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BC Cancer
August 16, 2010
A new construction webcam overlooking the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North’s construction site in Prince George is now online at www.bccancer.bc.ca/RS/north.
BCCDC
August 12, 2010
The Provincial Animal Health Centre has confirmed that a dead crow from the Central Okanagan area has tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the first positive case of WNV in a crow ever in B.C. and the first evidence of any WNV activity in the province this year. To date, there have been no human cases or positive mosquito pools reported or identified in the province.
BC Cancer
August 9, 2010
Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre have provided the first published example of genome-scale RNA and DNA sequencing of a tumour to aid in clinical decision making and therapeutic choice.
BC Cancer
August 3, 2010
Canadian Blood Services today launched the 13th annual Interior Drive for Life blood donor challenge, in partnership with the BC Cancer Agency, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority.
BC Cancer
July 29, 2010
Premier Gordon Campbell and Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon, together with health and local government representatives, celebrated the start of construction on the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North today.
BC Cancer
July 27, 2010
BC Cancer Agency scientists have identified a cancer-causing gene, BRF2, specific to squamous lung cell carcinoma. The gene could be used as an identification marker for this specific type of lung cancer and provide a new target for drug therapy. These findings come from a study by William Lockwood, PhD, and colleagues from the BC Cancer Agency, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, published in this week’s PLoS Medicine.
BCCDC
July 14, 2010
The BC Centre for Disease Control is asking British Columbians who may have purchased Freybe headcheese to discard it or return it to their place of purchase as it may be associated with a salmonella outbreak.
BCCDC
July 8, 2010
Vacation season is underway and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is reminding British Columbians to protect themselves from West Nile Virus (WNV) this summer. WNV is transmitted from birds to people through the bite of an infected mosquito.
BC Cancer
July 5, 2010
Cancer patients on Haida Gwaii will have greater access to cancer care professionals through videoconferencing equipment that is now in operation in both Queen Charlotte and Masset.
BCCDC
June 28, 2010
As outdoor temperatures increase, so does the risk of illnesses associated with eating raw or undercooked bivalve shellfish (e.g. oysters, clams, mussels, scallops, cockles).
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