… nurse practitioners volunteer their time to provide weekly clinics on Tuesday evenings. They focus on reproductive health services, including testing for sexually transmitted diseases. Hurley says it’s intended to fill the gap that opened up when …
Category: New Brunswick, Canada
Health minister vows to save Canadians ‘billions’ on drug prices
Canadian pays the second-highest drug prices in the world, after only people living in the United States, according to several studies. Canadians forced to pay some of the highest drug prices in the world could save billions through changes promised by Health Minister Jane Philpott in an exclusive interview with the fifth estate .
Dentists not smiling 5 years after fluoride removed from Moncton water
With the exception of dental fluorosis — which can cause white specks on an individual’s teeth — scientific studies have not found any credible links between adding fluoride to drinking water and adverse health effects. Dentists in Moncton, N.B., want city councilors to acknowledge a marked increase in tooth decay since they voted to stop adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water supply five years ago.
Dentists not smiling 5 years after fluoride removed from Moncton water
With the exception of dental fluorosis — which can cause white specks on an individual’s teeth — scientific studies have not found any credible links between adding fluoride to drinking water and adverse health effects. Dentists in Moncton, N.B., want city councilors to acknowledge a marked increase in tooth decay since they voted to stop adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water supply five years ago.