Aircrew job hazards have changed over the years, from cigarette smoke on flights to heightened safety concerns as a result of 9/11. Aircrew, including pilots and flight attendants, experience the mental and physical stress of the job as well as potential hazards, such as cosmic radiation, communicable disease, and pesticides.Here you can learn more about … Continue reading
In Canada, 89 new cases of measles were reported by Quebec during week 09.
A total of 21 human clinical cases of West Nile virus were reported in Canada: five in Manitoba [Interlake-Eastern Health Region (1), Prairie Mountain Health Region (2)Footnote *, Southern Health Region (1) and Winnipeg Health Region (1)], 10 in Ontario [Chatham-Kent (1), Halton Region (2), Lambton County (1), City of Ottawa (2), Simcoe-Muskoka District (1) … Continue reading
Following an event yesterday in North Vancouver to highlight the recent installation of several Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in a local arena in that city, Parliamentary Secretary, Cathy McLeod, on behalf of the Minister of Health, Rona Ambrose, joined Mark Collison, Director, Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations for North Saanich at the Heart and Stroke Foundation … Continue reading
Parliamentary Secretary Cathy McLeod, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, will give an update on the installation of defibrillators in recreational arenas across the country.
On behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, and Adrienne Bakker, CEO of British Columbia & Yukon Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF), were on-site at the North Shore … Continue reading
At first it was only an annoyance. Jim thought it would go away. Then it became dangerous. Jim works at a big printing company that produces labels for consumer products. If you have a can of motor oil in your garage or a jar of hair mousse in your bathroom cabinet, chances are the … Continue reading
Parliamentary Secretary Cathy McLeod, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, joined by PS Andrew Saxton, will give an update on the installation of defibrillators in recreational arenas across the country.
In week 09, all influenza indicators remained similar to, or declined from the previous week. Elevated influenza activity was mostly reported in the Central and Atlantic provinces
On May 5th, 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the recent spread of poliovirus (polio) a public health emergency of international concern. They issued temporary polio vaccination recommendations to prevent further spread of the virus worldwide. These recommendations focus on countries exporting wild polio and other polio affected countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, … Continue reading
The Respiratory Virus Detection Surveillance System collects data from select laboratories across Canada on the number of tests performed and the number of tests positive for influenza and other respiratory viruses. Data are reported on a weekly basis year-round to the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases (CIRID), Public Health Agency of Canada.
Dengue fever is a disease spread to humans by mosquitoes and is caused by one of four types of dengue viruses. Dengue fever can cause severe flu-like symptoms and in some cases, may lead to dengue haemorrhagic fever (severe dengue), which can be fatal.
Objective: The importance of international occupational health research is established in achieving the World Health Organization’s vision of “occupational health for all”. The aim of this short communication is to describe the geographical distribution of research published in leading occupational health journals.Methods: Seven leading occupational health journals were identified, based on citation rates and impact … Continue reading