Canada signs anti-tobacco treaty
July 15, 2003 - Today, at the United Nations in New York, Canada officially signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco ...
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Health Canada recalls certain natural health products
June 26, 2003 - The Canadian government is recalling a range of natural health products over concerns about their quality, ...
Read moreCanada wants to reduce mercury emissions, dangerous to health
June 17, 2003 - Canada's federal and provincial environment ministers may soon order coal-fired power plants across the country to ...
Read moreHealth Canada warns against Hua Fo
May 28, 2003 - For the third time in a year (see the previous article from PasseportSanté.net, dated March 8, ...
Read moreNew Food Labeling Rules in Canada and the US
January 7, 2003 - When Health Canada first authorized health claims on food packaging, the US Food and Drug Administration ...
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First in Canada: a chair in alternative and complementary medicine at Laval University
November 8, 2002 - At Laval University, an important step has been taken for the promotion of alternative and complementary ...
Read moreDrug sales in Canada reached $ 10 billion in 2000
October 18, 2001 - For the first time in history, drug sales in Canada exceeded $ 10 billion in 2000. ...
Read moreCanada: new status for medical marijuana
May 18, 2001 - Following on from the Ontario Court of Appeal ruling last year (which declared the current law's ...
Read moreNatural health products gain recognized status in Canada
July 27, 2000 - Following the adoption by the Canadian Parliament in 1999 of a bill providing for the creation ...
Read moreOverproduction dramatically lowers the price of medicinal plants in Canada
April 4, 2000 - In Canada, the price of Echinacea angustifolia fell from $ 130 per kilo five years ago ...
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Influenza A: An unusual number of serious allergies in Canada
On November 17, the Canadian Department of Health reported 36 serious reactions to H1N1 vaccines among the 6.6 million people ...
Read moreCreation of the Bureau of Natural Health Products of Canada
March 29, 1999 - Canada's Federal Health Minister Allan Rock announced on March 26 that he accepted the Standing Committee ...
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