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Striving for transparency: Why Canada’s pesticide regulations need an overhaul

In 2021, Health Canada announced a freeze on changing maximum residue limits (MRLs) — the maximum allowable pesticide residues acceptable under Canadian law. This decision followed substantial public outcry following Canada’s most widely used weed killer glyphosate’s proposed MRL increase.

The Conversation

'A laceration hazard'; IKEA recall thousands of mirrors

IKEA recall thousands of their LETTAN mirrors after reports that they pose a potential hazard. Find out if you're affected and what to do next.

Homes & Gardens

Ottawa's opioid crisis: Highly addictive fentanyl ravages Canadian capital

In Canada, the opioid crisis is so widespread that even the neighbourhood around parliament is overrun with drugs. Ottawa, the federal capital, has been hard hit by an increase in drug trafficking and with it, overdoses and crime. Just like in the US, authorities are blaming the high addictive painkiller…

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Canada recalls Prime drinks saying because of caffeine they 'should not be sold'

It follows a US senator calling for the FDA to investigate the drink

Wales Online

A caffeinated energy drink being promoted by American social media influencers is set to be recalled in Canada

The Independent UK

Scaling up community drug-checking services in B.C. could help respond to the overdose crisis

British Columbia is in the midst of an enduring drug overdose crisis that continues to claim hundreds of people every year with no end in sight. With a significant rise in deaths over the last seven years, innovative responses are urgently needed.

The Conversation

Canada's misguided changes to drug regulation could fast-track unproven medications and divert funds from other health needs

The Canadian government is proposing a new “Agile Licensing” framework to expedite pre-market regulation of pharmaceuticals. While Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos claims this is part of the government’s strategy to offer Canadians “access to quality and affordable medicines,” the policy is likely to cause more harm than good.

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It’s time to leave the ‘paleo diet’ in the past

While the paleo diet has many adherents, clinical research has yet to substantiate its purported health benefits.

The Hindu

In Canada, each cigarette will get a warning label: 'poison in every puff'

Canada will soon become the first country in the world where warning labels must appear on individual cigarettes

The Independent UK

It’s time to leave the Paleo Diet in the past: Recent studies have failed to support its claims

The Paleo Diet urges us to mimic our prehistoric ancestors’ food choices. In practice, this means eschewing dairy products, cereals, pulses and processed sugar, and consuming vegetables, fruit, nuts, pasture-raised meat and wild-caught seafood instead.

The Conversation

Health Canada should be transparent about how it's monitoring drug safety

Regulatory bodies like Health Canada are intended to ensure that approved drugs go through a rigorous multi-stage process. However, clinical trials can’t detect every side-effect or risk.

The Conversation

Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid healthcare failures

The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.

Reuters

Health Canada recommends limiting alcohol to just 2 drinks per week

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) identifies cancer, heart disease and stroke as health risks of drinking alcohol

The Guardian - US

Canadian experts say people should not drink any alcohol at all

The country's health group says if you have to drink, sticking to no more than two drinks a week would be 'low risk'

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Alberta’s new policy on psychedelic drug treatment for mental illness: Will Canada lead the psychedelic renaissance?

Patients in Alberta will now be able to legally consider adding psychedelic-assisted therapy to the list of treatment options available for mental illnesses.

The Conversation

How the pharmaceutical industry uses disinformation to undermine drug price reform

Canada’s drug prices are the fourth highest in the developed world. Despite this, Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC), the lobby group for Big Pharma, put out a call in November 2022 for the Canadian government to suspend consultations on guidelines aimed at lowering prescription drug prices.

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2 Strong Health Care Stocks to Add to Your Portfolio Now

The global healthcare industry is showing robust growth prospects with the growing adoption of advanced technologies, rising health awareness, and increasing chronic diseases. Amid rising spending on medicines, fundamentally strong healthcare stocks AbbVie (ABBV) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) might be ideal additions to your portfolio now. Read on.

The Independent UK

Canada is suffering a worrying shortage of children’s fever medication

‘Canadians should buy only what they need, so that other parents and caregivers can access medication so we can meet the needs of sick children,’ public health agency says

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Canada says imports of children’s fever medication will ease shortage

Health Canada says it secured a foreign supply of children’s acetaminophen that will be for sale ‘in the coming weeks’

Benzinga

First Take-Home Psychedelics Clinical Trial In North America Will Target PTSD

Vancouver-based psychedelics biopharma company Apex Labs Ltd.

Benzinga

Health Canada Grants Dealer's License To University Scientists For Magic Mushroom Cultivation

Ontario Agricultural College’s Department of Plant Agriculture University of Guelph (UG) professors and researchers Dr. Max Jones and Dr. Gale Bozzo received approval by the federal agency Health Canada to study psilocybin mushrooms.

The Conversation

Paying for plasma is the new normal: Why policy has changed decades after Canada’s tainted blood scandal

There has been a monumental policy shift in paying plasma donors in Canada.

Benzinga

Canada Update: Psychedelics Legal Landscape, Overview & Near-Term Predictions

Canada is hosting discussions on legal access to psychedelic-assisted therapies, especially after Alberta passed regulatory measures for this type of health s

Benzinga

Marijuana Legalization In Kansas, MMJ Patients In Florida, UK Hemp Company & Ontario Lawsuit

Kansas Prepares MMJ Bill A special committee is preparing a medical cannabis legalization bill for the 2023 session.

Benzinga

Canada Studies Effects Of Psilocybin For COVID Frontline Healthcare Workers In Phase 2 Clinical Trial

Alberta-based ATMA Journey Centers Inc.

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