Daily media digest July 17, 2017

Vancouver activists remember Tracey Morrison as a woman who refused to accept the status quo
Straight.com
“All levels of government, all non-profits, health authorities like VCH [Vancouver Coastal Health] and First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), the …”
TAGS: Vancouver Coast Health, Tracey Morrison, Ojibwe woman activist, Vandu,

 

Artificial sweeteners are tied to long-term weight gain, diabetes risk, Canadian docs say
Globalnews.ca
“But new Canadian research published Monday suggests that artificial sweeteners, such as aspartame, sucralose and stevia, may be doing more harm …”
TAGS: Artificial sweetners, sugar, study, health problems, weigh gain

 

Speech may be an early clue to mental decline
CTV news
“More pauses, filler words and other verbal changes might be an early sign of mental decline, which can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests.”
TAGS: mental decline, speech, Alzheimer’s

 

Medicinal and recreational cannabis should be separate, say researchers
CBC
“Association Journal, was co-authored by Dr. Melanie Kelly, a professor of pharmacology and ophthalmology at Dalhousie University, and Elizabeth …”
TAGS: medicinal cannabis, researcher, recreational cannabis

 

Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation Found Effective in Alleviating Overall Pain
Pain Medicine News
“SCS,” said principal investigator Sylvine Carrondo Cottin, PhD, associate professor of neurological sciences at Université Laval, in Quebec City.”
TAGS: peripheral nerve field stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, pain

 

Health care in ‘crisis’ — Canadian Medical Association pushes for national standards
Edmonton Journal
“Canadians without a general practitioner, seniors who can’t afford the drugs they need, the opioid crisis, and myriad issues with Indigenous health.”
TAGS: CMA, healthcare standards, Indigenous health

 

Is Canada’s medical system pushing people abroad for treatment?
CBC
“Jeremy Snyder, a member of SFU’s Medical Tourism Research Group, said … one study suggests medical tourism cost the Alberta health system $560,000 in …”
TAGS: medical system, people going abroad, wait times, researchers ,