Internal Medicine - Press Releases | Health and Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA AWARDED US $22 MILLION HIV/AIDS PROJECT IN INDIA
University of Manitoba | November 6, 2006
Programs will focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, support and treatment for vulnerable population....[continue]
ANXIETY DISORDERS LINKED TO PHYSICAL CONDITIONS
University of Manitoba | October 23, 2006
University of Manitoba researchers have found that anxiety disorders appear to be independently associated with several physical conditions, including thyroid disease, respiratory disease, arthritis and migraine headaches....[continue]
StFX Announces Hall of Honour Inductees 2006
St. Francis Xavier University | September 28, 2006
StFX has announced the names of the latest inductees to the university's Hall of Honour....[continue]
G. Raymond Chang named new Chancellor of Ryerson University
Ryerson University | September 26, 2006
G. Raymond Chang, Chairman of CI Financial and a member of Ryerson's Board of Governors has been named Chancellor of Ryerson University....[continue]
McGill researchers debunk Oscar-winner 'longevity bonus'
McGill University | September 8, 2006
Previous study gave Academy Award winners unfair statistical advantage...[continue]
Doctor Shortage Grows for Aging Baby Boomers
University of Western Ontario | September 5, 2006
A Canadian study indicates doctors who practice geriatric medicine (GM) are going to be in short supply when baby boomers are going to need them most, if something isn't done soon to address the shortfall....[continue]
Learning Locally: UBC Med Students Depart for B.C. Communities
University of British Columbia | August 29, 2006
The University of British Columbia launched year three of its distributed medical undergraduate program across the province today, responding to the urgent need for more doctors in BC's rural and underserved areas....[continue]
Kelton takes on second term as head of Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University | July 13, 2006
In the past five years, McMaster's Faculty of Health Sciences has undergone tremendous growth in its dual mandates of education and research....[continue]
DR. ALLAN RONALD RECEIVES GAIRDNER FOUNDATION WIGHTMAN AWARD FOR RESEARCH INTO INFECTIOUS DISEASES
University of Manitoba | June 23, 2006
Award given for helping establish infectious diseases as a clinical specialty in Canada, and for creating a comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and prevention program in Uganda....[continue]
New study shows Memorial's medical school is making a major contribution to supply of province's doctors
Memorial University of Newfoundland | May 23, 2006
A new study by Dr. Maria Mathews, assistant professor of Health Policy and Health Care Delivery at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), shows that the university's medical school is making a major contribution to the supply of full-licensed doctors practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, including rural communities....[continue]
New study shows Memorial's medical school is making a major contribution to supply of province's doctors
Memorial University of Newfoundland | May 23, 2006
A new study by Dr. Maria Mathews, assistant professor of Health Policy and Health Care Delivery at Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), shows that the university's medical school is making a major contribution to the supply of full-licensed doctors practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, including rural communities....[continue]
Plummer, Huston among McGill honorary degree recipients
McGill University | May 8, 2006
Seventeen highly accomplished individuals, including acclaimed actor Christopher Plummer, author Nancy Huston, diplomat James Bartleman and civil aviation pioneer Pierre Jeanniot, will receive honorary McGill University degrees during this year's spring convocation ceremonies, May 29-June 6....[continue]
Over 1,000 To Graduate
Simon Fraser University | April 27, 2006
StFX Honours Gaetano Gagliano, Dr. Martha Piper, Joan Dillon and Donald Munroe...[continue]
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA HOLDS SPECIAL EVENT TO HONOUR RESEARCH INNOVATION
University of Manitoba | March 16, 2006
This afternoon at the Bannatyne Campus, Dr. Emoke Szathmáry, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Manitoba, will formally recognize 27 researchers who have successfully patented new technologies....[continue]
McGill study links erectile dysfunction/ heart disease
McGill University | January 24, 2006
Erectile dysfunction may be an early warning sign for heart disease, according to a study by McGill University/MUHC researchers....[continue]
MANITOBA KIDNEY FOUNDATION GIVES $100,000 TOWARDS UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA RESEARCH
University of Manitoba | January 10, 2006
The Kidney Foundation of Canada – Manitoba Branch has donated $100,000 towards the funding for a Research Chair in Transplant Nephrology at the University of Manitoba....[continue]
New deans in law, medicine appointed
University of Toronto | December 8, 2005
Top scholars to head Canada’s leading medical and law schools...[continue]
Bringing Bone Health to Seniors' Communities: Unique Approach to Help Manage Osteoporosis
University of Western Ontario | November 29, 2005
In time for national osteoporosis month, researchers at The University of Western Ontario are launching a research program aimed at identifying and managing osteoporosis care in a community of seniors in London, Ontario....[continue]
Hon. James K. Bartleman, G. Raymond Chang to receive honorary degrees at Ryerson University
Ryerson University | October 24, 2005
The Hon. James K. Bartleman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and G. Raymond Chang, philanthropist and businessman, will receive honorary degrees at Ryerson University on Nov. 3, 2005....[continue]
War Child Canada co-founders to receive honorary degrees at 2005 Brock Fall Convocation
Brock University | October 11, 2005
Brock University will confer 379 undergraduate degrees from all six faculties, 135 graduate degrees, 71 education degrees and 24 certificates at the 2005 Fall Convocation, being held on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m., in the Walker Complex at the west end of campus, in the Ian D. Beddis Gymnasium....[continue]
Work-Life Conflict: Carleton U Professor Available to Comment on Newly Released Health Canada Report
Carleton University | September 14, 2005
Health Canada has just released the latest report by Carleton University Business Professor, Dr. Linda Duxbury, on Work-Life Balance. Entitled, Who Is at Risk?...[continue]
Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Key Focus of London Symposium
University of Western Ontario | September 14, 2005
With cardiovascular disease on the rise as the No. 1 cause of premature death in Canada, researchers at a symposium here this week are sharpening their focus on obesity and the metabolic syndrome, the constellation of reversible symptoms that greatly increase the risk of diabetes, heart attack and stroke....[continue]
Faculty of Medicine creates fourth medical academy in Mississauga
University of Toronto | February 9, 2005
Community partnership to help make health care more accessible province-wide...[continue]
Pregnant women with placental problems have twice the risk for heart disease
University of Toronto | January 24, 2005
Reasons for cardiovascular risks are unknown but may be attributed to mother's lifestyle or genetics...[continue]
