Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Human Health Biotechnologies to 2015

Feb 16, 2010
Anthony Arundel, David Sawaya, and Ioana Valeanu
OECD
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/38/44534354.pdf
Feb 16, 2010
Anthony Arundel and David Sawaya
OECD
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/19/37/44534329.pdf
Outcry over a Pfizer executive appointed to CIHR’s governing body hasn’t echoed with the other granting councils
Feb 8, 2010
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/federal-granting-agencies.aspx
Feb 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/08/calgary-thirsk-astronaut-degree-benefits.html
Feb 12, 2010
Carolyn Steele
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/career-sense/advocating-for-phd-career-support-on-campus/
Information specialists, administrators most affected by cost cutting ordered by Treasury Board
Feb 16, 2010
Mohammed Adam
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/workers+April/2568010/story.html
Feb 8, 2010
Peggy Curran
Montreal Gazette
http://www.vancouversun.com/McGill+reconsiders+restrictions+research+tied+military/2538451/story.html
Feb 11, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jufcHPFoOKNJyjhUiZ3yi5ywDhBw
Awards celebrate the technological and entrepreneurial achievements of Canadian innovators
Feb 8, 2010
Gwyn Morgan
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/manning-award-laureates-on-the-cutting-edge/article1459675/
Feb 12, 2010
Leo Charbonneau
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/margin-notes/students-are-skipping-environmental-programs/
Funding to analyze the impact of widely used environmental contaminants on reproductive health
Feb 15, 2010
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/15/c9837.html
Feb 15, 2010
Canada Foundation for Innovation
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Dr-Albert-Friesen-Appointed-Board-Directors-Canada-Foundation-Innovation-1116946.htm
Feb 8, 2010
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Goodyear-Announces-Support-Research-Projects-That-Will-Benefit-our-Economy-1113936.htm
Feb 10, 2010
Government of Canada
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Minister-Jim-Prentice-Highlights-Government-Investment-New-Research-Partnership-Southern-1115439.htm
What countries are currently offering on climate
Feb 16, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15539489
Feb 16, 2010
Derwin Gowan
Telegraph-Journal
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/city/article/955689
Feb 16, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jkQaAQmXKsGISrXi6e443WzeXQ1g
The opposite of Red Bull, these ‘anti-energy’ drinks claim to provide instant relaxation
Feb 16, 2010
Kate Lunau
Macleans
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/02/16/warning-%E2%80%98may-be-extremely-calming%E2%80%99/
Canadian Medical Association Journal editorial argues against letting cats and dogs to share cabin space with passengers
Feb 16, 2010
Anne-Marie Tobin
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/keep-pets-out-of-airline-cabins-journal-says/article1469897/
Feb 15, 2010
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/765519--hamilton-spin-is-in-but-climate-change-still-there
World can't afford further delay in facing up to the challenges of climate change
Feb 15, 2010
Achim Steiner
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/764810--un-climate-panel-s-errors-no-excuse-to-put-work-on-ice
The climate debate is usually portrayed as a fight between people who think global warming is a hoax and people who think catastrophe is imminent. But there's a third position
Feb 15, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-science-isnt-settled-now-what/article1469050/

Don't wait for trouble

Feb 15, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/dont-wait-for-trouble/article1468520/
Feb 15, 2010
Justine Hunter
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/greenpeace-picks-canadian-to-head-international-climate-change-campaign/article1468526/

Rocket science

Feb 15, 2010
The Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Rocket+science/2565837/story.html
Feb 15, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/15/asthma-ontario-health.html
Feb 15, 2010
Raveena Aulakh
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/765870--infertility-should-be-treated-like-a-medical-condition-say-patients
Feb 15, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jqdr5ER2KRMjiQ1TmCa7hwjv0k3Q

The search for isotope answers

Feb 14, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/764761--the-search-for-isotope-answers
Feb 14, 2010
Keith Leslie
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gTSTsTsk-8_s6tDryVa96GKxA_yA
Feb 14, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2010/02/14/ns-halifax-sewage.html
Feb 14, 2010
SILVER DONALD CAMERON
Chronicle-Herald
http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotian/1167503.html
Feb 14, 2010
Lawrence Solomon
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/NP/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/14/lawrence-solomon-the-west-wants-out-of-the-western-climate-initiative.aspx
Feb 13, 2010
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/764873--walkom-price-swings-not-boycotts-real-risk-to-oil-sands
Feb 13, 2010
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/13/ont-raw-milk-schmidt.html
Bureau charged with determining safety and handling of chemicals and organisms struggles to meet deadlines
Feb 12, 2010
Gloria Galloway
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/risky-products-may-be-escaping-controls-health-canada-audit/article1467232/
Canada exports majority of dangerous mineral to developing countries
Feb 12, 2010
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/controversy-brews-over-asbestos-deaths-in-mexico/article1467211/
Feb 12, 2010
Amina Zafar
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/hepatitis-c-aboriginal.html
Eco-campaign against Alberta's oil heats up with companies' boycott
Feb 11, 2010
Mitch Potter
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/763791--tar-sands-snubbed-by-green-retailers

Wind Energy and Its Merits

Feb 11, 2010
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Wind+Energy+Merits/2550033/story.html
Expert panel's report cuts through the fog and makes a strong case for a new research reactor
Feb 11, 2010
Jatin Nathwani & Donald Wallace
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/763644--credible-solution-on-isotopes-greeted-with-silence-in-ottawa
Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/h1n1-who.html
Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/nwt-mrsa-campaign.html
Hazard said 'negligible'
Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/sk-listeria-experiments-1002.html
Feb 11, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/11/nwt-caribou-dene-health.html

