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Media Notices

The annual meeting of federal/provincial/territorial health ministers will take place on Saturday, December 9, at the Pavilion Adrien-J.-Cormier, Université de Moncton.

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News Releases

Next link will open in a new window Canada's New Government improves protection against hazardous chemicals
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, along with the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment, and the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, today unveiled Canada's new Chemicals Management Plan.

Canada's New Government and The Assembly of First Nations Agree to a New Joint Workplan on First Nations Health
Today, at a Special Chiefs Assembly, the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health and Phil Fontaine, the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, signed a joint workplan developed by a newly formed Task Group that aims to improve the effectiveness of the First Nations health system over the short and long-terms.

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Advisories, Warnings & Recalls

Health Canada advises consumers of the lack of a child-resistant cap on certain Robaxacet Caplets bottles
Health Canada is advising consumers that certain bottles of Robaxacet Caplets 40s do not have a child-resistant cap, despite the outer package indicating the bottle has a ‘child-lok' cap.

New information regarding Tamiflu
Health Canada is informing Canadians of international reports of hallucinations and abnormal behaviour, including self harm, in patients taking the antiviral drug Tamiflu. These reports include children and teenagers, primarily from Japan.

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Last Updated: 2006-12-08 Top