HEALTH CANADA
-
Canadá
Health Canada approves first rapid antigen COVID-19 test
Health Canada regulators today approved another rapid COVID-19 test — the first antigen device to receive the necessary approvals for…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Early tests suggest new Canadian technology could detect the coronavirus in the air
A Canadian company says it has developed a wall-mounted device that detects the presence of the novel coronavirus in the…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Health Canada changes course on COVID-19 testing at home
Health Canada is willing to consider approving home COVID-19 tests to screen for the virus, a spokesperson for the minister…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
U.S. drug company Novavax signs deal to supply 76 million doses of possible COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
Canada’s federal government has signed an agreement in principle to acquire up to 76 million doses of a…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Quebec won’t use COVID-19 notification app for now
Quebec won’t use a smartphone application to notify the public about potential exposure to COVID-19 for now, arguing…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
As school year nears, some warn Canada lagging behind on approving COVID-19 saliva tests
Giving a school-aged child an invasive, uncomfortable nasal swab test for COVID-19 might be tricky. Asking them to spit…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Health officials warn of potential ‘fall peak’ in COVID-19 cases in Canada
Canada’s top doctors say they’re striving for a best-case scenario but preparing for the worst: a so-called “fall peak”…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Health Canada recalls more than 50 hand sanitizers in evolving list
Health Canada is recalling more than 50 hand sanitizers that contain ingredients “not acceptable for use” that may pose…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Health Canada recalls some hand sanitizers over industrial-grade ethanol content
Health Canada says some hand sanitizers are being recalled because they contain industrial-grade ethanol. The agency says industrial-grade ethanol contains…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Canadians are accidentally poisoning themselves while cleaning to prevent COVID-19
From people experiencing burning eyes and trouble breathing to children drinking hand sanitizer, there’s been a jump in the number…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Health Canada pauses regulatory approval for COVID-19 rapid test
Health Canada is restricting the use of a made-in-Canada, rapid COVID-19 test created by Spartan Bioscience after the National Microbiology…
Ler mais » -
GTA
Feds approve new ingredient to boost hand sanitizer output to battle COVID-19 crisis
Health Canada has given its stamp of approval to a product that could dramatically boost the dwindling supply of hand…
Ler mais » -
GTA
Starting today, you can buy edibles online through the Ontario Cannabis Store
Cannabis edibles, extracts and topicals will be available for sale through the Ontario Cannabis Store’s website this morning. The province’s…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Juul to stop selling most flavoured vaping pods in Canada
Juul Labs will stop selling most of its flavoured vaping pods in Canada, CBC News has confirmed. The company will…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Health Canada to start testing cannabis vape emissions from products already on market
Health Canada says it’s preparing to test the health effects of inhaling substances emitted from cannabis vaping products that are…
Ler mais » -
GTA
Ontario reports 2 new ‘probable’ cases of vaping-related illness
Ontario hospitals have reported two new probable cases of severe pulmonary illness related to vaping, the province’s health ministry confirms. Ontario health…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Benadryl shouldn’t be available over the counter due to potential side effects, allergists say
For decades, Benadryl has been used as a go-to allergy drug to treat everything from bee stings to mysterious toddler…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Cannabis vaporizers being dropped by P.E.I.’s Workers Compensation Board
The Workers Compensation Board of P.E.I. has finished the first review of its medical cannabis policy, one year after implementing…
Ler mais » -
Editorial
Healthcare is Painful
Most Canadians and Americans believe that the Canadian healthcare system is one of the best in the world. Politicians are…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Suicide crisis ‘a wake-up call,’ says Sheshatshiu chief
A spate of suicide attempts in a Labrador First Nations community is a “wake-up call,” says its chief. Sheshatshiu Innu First…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Plain cigarette packs to hit shelves as ‘best in the world’ regulations kick in
Smokers will soon see their cigarette packs stripped of logos and distinctive designs as federal rules make drab brown the…
Ler mais » -
GTA
Pot edibles will soon be legal in Canada, but this woman will still make her own
Patsy Copus makes batches of pot-infused gummy bears or cannabis-coated chocolate strawberries every few weeks to help with her arthritis and…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
1st Canadian case of vaping-related illness confirmed in Quebec
A Quebec resident has been diagnosed with Canada’s first case of a severe vaping-related breathing illness, federal officials have confirmed. “In…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Novartis halts distribution of Zantac drug amid probe into impurities
Novartis AG’s Sandoz unit said Wednesday it was halting distribution of its versions of the ranitidine drug known as Zantac…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Vapes need same restrictions as tobacco, medical groups tell federal parties
There’s an urgent need for vaping products to be given the same advertising and flavour restrictions as tobacco, a group…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Common questions about CBD health claims for pain and other conditions answered
Cannabidiol, or CBD oil, is promoted for a wide range of medical conditions. Recently, a review for doctors weighed the science…
Ler mais » -
GTA
CannTrust says Health Canada has suspended its cannabis licence
CannTrust Holdings Inc. says it received a notice of licence suspension from Health Canada, which has been investigating the cannabis…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Vancouver mayor calls on federal leaders to act on overdose crisis
The mayor of Vancouver says the city that opened North America’s first supervised injection site following a surge in heroin-related…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Why cannabis tourism isn’t flying high in Canada
Canadian tourism bureaus use controlled substances such as alcohol to entice people to attend wine cycling tours or craft brewery…
Ler mais » -
Canadá
Montreal wants to ban use of herbicide glyphosate, encourages other cities to ‘take concrete action’
Montreal plans to ban the use of glyphosate, a commonly used herbicide marketed primarily under the trade name Roundup, by the end…
Ler mais »
