Daily Media Digest July 25, 2018

Globalnews.ca
“An international study involving London, Ont.’s Lawson Health Research Institute is showing promising results in the treatment of advanced prostate …”
TAGS: blood test, prostate cancer, Lawson Health Research

 

CBC.ca
“York University researchers want to replace Maori warriors with Inuit heroes for a Nunavut-specific redesign. They are teaming up with Nunavut …”
TAGS: role playing, depression, anxiety treatment, York University

 

mySteinbach.ca
“Steinbach MLA and Health, Seniors and Active Living Minister Kelvin Goertzen announced that nominations are now open for the Health Innovation … “
TAGS: manitoba, Innovation, Health innovation

 

EurekAlert (press release)
“MONTREAL, JULY 25, 2018 – Trying to determine how best to treat a …. from the Fondation du CHUM and a grant from the Montreal Heart Institute …”
TAGS: women’s health, heart disease, Montreal

 

CBC.ca
“Dutch medical trial using Viagra stopped after 11 babies die … Health Canada approval, with funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.”
TAGS: clinical trial, viagra, deaths

 

Health Europa
“The CLSA is a strategic initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) with operational funding from the CIHR and a national … “
TAGS: Canadian Longitudinal Study, aging, study, CIHR

 

Globalnews.ca
“University of Alberta scientists say they’ve created the most dense, solid-state hard drive in history, one that could exceed the capabilities of current … “
TAGS: memory, researcher, University of Alberta

 

CTV News
“FREDERICTON — New Brunswick says it’s considering launching or joining a lawsuit aimed at recovering health care costs from the growing opioid …”
TAGS: opioid crisis, New Brunswick, health care costs

 

Canada NewsWire (press release)
“Large-scale research project aims to improve treatment for young people. TORONTO, July 24, 2018 /CNW/ – A CAMH-led collaboration will introduce a … “
TAGS: psychosis care, Ontario, CAMH

 

Technology Networks
“A new study reveals that several drugs for treating haematological cancers are less effective than expected in inhibiting a special enzyme. “
TAGS: enzymes, cancer, diabetes, obesity