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BC Cancer
BC Cancer Agency Informing Patients of Medical Device Recall
May 22, 2012
The BC Cancer Agency has issued a letter to physicians and their patients who might be affected by faulty rectal paddle devices used during radiation therapy treatment of some patients with cancer of the cervix between November 2007 and April 2012.
BC Transplant
BC Transplant achieves record year for organ donation yet stresses need for more organ donors
April 23, 2012
Organ donations increased by 17 per cent during the fiscal year April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012, but BC Transplant is renewing its call to increase donor registration this year in British Columbia.
PHSA
PHSA celebrates Earth Day as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers
April 20, 2012
Just in time for Earth Day, the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) has been selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2012.
BC Cancer
Scientists re-write rulebook on breast cancer in landmark global study
April 18, 2012
Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency and UBC have identified new breast cancer genes that could change the way the disease is diagnosed and form the basis of next-generation treatments.
BCCDC
People who have consumed Pomeberry Blend frozen berries in past 14 days may be eligible for hepatitis A vaccine
April 12, 2012
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is informing the public that if they have consumed Pomeberry Blend frozen berries manufactured by Western Family in the past 14 days they may be eligible to receive a dose of hepatitis A vaccine.
BCCDC
BC women aged 19 to 21 eligible for one-time HPV vaccine
April 10, 2012
A one-time human papillomavirus vaccine program will be offered to women in British Columbia who were born in 1991, 1992 and 1993 to protect them from cervical cancer.
BC Cancer
Darwinian evolution in the deadliest of breast cancers
April 4, 2012
BC Cancer Agency scientists have decoded the genetic make-up of triple negative breast cancer, which could lead to more effective treatment.
BCCDC
Certain Moonstruck Tomme d'Or cheeses may contain Listeria
April 3, 2012
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is warning the public not to consume Tomme d’Or cheese manufactured by Moonstruck Organic Cheese located on Saltspring Island. Other types of cheeses produced by Moonstruck Organic Cheese are not affected by this advisory.
BC Women's
Donation to BC Women’s Hospital expands critical health services for at-risk women of the Downtown Eastside
March 27, 2012
A $30,000 donation from Cadillac Fairview is helping BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BC Women’s) to expand much-needed primary health care services for at-risk women on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
BC Mental Health
A new tool will help women recognize and access information and help for post partum depression
March 21, 2012
A new online tool, embedded into the Pacific Post Partum Support Society’s new website, will help women deal with the sadness and anxiety that can accompany the birth of a new baby.

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