Tag Archives: Health
Concern for measles outbreak in Sask. remains low according to Health Authority
A recent outbreak of the measles in Vancouver is being watched with keen interest by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), but the SHA's medical director for immunizations and travel health, believ...
Feb 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
30 Days of Something
If you read my latest book, The Try Angle – A New Slant on Life (if you haven’t, shame shame – go get it right now – I’ll wait…  ...
Feb 20, 2019
'More than words': $16 million announced for wellness, healing and recovery centre
The wide-reaching impact the construction of a wellness, healing and recovery centre in the tri-communities will have in northern Saskatchewan was apparent at a special announcement today.Surrounded b...
Feb 14, 2019
Local doctor helps hospital foundation reach campaign goal
The sound of applause echoed through the main floor corridors of Victoria Hospital Thursday morning following the announcement that the Victoria Hospital Foundation had reached its $2.2 million goal f...
Feb 14, 2019
Is your vaporizer safe?
A recent story out of Texas in which a vaporizer exploded in a man's hand, sending shrapnel into his body and later causing his death, has a local vape expert speaking out.Jesse Huber, manager at Vita...
Feb 08, 2019
Report calls for standardized security at hospitals and medical facilities
A report into security at hospitals and medical facilities in Saskatchewan is calling for standardized safety measures across the province. A consultant review of current hospital security measures ma...
Feb 06, 2019
U of S Research team believes compound found in ethanol waste could help cure Alzheimer's
Members of a research team at the University of Saskatchewan believe they can slow the progression of Alzheimers's disease with a compound found in ethanol waste.Glyceryl phosphoryl choline (GPC) help...
Feb 06, 2019
Ensure you arrive alive during winter storm: SGI
As the snow hits the ground these next two days, it's important that you stay safe and arrive alive. With 10 to 20 centimetres of snow expected to hit the area, it's imperative drivers follow the rule...
Feb 01, 2019
Health Canada 'dead wrong' to OK weedkiller glyphosate, American lawyers say
OTTAWA - American lawyers who successfully sued the makers of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup on behalf of a man dying of cancer say Canada is "dead wrong" to allow it to be wid...
Jan 30, 2019
Do Today
I visited a friend. It wasn't a normal visit and in fact it wasn't even a normal friendship. We played on the same sports team, we had mutual friends, we had been in the same business. All was good. A...
Sep 23, 2018