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Active Healthy Kids Canada Releases 2013 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth TORONTO, May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - With a steady rise in the use of the car, and a strong decline in kids getting to and from school and after school activities on their own steam, we have to ask ourselves: are we driving our kids to unhealthy habits? The 2013 Active Healthy Kids Canada Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, released today, reports that many Canadian...

TORONTO, May 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Two innovative companies have provided generous gifts to the CNIB community that will help improve accessibility for Canadians who are blind or partially sighted. Montreal-based HumanWare, which was recently awarded CNIB's 2013 Winston Gordon Award of Excellence in Accessible Technology for their Victor Reader Stream, is donating 25 of the award-winning devices to CNIB to distribute among children who are CNIB Library clients who could not otherwise...

In c3257 disseminated today at 07:00e, please note that an error occurred in the 6th paragraph, which should read "...but only 15 per cent of Canadian adults are getting enough physical activity." not "...but only 19 per cent of Canadian adults are getting enough physical activity:. Corrected copy follows: Desk-side push-ups acceptable in the workplace, say Canadians ParticipACTION celebrates its second annual Sneak It In Week to get Canadians moving TORONTO, April 8, 2013...

ParticipACTION celebrates its second annual Sneak It In Week to get Canadians moving TORONTO, April 8, 2013 /CNW/ - A recent survey commissioned by ParticipACTION has revealed that now is the time to embrace physical activity in the workplace. While only 11 per cent of Canadians participate in desk-side exercise, 64 per cent said they see it as an acceptable workplace habit. ParticipACTION's second annual Sneak It In Week, which starts on April 8, 2013, encourages Canadian...

OTTAWA, March 19, 2013 /CNW/ - Health Canada and France's Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES) signed a new framework cooperation agreement on January 15, 2013. This agreement reinforces the long-standing relations between the two agencies and follows the cooperation agreement signed in July 2008. Information sharing on a range of health issues increases the authorities' ability to respond to emerging issues. Through this agreement, both...

OTTAWA, March 19, 2013 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada, along with the consumer product safety agencies in the United States and Mexico, are reminding parents and caregivers about the dangers of poison during Poison Prevention Week 2013 (March 17-23). Unintentional poisoning is one of the leading causes of injury among children. Even though these incidents can be prevented, thousands of children in Canada visit emergency rooms after consuming poisonous substances each year....

OTTAWA, March 15, 2013 /CNW/ - The issue: An unauthorized natural health product, "Libigrow" was tested by Health Canada and found to contain hidden ingredients (sildenafil and tadalafil) that may pose serious risks to the health of Canadians. "Libigrow" was being sold at two retail locations in the province of Québec: Boutique Sexie folie Inc. (Sainte-Catherine) and at Boutique Érotique 5ième avenue Inc. (Valleyfield). This product is promoted as a male sexual...

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. 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...