Stokke® Clikk™ High Chair in White recalled due to fall hazard
**** Recall via Health Canada Stokke® Clikk™ High Chair in White recalled due to fall hazard Issue The white plastic seat can break, posing a fall hazard. As of March 18, 2022, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada. In the Unites States, the company has received 6 reports...
The government is providing a one-time investment of $100,000 to the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society to expand their peer-support training to more young people
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Investment Supports Mental Health Peer-Support Training for Youth —————————————————————– The government is providing a one-time investment of $100,000 to the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Society to expand their peer-support training to more young people. Forty teenagers and young adults will participate in the Peer Outreach Support Services and Education (POSSE) Project, a...
Certain Kinder brand chocolate products recalled due to possible Salmonella
**** Recall via Health Canada Certain Kinder brand chocolate products recalled due to possible Salmonella Issue Ferrero Canada Ltd. is recalling certain Kinder brand chocolate products from the marketplace due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled products have been sold nationally. Affected products Brand Product Size UPC Codes Kinder Schoko-Bons 200 g 0 62020 02763 4...
Updated safety review of breast implants underscores the continuing importance of monitoring for cancer; increased risk with highly textured (macro-textured) implants
**** HEALTH Canada Release Updated safety review of breast implants underscores the continuing importance of monitoring for cancer; increased risk with highly textured (macro-textured) implants Issue Health Canada has updated its 2019 and 2017 safety reviews on breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), a rare but serious cancer of the immune system that can develop next to a breast...
The government is replacing an important piece of diagnostic equipment at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax to ensure Nova Scotians get the best care
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release New, Powerful MRIs for Halifax Infirmary —————————————————————– The government is replacing an important piece of diagnostic equipment at the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax to ensure Nova Scotians get the best care. A new, high-power magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner will be installed at the Halifax Infirmary. The $16.5-million investment...
Tick safety
**** NS Government Release Tick safety Ticks like moist and humid environments and can be found in or near woods, shrubs, leaf litter, long grass, urban parks and gardens. They are very small, which makes them hard to spot and their bites don’t hurt, which makes it difficult to know when you’ve been bitten. Tick-borne...
The Province is providing Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia a grant of $203,500 to help make home ownership a reality for 70 families
**”* Municipal Affairs Release Province Supports Affordable Home Ownership —————————————————————– NOTE: A rendering of Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia’s development is available at: https://news.novascotia.ca/photos/2022/04/04/habitat-humanity-nova-scotia-spryfield-development —————————————————————– The Province is providing Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia a grant of $203,500 to help make home ownership a reality for 70 families. The grant will assist with project management, design...
Nova Scotia Health expands access to new depression treatment through partnership with QEII Foundation and Bell Let’s Talk
**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health expands access to new depression treatment through partnership with QEII Foundation and Bell Let’s Talk Nova Scotia Health’s Mental Health and Addictions Program is opening the province’s second repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) clinic at Valley Regional Hospital, in Kentville on April 4, 2022. rTMS is used...
Members of the HRFE joined a fundraiser walk in Halifax raising money for GUT and the Dartmouth General
Members of the HRFE joined a fundraiser walk in Halifax raising money for GUT and the Dartmouth General. For firefighters, this is a cause of great importance. Info about GUT via the Dartmouth General Foundation Get Up There 2022 “The 14th Annual GUT is a Community Event to support the Dartmouth General Hospital Foundation. Join...
Legislation Enhances Protections for Patients Admitted for Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment / Amendments to Personal Health Information Act, Hospitals Act and Prescription Monitoring Act
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Amendments to Prescription Monitoring Act —————————————————————- Legislation introduced today, March 31, will amend the Prescription Monitoring Act to reflect proposed changes to the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Board. In 2005, the Prescription Monitoring Act and its regulations established the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program to promote the appropriate use of monitored...