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2007 News Releases

November

Ottawa, November 9, 2007
Expert Alert - Taking aim at the silent thief

Ottawa, November 8, 2007
Expert Alert - How do traffic and air pollution affect heart disease?

Ottawa, November 7, 2007
Expert Alert - Mental health - just because it's in your head doesn't make it any less real!

Ottawa, November 6, 2007
Canadian Researchers Contributing To Better CPR And Resuscitation Science -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa, November 1, 2007
Expert Alert - CIHR funding for Cancer Research

October

Ottawa, October 31, 2007
Expert Alert - CIHR funding to improve wait times and health services

Ottawa, October 24, 2007
Expert Alert - Boo! Spooky Halloween Research

Ottawa, October 12, 2007
Expert Alert - The public versus private health care debate

Cape Town, October 11, 2007
Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise Names Head of Canadian Institutes of Health Research as Inaugural Executive Director

Ottawa, October 3, 2007
Expert Alert - Cold and flu season is coming: Lessons learned from the Toronto SARS outbreak

September

Ottawa, September 28, 2007
Governing Council Announces Acting President of CIHR

Ottawa, September 28, 2007
New Canadian award program launches during the fourth annual National Biotechnology Week

Ottawa, September 27, 2007
It's Payback Time: New International Study to Assess Impact of Heart and Stroke Research

Ottawa, September 25, 2007
Dr. Joy Johnson Appointed New Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Gender and Health

Ottawa, September 24, 2007
Minister Clement Appoints New Member to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing Council

Ottawa, September 11, 2007
Expert Alert - Breastfeeding does not protect children against developing asthma or allergies

Ottawa, September 4, 2007
Open access to health research publications: CIHR unveils new policy

August

Ottawa, August 27, 2007
Expert Alert - Experts balance work and life

Winnipeg, August 24, 2007
Canada's New Government Invests $10.1 Million for Better Access to Cancer Care from Prevention to Palliation

Gravenhurst, August 9, 2007
Minister Clement announces the new Canada-China Norman Bethune Health Research Scholarships Program

July

Ottawa, July 9, 2007
CIHR Presents Inaugural Synapse Awards for Mentorship

Quebec City, July 9, 2007 
CIHR Gives Université Laval's Laboratoire d'Organogénèse Expérimentale Inaugural Synapse Award for Mentorship

St. John's, July 9, 2007
CIHR Awards Memorial University of Newfoundland Professor with Inaugural Synapse Prize for Mentorship

Toronto, July 9, 2007
CIHR Awards Toronto Graduate Student Inaugural Synapse Prize for Mentorship

June

Ottawa, June 28, 2007
Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of Canadian Institutes of Health Research, announces plan to resign in October

Ottawa, June 27, 2007
Expert Alert - School's out - run out and play to kick the bulge

Ottawa, June 20, 2007
New research identifies five genetic themes crucial to keeping stem cells in a primitive, flexible state -- Joint Press Release

Edmonton, June 18, 2007
FISH on a chip offers quicker, less costly cancer diagnosis -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa, June 12, 2007
Expert Alert - Dads-to-be may also crave pickles and ice cream

May

Ottawa, May 31, 2007
Sprott Centre scientists identify novel stem cell in adult muscle

Ottawa, May 22, 2007
Aboriginal Peoples Given Stronger Voice in Health Research

Montreal, May 3, 2007
Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec: The Governance Framework for Data Banks and Biobanks Used for Health Research Must Be Reviewed and Updated -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa, May 2, 2007
Expert Alert - Mental health not a mind game

Ottawa, May 1, 2007
Dying Without Suffering: New study shows that suffering is not considered a significant problem for many cancer patients receiving palliative care

April

Ottawa, April 11, 2007
Expert Alert - Incorporating Traditional Foods in the Food Guide: A Recipe that Works!

Ottawa, April 5, 2007
Parliamentary Secretary Fletcher announces $217 million in funding for health research projects

Winnipeg, April 5, 2007
Canada's New Government announces more than $5 million in funding for pandemic preparedness initiatives

Winnipeg, April 5, 2007
Steven Fletcher highlights $3 million for Manitoba health research

Ottawa, April 5, 2007
Minister Clement Appoints a New Member to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing Council

Montreal, April 5, 2007
McGill-led team identifies spina bifida gene -- Joint Press Release

March

Ottawa, March 28, 2007
CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC and Quebec's three research funding agencies (FRSQ, FQRNT & FQRSC) sign agreement for Canadian Common CV

Vancouver, March 26, 2007
UBC researchers find new superbug weapon for near-empty antibiotics arsena: New peptide boosts body's own immunity -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa, March 9, 2007
Expert Alert - Colorectal cancer: a gut issue

Ottawa, March 9, 2007
An Innovative Collaboration: Canada's New Government Supports Research for Global Health Problems

Ottawa, March 6, 2007
Cornelia Wieman Appointed to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing Council

London, March 1, 2007
Five outstanding individuals to be inducted into The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

February

Ottawa, February 27, 2007
CIHR-funded research: Antidepressants help men decrease alcohol consumption, but not women

Ottawa, February 26, 2007
Expert Alert - CIHR experts invite you to hit the slopes but not your head this March break

Ottawa, February 20, 2007
Canada's New Government and Gates Foundation announce support for HIV/AIDS vaccine research

Toronto, February 18, 2007
Canadian team launches second phase of international autism genome project -- Joint Press Release

Toronto, February 18, 2007
Canadian scientists lead international autism genome discoveries -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa, February 8, 2007
Canadian Patients to Benefit from Renewal of CIHR/Rx&D Health Research Partnership Agreement

Ottawa, February 5, 2007
Expert Alert - CIHR experts balance food and science

Ottawa, February 1, 2007
Expert Alert - Over and under indulging: CIHR-funded researchers explore the complexities of eating disorders

January

Kingston, January 30, 2007
Giving nitroglycerin to women in premature labour improves their babies' health -- Joint Press Release

Quebec, January 30, 2007
One step closer towards a vaccine for Lou Gehrig's disease (French only)

Ottawa, January 29, 2007
Minister Clement Appoints New Member to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Governing Council

Montreal, January 23, 2007
Treating patients with a heavy heart -- Joint Press Release

Ottawa, January 18, 2007
Expert Alert - CIHR experts pipe-in as smokers are encouraged to butt-out

Halifax, January 17, 2007
Reducing Wait Times for Children's Mental Health Services

Ottawa, January 2, 2007
Alzheimer's Disease: let's weigh-in on the risks


Modified: 2007-11-09
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