Health/Sick Care
Shawn Buckley has been busy drafting a new Private Members Bill to repeal sections 500-504 of Bill C-47.
A critical part of this Private Member’s Bill is to ensure that any penalties or orders that activated while the therapeutic product provisions applied to natural health products are undone.
In other words, we have drafted this Bill to continue our work to make certain that no NHP manufacturer, retailer, or practitioner can be persecuted for telling the truth about NHPs and subjected to $5,000,000 per day fines.
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Read MoreDr. Joe Vipond, who is attending the UN confab on behalf of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and the Calgary Climate Hub, appeared at a press conference organized by Environmental Defence Canada to “lay out our expectations” for the summit, as per a press release on Thursday.
Lockdown lover and perennial Alberta NDP donor Dr. Joe Vipond travelled all the way to Dubai to trash talk his province and Premier @ABDanielleSmith at COP28.
Oh yeah and he’s the only dimwit still wearing a mask on stage.
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Read More“We are amending the decision-making process during states of public health emergencies to ensure that elected, accountable, transparent and represented officials are making decisions during such events,” said Alberta Justice Minister and Attorney General Mickey Amery in a Thursday speech in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
“We are doing this considering the Ingram court decision, which determined that public health orders issued under Section 29 of the Public Health Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic did not align with Alberta’s legislation.”
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Read MoreThese subtle red flags can be confused with other health issues. Here’s what to know so you can protect yourself and others.
During the first few weeks of being infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), most people — roughly two-thirds — experience a mix of flu-like symptoms that indicate their body is reacting to the virus. After being exposed to the virus, your immune system jumps into action to get control of the infection and clear it from your body.
This early phase of infection, known as acute retroviral syndrome or acute HIV infection, can be so mild that certain individuals may not even notice they’re sick. People often mistake the symptoms, such as a fever or headache, for the flu, mononucleosis or tonsillitis.
In most cases, these early signs only last a week or two. “It basically feels like a flu reaction since the initial HIV viral load is very high,” said Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Read MoreExperts share the beliefs about the virus that are not only wrong but dangerous, too.
Many factors ― including scare tactics in school, agenda-pushing politics and misrepresentations in popular culture ― have created a massive stigma around HIV and AIDS. This impacts everything we think we know about the condition, from who we believe can contract HIV, what an HIV infection looks like and how the virus spreads.
Experts say that incorrect stereotypes about HIV have led to underdiagnosis and undertreatment for many folks who are either afraid to get tested, don’t think they need prevention or don’t think they can get the virus.
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Read MoreJohn Campbell, Ph.D. this week explained what’s known so far about the surge in pneumonia affecting children in China, and why it likely isn’t a new pandemic but possibly may indicate the presence of an antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection.
Reports of a “mystery wave of pneumonia” circulating among children in China have some people wondering if there’s a new pandemic afoot, internet lecturer John Campbell, Ph.D. said in a recent YouTube video.
“The short answer appears to be no,” said Campbell, a former emergency room nurse and teacher. However, a survey of the available information indicates there are “some strange things that are happening that don’t quite make sense.”
Campbell cited questions regarding what is causing the respiratory infections surge and whether the symptoms are typical.
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Read MoreThe Defender’s Weekly Science Digest delivers a roundup of the latest research on children’s health, including studies on vaccines, drugs, chemicals, pesticides and lead exposure.
Pancreatic enzymes improve autism symptoms
Pancreatic replacement therapy for maladaptive behaviors in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder; JAMA Network Open, Nov. 30, 2023.
Taking high-protease pancreatic enzyme supplements 3 times per day improved symptoms of irritability and maladaptive behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a study in JAMA Network Open reported.
The findings support previous research linking pancreatic insufficiency and autism.
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Read MoreCabinet yesterday reneged on a 2022 vote pact with New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh. A written promise to pass pharmacare legislation by December 31 will not be met, said ministers.
Cabinet in a Notice Of Ways And Means Motion omitted all mention of pharmacare. Thirteen days remain on the House calendar before Parliament adjourns for Christmas.
Liberals in a 2022 Supply And Confidence Agreement promised New Democrats that in exchange for maintaining cabinet in power for three years they would be “passing a Canada Pharmacare Act by the end of 2023.” Government House Leader Karina Gould yesterday told reporters the commitment would not be met.
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Read MoreThe Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) on Thursday advised young and elderly citizens, as well as those with weak immune systems, to avoid travel to China during its surge of respiratory illness.
The Chinese government continues to insist it has the outbreak under control, but observers recently noticed the return of travel restrictions and spraying of public areas with disinfectant, techniques Beijing used during the coronavirus pandemic.
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