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2004 News Releases

December

Ottawa - December 28, 2004
Obesity - New Year's resolutions are not the solution -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa - December 23, 2004
Hope in the Battle to Slow the Narrowing of Arteries and Stents -- Joint Press Release

November

Ottawa - November 25, 2004
Parliamentary Secretary Thibault announces 2004 Brain Star of the Year award

Ottawa - November 25, 2004
Neuroscience Canada awards $4.5 million to three Canadian brain repair research teams

Ottawa - November 25, 2004
Minister Dosanjh to announce Brain Repair Program and CIHR- INMHA Brain Star of the Year Award

Ottawa - November 24, 2004
Minister Dosanjh announces Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) recipients of 'Excellence in Health Research Awards'

Ottawa - November 23, 2004
The Honourable Ujjal Dosanjh to pay tribute to Canada's top health researchers

Halifax - November 12, 2004
Michael Savage highlights more than $3.8 million for Nova Scotia health research projects

Winnipeg - November 10, 2004
Minister Alcock highlights almost $6 million for Manitoba health research projects

Vancouver - November 9, 2004
Minister Dosanjh announces $187 million for nationwide health research projects

New Brunswick - November 9, 2004
Minister Bradshaw highlights more than $240,000 for New Brunswick health research projects

Sherbrooke - November 9, 2004
Minister McCallum highlights more than $59 million for Quebec health research projects

Saskatoon - November 9, 2004
Government of Canada funds seven health research projects in Saskatchewan

Toronto - November 9, 2004
Minister Bennett highlights more than $74 million for Ontario health research projects

Montreal - November 5, 2004
Pioneers in stem cell research honoured -- Joint Press Release

Montreal - November 5, 2004
Minister Lapierre announces $12.3 million for regenerative medicine and nanomedicine

Montreal - November 4, 2004
Minister Robillard announces over $6 million for healthy developmental trajectories research

Ottawa - November 1, 2004
Minister Dosanjh announces over $15 million for health research centres

Halifax - November 1, 2004
Minister Regan highlights over $4 million for the creation of the two health research centres in Atlantic Canada

Montreal - November 1, 2004
Minister Lapierre highlights over $4.5 million for creation of two health research centres

Toronto - November 1, 2004
Minister Volpe highlights over $2 million for the creation of the Centre for Urban Health Initiatives

October

Calgary - October 26, 2004
Health research award winner to speak at Canadian Cardiovascular Congress

Montreal - October 6, 2004
NIH and CIHR collaboration to strengthen indigenous peoples' health research

September

Montreal - September 21, 2004
Minister Ianno announces $16.5 million for innovative research into palliative and end-of-life care

Ottawa - September 8, 2004
UBC Discovery is Gateway to New Stroke Treatments


August

Hamilton - August 30, 2004
Landmark global study shows nine factors identify majority of heart attack risk-- Joint Press Release


May

Toronto - May 24, 2004
Landmark Patient Safety Study Provides First National Estimate of Adverse Events in Canadian Hospitals

Ottawa - May 12, 2004
Minister Pettigrew announces Internationally-Renowned Health Researchers Recruited to Canada

Ottawa - May 7, 2004
Minister Pettigrew announces over $900,000 for research on health disparities & vulnerable populations


April

Ottawa - April 26, 2004
Ministers Robillard and Pettigrew Announce NRC/CIHR Partnership to Conduct Leading-Edge Health Research

Vancouver - April 8, 2004
Minister Owen announces over $10.6 million for British Columbia health research projects

Ottawa - April 2, 2004
Minister Regan announces over $5.5 million for Nova Scotia health research projects


March

Ottawa - March 16, 2004
CIHR announces recipients of 'Excellence in Health Research' Awards

Ottawa - March 15, 2004
Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews appointed Scientific Director for CIHR's Institute of Aging

Toronto - March 5, 2004
Minister Volpe announces over $80 million for Ontario Health Research Projects

St. John's - March 5, 2004
Minister Efford announces over $2.1 million for Newfoundland health research projects

Charlottetown - March 3, 2004
Shawn Murphy Announces Over $282,000 For Prince Edward Island Health Research Project

Edmonton - March 1, 2004
Minister McLellan announces over $22.7 million for Alberta health research projects


February

Saskatoon - February 27, 2004
Saskatchewan health research projects receive more than $1.6 million

Montreal - February 27, 2004
Minister Pettigrew announces over $51 million for Quebec health research projects

Ottawa - February 27, 2004
Minister Pettigrew announces $179 million for nationwide health research projects

Toronto- February 19, 2004
Research study sheds new light on hospital care for cardiac patients - Joint Press Release

Ottawa - February 18, 2004
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy treatment has promising results


January

Vancouver - January 26, 2004
Health research initiative gets "Canada on the move"

Ottawa - January 20, 2004
Canada's top health research funding organization maps direction for the future


Created: 2005-01-06
Modified: 2005-01-06
Reviewed: 2005-01-06
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