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BC Children's and Sunny Hill
July 27, 2011
The sun and summer have finally arrived, and BC Ambulance Service and BC Children’s Hospital want to remind parents and caregivers that with the good weather also comes risks of injuries to children, some of which can be life-threatening.
BC Cancer
July 27, 2011
BC Cancer Agency scientists have identified a number of new genetic mutations involved in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
BC Cancer
July 22, 2011
Diagnostic service renovations at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia have been completed to help support the expanded services required when the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North opens.
BC Children's and Sunny Hill
July 20, 2011
Marie Campbell, a triathlete and cardiac nurse at BC Children’s Hospital, is bringing together her two loves, cycling and taking care of kids by organizing a unique charity cycling event, the second annual Triple Crown for Heart, for July 30.
BCCDC
July 18, 2011
Infants and toddlers have higher rates of hospitalization due to influenza than older children and young adults, and a new groundbreaking study led by the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) suggests a simple way to improve their vaccine protection.
BCCDC
July 14, 2011
The BC Centre for Disease Control is reminding people who spend time in wooded areas or tall grass to take sensible precautions to minimize the is risk of Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections.
BCCDC
July 12, 2011
Every week, one Aboriginal person in British Columbia is diagnosed with HIV. This alarming statistic was a key driver in bringing together 19 Chief and Council members in northern BC to attend the very successful leadership forum titled “Leading Your Community through the HIV/AIDS Epidemic” held earlier this year in Prince Rupert.
BC Cancer
July 12, 2011
New research from the BC Cancer Agency’s Terry Fox Lab pinpoints a susceptible target for combating many forms of leukemia. Scientists have identified a previously unknown gene involved in the beginning life cycle and spread of leukemias.
BC Women's
July 11, 2011
Dr. Dorothy Shaw was recently appointed VP, Medical Affairs at BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre.
BCCDC
July 7, 2011
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is reminding British Columbians that Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a naturally occurring bacterium found in shellfish, is present in higher concentrations during the summer months when water temperatures rise.
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