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OTTAWA, March 1, 2013 /CNW/ - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, will make an important announcement. Minister Aglukkaq will be available to answer questions from the media following her remarks. Date Monday, March 4, 2013 Time 9:30 a.m. EST Location Metro, 50 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario SOURCE Health Canada
OTTAWA, Feb. 24, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and MP James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake, MB), announced that Health Canada intends to strengthen its health warnings about the dangers of tanning beds. "The Harper Government is committed to protecting the health and safety of Canadian families," said Minister Aglukkaq. "Young adults should be concerned about the health risks associated with the use of tanning beds, including skin cancer. Today,...
OTTAWA, Feb. 22, 2013 /CNW/ - The issue: Two unauthorized health products "18 Again" and "Stiff 4 Hours" were tested by Health Canada and were found to contain hidden ingredients (sildenafil or tadalafil) that may pose serious risks to the health of Canadians. The products were being sold at the Unchained Romance booth at the 12(th) Annual Vancouver Taboo Sex Show. These products are promoted as male sexual stimulants and contain hidden prescription medications. Approved...
OTTAWA, Feb. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Sequel Naturals Ltd. is voluntarily recalling three lots of its natural health product "Vega One French Vanilla" in various sizes (see table below) after testing conducted by Health Canada identified bacteria that could pose a risk to consumers with weakened immune systems. The testing found the presence of Klebsiella species (K. oxytoca), Citrobacter braakii, Cronobacter sakazakii group, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Acinetobacter species (A....
OTTAWA, Feb. 18, 2013 /CNW/ - The issue: A Toronto retail outlet (Handy Variety, 591 Sherbourne St.) has voluntarily handed over counterfeit Viagra and Cialis to Health Canada following a compliance and enforcement action by the Department. The counterfeit Viagra product is labelled as 100mg tablets (lot number 314833021), and has 11 blister packs of 4 tablets and one incomplete blister of 2 tablets per package. The counterfeit Cialis product is labelled as 20mg tablets (lot...
OTTAWA, Feb. 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced Health Canada published a revised research design for the wind turbine noise and health study, which is being carried out in collaboration with Statistics Canada. The proposed research design was posted on the Health Canada website in July 2012 for public comment and over 950 comments were received during the 60 day public consultation period. After an evaluation of feedback...
OTTAWA, Feb. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Health Canada today suspended all medical device licences issued to and associated with IND Diagnostic of Delta, B.C., under its powers in the Food and Drugs Act, because of concerns about the company's management systems and distribution practices. The suspension means the devices can no longer be legally sold in Canada by any person. Health Canada's decision to suspend these licences is not based on an identified issue with the safety and effectiveness...
OTTAWA, Feb. 5, 2013 /CNW/ - The issue: Health Canada is reminding parents of the dangers of television, furniture and appliance tip-overs. Each year there are hundreds of incidents in Canada of furniture tipping over onto children under 10. Furniture or television tip-overs can cause serious head and internal injuries, suffocation, and even death. More than 70% of the reported television tip-over incidents in Canada happened to children between one and three years of age....
Majority say they want quality time as they grow old but their actions don't match their words. This Heart Month, the Foundation urges Canadians to take action and "Make Health Last" OTTAWA, Feb. 4, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadian baby boomers have big aspirations for their golden years, but their current lifestyle choices could keep them from making these dreams a reality. The Heart and Stroke Foundation's 2013 Report on the Health of Canadians titled Reality Check warns that without...
New streamlined approach improves access and safety MONTRÉAL, Feb. 2, 2013 /CNW/ - Canadians now have access to more than 60,000 licenced natural health products as a result of the Government of Canada's more efficient approach to authorizing these products, Parliamentary Secretary of Health, Dr. Colin Carrie announced today. "The safety of Canadians is always our number one priority," said Parliamentary Secretary, Dr. Carrie at the Canadian Health Food Association Trade Show...
