Daily Media Digest July 10, 2019

CTV News
“Heart disease is the second leading cause of death in Canada and researchers at the Lawson Health Research Institute are looking at how earlier …”
TAGS: heart disease, biomarker, early detection

 

The Loop (blog)
“Family members of patients with dementia say CBD oil, short for Cannabidiol and derived from the cannabis plant, can make a world of difference.”
TAGS: dementia, cannabidiol, treatment

 

CTV News
“About one in every two Indigenous children in Canada lives in poverty, says a … “Canada is not tracking First Nations poverty on-reserve so we did,” … in terms of health, in terms of mental clarity and acuity, in terms of opportunity, …”
TAGS: Indigenous, poverty, children

 

The Kingston Whig-Standard
“This year, Farm Boy’s charity efforts paid off in the form of a $6,171 donation to the neonatal intensive care unit at KHSC’s Kingston General Hospital, …”
TAGS: donation, neonatal care

 

The Logic
“The clinics—operating in Alberta, Ontario, B.C. and Quebec—advertise treatments they claim can help with a range of issues, including heart …”
TAGS: Health Canada, stem cell therapies