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Daily Media Digest May 9

Want to cut your risk of cancer? Try changing these behaviours Globalnews.ca “… of cancer,” said Dr. Darren Brenner, assistant professor in the departments of oncology and community health sciences at the University of Calgary […]

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Daily Media Digest May 8, 2019

Study on cancer prevention a message for governments, Canadians: researcher CTV News “No single policy will solve the complex and growing incidence of excess weight and obesity … said Friedenreich, scientific director in the Department […]

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Daily Media Digest May 7, 2019

Would you cut down on sugary drinks if they carried special tax? U of M researcher asks CBC.ca “Natalie Riediger, a researcher at the University of Manitoba, is carrying out a three-year study into the […]

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Daily Media Digest May 6, 2019

Doctor offers tips to prevent heart disease and stroke CBC.ca “Dr. Andrew Pipe, from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, recently spoke at a cardiovascular conference in Sudbury. He says it’s important to …” TAGS: […]

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Daily Media Digest May 3, 2019

The unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer McGill University Health Center “Researchers from SickKids, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and McGill University, have recently identified the cells that are thought …” TAGS: […]

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Daily Media Digest May 1, 2019

U of Sask. could help prepare for outbreaks by producing human vaccines for Canada, centre director says CBC.ca “VIDO-InterVac is one of the few institutes in Canada equipped to handle the world’s most dangerous viruses. […]

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April 30, 2019

Canadian study identifies five most vulnerable groups for FASD National Post “… scientist in the Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, is being published in […]

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Daily Media Digest April 29, 2019

‘Life-changing procedure’: Ont. amputee calls on province to cover osseointegration CTV News “Dr. Robert E. Turcotte is the orthopedic surgeon at the McGill University Health Centre who believes that for some patients, the implant offers […]

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Daily Media Digest April 26, 2019

London, Ont. researchers confirm new method of HIV transmission and provide prevention technique Globalnews.ca “New studies from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are showing for the first time that HIV can be transmitted […]