WATCH ABOVE: What is mumps? Dr. Joanna Oda, a medical officer of health with AHS, explains what the virus is, how it spreads and the symptoms. Six cases of mumps have been reported in the Edmonton region and four in the Calgary zone – up from three last week – according to Alberta Health Services , which is in the process of launching a website to keep the public informed about the latest uptick.
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Masterpiece on track for fall opening
… centre and north wing totalling 151,000 square feet and 120 units. One-hundred units will be subsidized by Alberta Health Services for long-term care and dementia residents. There will be another 40 independent living spaces and a further 60 to be …
Picard: Mumps outbreaks underscore need for vaccinations
… e hockey players and university/college students, they spend a lot of time in communal settings. Increasingly, public health officials are coming to the realization that a second mumps booster shot is probably needed as well.
St. Albert to consider bylaw changes to allow urbana
St. Albert residents may soon find the city abuzz with the sweet sound of honeybee hives in backyards across the city. Council unanimously approved a motion directing administration to develop the policies and bylaw amendments that would be required to allow beekeeping in the city, with a budget of $15,000.
LETHBRIDGE: Covering drugs – the case is clear
… cancer patient who cannot afford the $10,000 for immune system drugs after chemotherapy? It’s great to have universal health care, but what if you can’t afford to get the drugs it prescribes for you? Researchers for the Canadian Medical Association …
LETHBRIDGE: Covering drugs – the case is clear
… cancer patient who cannot afford the $10,000 for immune system drugs after chemotherapy? It’s great to have universal health care, but what if you can’t afford to get the drugs it prescribes for you? Researchers for the Canadian Medical Association …