organizations:

- Canadian Institutes of Health Research - Health Canada - Public Health Agency of Canada

Provincial and Territorial Government Organizations:

	Alberta - Alberta Ministry of Health and Wellness
	British Columbia - British Columbia Ministry of Health
	Manitoba - Manitoba Health
	New Brunswick - New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness
	Newfoundland and Labrador - Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community services
	Northwest Territories - Northwest Territories Department of Health and Social services
	Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia Department of Health
	Nunavut - Nunavut Department of Health and Social services
	Ontario - Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term care
	Prince Edward Island - Prince Edward Island Ministry of Health and Social services
	Québec - Ministère de la santé et des Services sociaux du Québec
	Saskatchewan - Saskatchewan Department of Health
	Yukon - Yukon Department of Health and Social Services

Municipal Government Organizations:

City of Toronto - Toronto Public Health