Developing minds

Feb 11, 2010
Tom Spears
Ottawa Citizen
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/Developing+minds/2549272/story.html
Canadians who died of swine flu were 30 years younger that those who typically die of seasonal influenza, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information
Feb 11, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/h1n1-patients-were-younger-and-needed-more-care-study-says/article1465088/
Feb 11, 2010
CHRISTINA SPENCER
SUN MEDIA
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/02/11/12843976-qmi.html
Feb 11, 2010
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/11/tech-logging-forest-fire.html
Feb 11, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/11/tech-asian-carp-plan.html
Despite efforts to improve the health of the poor, the richer you are, the better
Feb 11, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/britain/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15501633
A setback for GM in India
Feb 11, 2010
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15498385
Feb 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/10/ns-halifax-harbour-levels.html
Feb 10, 2010
Carol Goar
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/762954--questions-for-climate-change-skeptics
Feb 10, 2010
The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2010/02/10/tech-climate-report-reform.html
Feb 10, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2010/02/10/ontario-h1n1.html
Feb 10, 2010
Mike de Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Water+crackdown+needs+cash+flow+Prentice+told/2543654/story.html
Drinks like Slow Cow promise calm in a can – but some health experts are skeptical about their effectiveness and safety
Feb 10, 2010
Wency Leung
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/relaxation-drinks-take-on-the-energy-market/article1463630/

Ill-funded public good

Canada risks losing its status as an important centre for clinical trials, and patients could end up receiving well intentioned, but lesser care
Feb 10, 2010
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/ill-funded-public-good/article1463852/

Fertility and false economies

Feb 10, 2010
Thomas Walkom
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/762953--fertility-and-false-economies
If climate-change researchers sound alarmist, it's only because they're alarmed
Feb 9, 2010
Gerald Butts
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/your-square-jawed-hero-is-in-fact-the-scientist/article1461995/
Feb 9, 2010
Alyssa Dalton and Neal Hall
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Ottawa+goes+court+kill+safe+injection+site/2541644/story.html
Warming of Arctic triggers burst of biological activity, leading to unexpected consequence
Feb 9, 2010
Martin Mittelstaedt
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/mackenzie-rivers-fish-contaminated-with-dangerous-toxins-scientists/article1462248/
The potential political allure of the U.S. Senate bill: Families would get a cheque in the mail every year
Feb 9, 2010
Jeffrey Simpson
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/cap-and-dividend-the-jolt-harper-needs/article1461994/
Feb 9, 2010
Bob Weber
The Canadian Press
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jmd6F-E7ilw-g2wDxG1XMHSt-LnA
Synthetic form of the drug shows a negative effect in high doses
Feb 9, 2010
Pamela Fayerman
Vancouver Sun
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Marijuana+does+nothing+help+memory+Alzheimer+study/2539934/story.html
One CT scan delivers 300 to 600 times the radiation of a single chest x-ray, and their use after minor head injuries has surged, researchers say
Feb 9, 2010
Carly Weeks
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/ct-scan-rules-developed-to-cut-kids-exposure-to-unnecessary-radiation/article1461217/
Canadian women will now have choice between newly approved Cervarix and Gardasil
Feb 9, 2010
André Picard
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/health-canada-approves-a-second-vaccine-against-hpv/article1462104/

First Lady vs. obesity

Feb 9, 2010
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/762404--first-lady-vs-obesity
Researchers record the tales and observations of people from the North for a feature-length film on climate change, arctic survival and adaptation
Feb 8, 2010
Heather Sutherland
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/inuit-adapt-to-climate-change-new-documentary.aspx
Idea that MS is a treatable vascular disease has been controversial
Feb 8, 2010
Caroline Alphonso
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/hamilton-researchers-to-test-italian-scientists-ms-theory/article1460740/

Prostate cancer dilemma

How would you feel about prostate surgery if you knew the odds were roughly 98 per cent that you didn't need it?
Feb 8, 2010
Margaret Wente
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/prostate-cancer-dilemma/article1460634/

Natural Remedy Makers In 'Crisis'

Pharmacists told not to sell unlicensed items
Feb 8, 2010
Tom Blackwell
National Post
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2535804

Isotope shortage set to worsen

Feb 8, 2010
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/02/08/medical-isotopes-dutch-canada.html
With Ontario facility still off-line, shutdown at Netherlands reactor will squeeze world supply even further
Feb 8, 2010
Gloria Galloway and Steven Chase
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/western-canada-to-suffer-from-isotope-shortage/article1460756/
Feb 8, 2010
CONFERENCE BOARD OF CANADA
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/08/c7617.html

Experts back automakers' concerns

Tailpipe rules; Quebec emission targets described as too tough
Feb 8, 2010
Mike Desouza
Canwest News Service
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/politics/story.html?id=2536389

The science of alien invasions

Why Bjorn Lomborg chooses to stay with the climate fiasco is a mystery
Feb 8, 2010
Peter Foster
Financial Post
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2010/02/08/peter-foster-the-science-of-alien-invasions.aspx
Canada is well placed to help ensure safety, security and non-proliferation
Feb 5, 2010
Louise Fréchette
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/a-modest-nuclear-revival-is-just-as-well/article1457915/
After a string of empty promises agreed to in Rio, then Kyoto, then Copenhagen, Canada needs a new approach in making meaningful change to emissions policy
Feb 5, 2010
Bjorn Lomborg
Globe and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/climate-strategy-on-a-road-to-nowhere/article1458191/