Topic: Canada

Immune system: In-house sentinels against disease

For centuries physicians believed that diseases were caused by an imbalance in the "four humours" -- blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile.These notions were swept away in the 19th century by the advent of modern medicine.Bit by bit it laid bare ...

Multiple sclerosis treatment

The first drug treatment that could modify the disease was approved in Canada in 1995. A complex interplay of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors is increasingly considered to be the underlying cause of MS, and is the most common neurological disease affecting ...

Ampyra substitue for Canadians

Once again it?s thumbs up for Canada and a big thumbs down for Canadian bureaucracy, because it?s not approved for sale in Canada. Ampyra produces an increase in walking speed, It?s felt that it?s because it increases nerve function.So what is the ...

Air Canada ordered to offer nut-free seats

Canada's transportation regulator has ordered Air Canada to accommodate passengers with severe nut allergies by seating them in new nut-free zones on aircraft. "The agency has determined that a buffer zone, including an announcement within that zone, is the appropriate accommodation for ...

Japan experts in Canada for flu vaccine studies

Japan sent a team of health experts on Sunday to Canada to investigate allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations from British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).The World Health Organization said last week that an unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu ...
GlaxoSmithKline studies batch of swine flu vaccines in Canada over allergy fearsCanadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said ...

MIXED MESSAGES

A letter to the editor is presented in response to two articles in the December 2007 issue including " The Imniiiiie Enhancer par excellence Over 20 years of clinical success Deep Immune, our #1 anti-viral fonnula Deep Immune for Children, great tasting ...

Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in Canada A Systematic Review

Studies of the prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Canada have generally been isolated to specific regions. A systematic review of all studies addressing the prevalence of MS in Canada or regions within Canada, published in English or French since 1985, was ...
When most folks think of treating Psoriasis they usually speak of topical treatment, lotions, tars, cream etc. By the mid year of 2000 I moved to Canada, that is where my wife is from, we were not married at that point. This ...
MS), a leading developer in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), today announced that Mr. Randy Stroud, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, will present at the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 12th Annual Meeting & Symposium. CSPS is the premier organization for bringing ...
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