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Giant Hogweed Spreading Across Canada

2010-07-13 09:19:53 Phototoxic plant verified in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Ontario, and BC - beware when hiking or camping. read

Reminder for BC and Ontario residents: HST kicks in next week on supplements and therapies

2010-06-24 12:43:49 Supplements, therapies, and over the counter medications will no longer be exempt from Provincial taxes (thanks to Alison Pope for reminding us that it is pending) read

On the hunt for natural health products!

2010-06-05 15:46:16 Now developing our Virtual Trade Show: where natural health practitioners can find product lines that complement their services read

BC Health Practitioner speaks out on the HST

2010-05-11 11:58:23 Lorene Benoit addresses the effect of the HST in British Columbia on supplements, therapies, and other individual-funded health services read

Johnson and Johnson recall 11 childrens drugs

2010-05-01 13:09:16 McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson and issues voluntary recall of 40 products including certain liquid infants and childrens Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl products read

At the Green Living Show

2010-04-27 15:04:33 Green Living Health Forum: Eco toxins and our health read

Health Canada Reminder: Reporting Incidents Related to Consumer Products

2010-03-24 14:13:51 Health Canada Reminds Canadians of the Importance of Reporting Incidents Related to Consumer Products read

Lays smoky bacon flavour potato chips recalled

2010-03-16 14:31:35 Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) found in Lays smoky bacon flavour potato chips. read

North Carolina State U Study: Wealth Buys Health - Even In China

2010-03-15 11:39:33 Study charting the current similarities and differences between the US and China - and the trajectory read

Abbott Northwestern study shows non-drug techniques reduce pain in hospitalized patients

2010-03-09 12:04:10 Non-traditional therapies relieve pain among a wide range of hospitalized patients as much as 50 percent, according to a first-of-a-kind study in the Journal of Patient Safety. read

CFIA: Basic Food Flavors, hydrolyzed vegetable protein recalled for salmonella risk in Canada as Well

2010-03-07 01:14:48 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) probing Salmonella in Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (HVP) read

Integrative medicine aids in pain relief for cancer patients.

2010-02-26 10:35:27 Integrative medicine aims to effectively and compassionately respond to worries and common side effects of patients undergoing cancer treatment. read

Positive People have fewer heart attacks

2010-02-21 12:56:19 Columbia U study of Canadians finds that positive emotions may help protect against heart disease read

First NHC Natural Health ebook moves into production

2010-02-19 11:39:25 The first in our series of electronic books on natural health care is in the works; slated for release end of March, 2010. read

Get active - break up your exercise into multiple blocks a day

2010-02-01 02:25:06 Multiple studies show: a sedentary lifestyle is deadly read

Milk Thistle reduces chemotherapy-associated liver toxicity in children with ALL

2010-01-28 21:07:56 Columbia University double-blind study, children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) finds improvement over longer-term (56 days) read

Health Canada consultation: add asparaginase to dangerous foods?

2009-12-22 17:37:45 Health Canada is consulting the public about adding the enzyme to fried potato products and dough-based foods to reduce cancer-agent acrylamide to Feb 21, 2010) read

Health Hazard Alert

2009-12-14 10:07:52 Heinz Mixed Cereal for Babies may Contain Ochratoxin A (OTA) read

Going Green and Fighting Toxins at Home and at Work

2009-11-27 11:35:17 Minimizing contact with everyday toxins and taking steps to create greener workplaces. read

Dioxins in Food Chain Linked to Breastfeeding Ills

2009-06-10 11:10:37 Exposure to dioxins during pregnancy harms the cells in rapidly-changing breast tissue, which may explain why some women have trouble breastfeeding or don`t produce enough milk. read

Food Safety Measures For Fiddleheads

2009-06-08 11:35:25 Fresh fiddleheads should be properly cooked before being consumed. read

Oral Sodium Phosphate Products For Bowel Cleansing May Lead To Kidney Injury

2009-03-23 00:04:52 Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use oral sodium phosphate products as bowel cleansers (""purgatives""), unless recommended in an individual case by a health care practitioner read

Foreign Product Alert: 999 Radix Notoginseng, Batch no. 0807021

2009-02-25 14:02:21 Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product due to concerns about possible side-effects. read

More and more Americans using Complementary and Alternative Healthcare

2009-02-13 18:36:36 About four in 10 U.S. adults and one in nine children are turning to unconventional medical approaches for chronic pain and other health problems read

Detoxification Tips

2008-02-11 01:29:49 by Deborah Allen
Despite increasing pollution and daily toxic exposure, we can help ourselves to remove body toxins found in food, air, water etc. using these detox tips. read

Four tainted Ayurvedic medicinal products

2006-06-14 15:03:30 Health Canada is advising consumers not to use four unapproved Ayurvedic medicinal products from India because they contain high levels of lead and/or mercury. read

Toronto reinstates pesticides

2004-05-09 00:25:52 On May 6, 2004, Toronto City Councillors voted 6-5 in favour of repealing a ban on the use of pesticides read

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