Health and Wellness

**** Recall via Health Canada Equate (lemon flavour), Personnelle (lemon flavour) and Life Brand (lemon and cherry flavours) Magnesium citrate oral solution saline laxatives recalled due to potential microbial contamination Issue Health Canada is advising that all lots of Equate (lemon flavour), Life Brand (lemon and cherry flavours) and Personnelle (lemon flavour) Magnesium citrate oral...

**** HRM Media Release Chocolate Lake, Papermill Lake, and Kearney Lake reopen to swimming ​  The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Chocolate Lake, Papermill Lake, and Kearney Lake have reopened to swimming. Chocolate Lake, Papermill Lake, and Kearney Lake are supervised beaches. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as...

**** NSHA Media Release Staying safe in the heat, ongoing high system demand As most of the province is under a severe heat warning over the next few days, Nova Scotia Health and Emergency Health Services want the public to be aware of the best ways to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from...

**** Info via Health Canada Buying health products online? Know the risks Affected products Drugs, natural health products and medical devices that have not been authorized by Health Canada and may pose serious health risks. Issue As part of Operation Pangea XV — an international effort to disrupt the online sale of counterfeit and other illegal health...

**** HRM Media Release Papermill Lake Beach closed to swimming   July 20, 2022 (Halifax, NS) – The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Papermill Lake Beach in Bedford is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water.   Papermill Lake Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff...

A report of a recent discovery of a Portuguese man o war was recently posted online at or near Lawrencetown Beach. This species has occasionally made its, way into Nova Scotia but isn’t common. It can pose serious health risks (painful stings and welts, possible allergic reaction) while both alive or dead from its tentacles...

**** HRM Media Release Chocolate Lake Beach closed to swimming   The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Chocolate Lake Beach in Halifax is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water.   Chocolate Lake Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at...

**** Lifesaving Society Release   Water Safety Basic water safety skills are essential. Swimming pools, lakes and rivers offer year-round fun if they are enjoyed safely. But every year about 160 people drown in Ontario. Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under five years old, and statistics show that children...

**** HRM Media Release Kinap Beach reopens to swimming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Kinap Beach in Porter’s Lake has reopened to swimming. Kinap Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as well as two unsupervised beaches, during the summer months. Previous test...

**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release   More Children Now Eligible for Cystic Fibrosis Drug   Effective today, July 18, the Province will pay for the cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta for children aged six to 11.   “This drug offers the hope of longer, healthier lives for many children with cystic fibrosis,” said Health and...