Health


Think about your heart before you pick up a shovel

Mon, 02/14/2011 - 10:19 — mapStoon

small_snow shovelling.jpgThink about your heart before you pick up a shovel - Before flexing your muscles and grabbing a snow shovel, slow down and consider the possible risk to a crucial muscle -your heart. [Regina LeaderPost]



Medical isotopes project in Saskatoon receives $12 million in funding

Mon, 01/24/2011 - 18:23 — mapStoon

small_cls.jpgMedical isotopes project in Saskatoon receives $12 million in funding - A $12-million pilot project in Saskatoon will produce medical isotopes at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) by using linear accelerator technology instead of a more expensive and less reliable nuclear reactor. [Regina LeaderPost



More norovirus infections emerge

Sat, 01/15/2011 - 09:40 — mapStoon

small_st pauls hospital.jpgMore norovirus infections emerge - The number of St. Paul's Hospital patients and staff infected
with norovirus continues to climb, the hospital's CEO, Jean
Morrison, said Friday.
[Star Phoenix Headlines]



Sask. has highest HIV/AIDS rate in Canada

Thu, 12/02/2010 - 11:45 — mapStoon

small_hiv-aids.jpgSask. has highest HIV/AIDS rate in Canada -

Saskatchewan has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in Canada with 20.8 cases per 100,000 population.



Leading cause of death across Canada and Sask. is cancer

Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:37 — mapStoon

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Leading cause of death across Canada and Sask. is cancer - The numbers did not cause Graham Addley to do a double take.

[Regina LeaderPost]



IMPORTANT TOBACCO CONTROL LEGISLATION COMES INTO EFFECT TODAY

Fri, 10/01/2010 - 15:21 — mapStoon

IMPORTANT TOBACCO CONTROL LEGISLATION COMES INTO EFFECT TODAY -
The Ministry of Health is reminding Saskatchewan citizens that important tobacco control regulations are coming into effect on October 1.
[SK News]



BRIEF: 55 per cent of Canadians overweight

Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:51 — mapStoon

BRIEF: 55 per cent of Canadians overweight - A new report released by the OECD, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, shows that more than half of Canadians are either overweight or obese. [The Sheaf]



Woman waiting months for mastectomy

Tue, 09/21/2010 - 09:46 — mapStoon

Woman waiting months for mastectomy - Calinda Reed had only just celebrated her 40th birthday when
she got the diagnosis in July 2009: She had breast cancer.
[Star Phoenix Headlines]



SMA supports private clinic surgeries plan

Tue, 09/21/2010 - 09:45 — mapStoon

SMA supports private clinic surgeries plan - The body representing Saskatchewan doctors is giving a clean
bill of health to the provincial government's plan to have private
clinics perform some publicly funded surgeries.
[Star Phoenix Headlines]


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Saskatoon Name Origin

1790–1800; < Cree misa·skwato·min saskatoon berry, deriv. of misa·skwat saskatoon bush (lit., that which is solid wood), with -min berry

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