Partial Kidney Removal Also Gives Long-Term Survival: Study
Submitted by Ria Patel on Sat, 03/19/2011 - 12:20Two University of Alberta doctors have recently made a study and showed that kidney cancer patients can also do well with partial kidney removal. The study has revealed that usually the kidney cancer patients needing surgery have their whole kidney taken out but the patients can healthily survive long-term even if just a part of the organ is removed.
Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach Ordered HQCA Enquiry
Submitted by Jayden Roberts on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 14:00There is no early respite for Alberta health care service. As per reports, Premier Ed Stelmach had finally nodded for an open enquiry to probe the allegation made by independent MLA, Raj Sherman.
Asbestos Exposure Can Be Harmful: Be Aware!
Submitted by Amit Pathania on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 14:21Updating of the NIOSH 2009 nanotechnology strategic plan is being run by The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. The 2009 updated plan of the agency specifically aims at developing the strategic research goals and its objectives through 2015.
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Booze Warnings, Will They Work?
Submitted by Jayden Roberts on Wed, 03/09/2011 - 14:17There might be bottles of beer with warnings written on it in the near future. The Government of Alberta is seriously considering the idea of labeling alcohol bottles with warning signs to make people aware of the ill effects of the same.
Alberta Health Services Faces Financial Crisis
Submitted by Jayden Roberts on Sat, 03/05/2011 - 14:13Alberta Health Services are facing huge financial crisis. The budget of AHS is not adequate for the future capital budgets. Gord Bontje, former board member of AHS says that the $320 million a year will be required to run South Health Campus alone and despite this facility there are dozens of other facilities.
Kids Get Allergy Due to Lack of Vitamin-D
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 16:51A new study reveals that kids are likely to develop allergy due to low levels of Vitamin-D in their body.
Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University did a study on more than 3,000 children to confirm this report.
Cancer Criminal Found!
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 14:43According to a new study done by the researchers in the University of Alberta, they have found the reason for cancer. There is an issue that has been thrown light upon.
There are a few causes that make a person less receptive to the medicines in Cancer. This is what makes the person unresponsive to the treatment.
AHS to Open all 360 Transitional Beds in Edmonton and Calgary by March End
Submitted by Olivia Conroy on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 14:32It was last year that the Stephen Duckett controversy had resulted in the Alberta Health Services suffering a lot of negative publicity. However, the current year has witnessed some positive changes as the AHS has announced that it has made significant improvements in reducing emergency room wait times.
Potential Cure for Alzheimer’s Discovered by Albertan Scientist
Submitted by Danny Garcia on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 19:24A researcher from the University of Alberta might have been successful in finding a possible cure for the dreaded condition known as Alzheimer’s. The neurological degenerative disease is said to have found its match in a medication that was originally developed for treating people with diabetes.
Ninth Grade Students To Get Meningitis Vaccination
Submitted by Ria Patel on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 19:19The officials of Alberta Health Services are on their way to stop the spreading of the potentially deadly virus.
The provisional government has announced that from Monday it will start the vaccination procedure for Grade 9 students in Alberta. This will protect the young ones from the disease.












