Topic: Canada

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 ...
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 ...

Seasonal Allergies

Seasonal Allergies By Edward Leyton M.D. Has anybody noticed that the days are getting longer, and the sun seems a little stronger than usual? I know it's only March, but could it be that spring is on its way in Canada? For ...